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Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:34 pm
by kiwigreg369
I can't believe that you can support another rugby team.
There is only one - your own.
KG

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:11 am
by LandOTurk
kiwigreg369 wrote:I can't believe that you can support another rugby team.
There is only one - your own.
KG
I wouldn't say I support the other teas I mentioned, I just wish them well.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:36 am
by BBB
Wales.
Always liked them and their fans but after living in Cardiff for a couple of years I like them even more.
Also have a soft spot for the Lions and Springboks because of the history between them and the All Blacks.I always support the Lions whenever they aren't playing the ABs.
I've never disliked any team.Particular players maybe,but not the entire team.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:53 am
by BlueThunder
Wales. A bit of ancestry, small country, likes rugby and sheep, awesome accent, If you're out of touch you can bluff your way by mentioning Davies, Jones or Evans and they were the bomb in Jonah Lomu rugby. :thumbup:

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:26 am
by L. Ron Hubbard
kiwigreg369 wrote:I can't believe that you can support another rugby team.
There is only one - your own.
KG
Why not. There is a multitude of reasons why you might have a 2nd team.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:43 pm
by lexpat
Scotland ; never been there, I like their rugby and fighting spirit as a team.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:48 pm
by Toro
BBB wrote:Wales.
Always liked them and their fans but after living in Cardiff for a couple of years I like them even more.
Also have a soft spot for the Lions and Springboks because of the history between them and the All Blacks.I always support the Lions whenever they aren't playing the ABs.
I've never disliked any team.Particular players maybe,but not the entire team.
I can say I always dislike the English rugby team, but there are always players within that team I like. Johnson, Hill, Greenwood, Ashton..

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:49 pm
by GWO2
France would be my choice. I like surprises and you never know which French team will show up.Either brilliant, sh*te or inbetween..

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:03 pm
by Calculus
This type of thread comes up rather frequently – some distant French ancestry and French relatives, plus I like the people, so France would be my second team. Don’t exactly dislike any team though obviously nobody likes to see England win and Kiwi fans are the worst.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:19 pm
by lexpat
GWO2 wrote:France would be my choice. I like surprises and you never know which French team will show up.Either brilliant, sh*te or inbetween..
Thanks, but for the last 5 years the surprise is between meh and sh*te . But stay tuned, I heard that things are going to change for the best very soon .

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:40 pm
by Chuckles1188
Wales. I've just always liked them. I enjoy ripping the piss, but after England they are the team for me. Great fans, quality underdogs, have had some amazing players. Ickle Shane is one of my favourite rugby players of all time. G'wan boys

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:47 pm
by jolindien
kiwigreg369 wrote:I can't believe that you can support another rugby team.
There is only one - your own.
KG
unlike you guys, most rugby fans have 2 eyes... hence 2 teams.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:49 pm
by TokenSarriesFan
Wales, because I love the sheep molesting lot of them.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:53 pm
by eugenius
Japan - always loved the buggers and after a visit even more enomored .

Samoa - from when they first pushed Aussie so close in 1991.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:05 pm
by farmerdave
Fiji, Tonga, Samoa. Always going to support the Island teams, way to much connection between between here and them to not. Also they're the eternal underdog againest most.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:45 pm
by dargotronV.1
Ireland, spent a lot of time there and very fond of the place, followed by Italy. Always enjoy watching New Zealand too

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:14 pm
by Morgan14
Lions. Love that team - the history, the inevitable drama and conflict created by mashing the various nationalities and personalities together, and the odds stacked against them far more often than not. And despite the massive massive commercial enterprise it's become.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:18 pm
by Yourmother
Tier 1 - Wales
Tier 2 - Fiji

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:20 pm
by Dork Lard
GWO2 wrote:France would be my choice. I like surprises and you never know which French team will show up.Either brilliant, sh*te or inbetween..
Super.

But you can change your choice now. They don't do that anymore. They're stuck in the paradigm apparently, and have elected to be in the sh*te level. It's too bad they didn't pick the other extreme, but, hey ! I dunno. Do you know ?

"Either brilliant, sh*te or inbetween.." - in this day n age, go for...the Wallabies ?

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:54 pm
by Sissyfuss
My first favourite team: Lions
My second favourite team: ireland
My third favourite team: England
My fourth favourite team: Wales
My fifth favourite team:Fiji

I'm not really bothered about anyone else.

I will do my favourite club teams shortly.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:59 pm
by Bullettyme
Lions, because they rep me (sometimes)
South Africa (used to live there, friends and family there)

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:45 am
by waguser
France

if there were any Justice they would have 2 world cups.


Serge Blanco
Tomas Castignede
Jean Pierre Rives


Spiritual guardians of Rugby

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:59 am
by UncleFB
waguser wrote:France

if there were any Justice they would have 2 world cups.


Serge Blanco
Tomas Castignede
Jean Pierre Rives


Spiritual guardians of Rugby
France are my favourite NH team but that statement is ridiculous, if they were better they would have two world cups.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:04 am
by Calculus
TBF, they would have won in 2011 if it wasn’t for a homer ref.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:59 am
by FullbackAce
Always liked Wales but lately they've been playing the same style as Georgia so now idk :?

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:26 am
by UncleFB
Calculus wrote:TBF, they would have won in 2011 if it wasn’t for a homer ref.
:yawn: The homer ref gave them a number of opportunities to win in the closing stages and then overlooked red carding one of their players for thuggishness.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:33 am
by Denirostaxidriver
waguser wrote:France

if there were any Justice they would have 2 world cups.


Serge Blanco
Tomas Castignede
Jean Pierre Rives


Spiritual guardians of Rugby
Which 2? Because you wankers never shut up about it you are including 2011. What is the other one?

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:49 am
by LandOTurk
Denirostaxidriver wrote:
waguser wrote:France

if there were any Justice they would have 2 world cups.


Serge Blanco
Tomas Castignede
Jean Pierre Rives


Spiritual guardians of Rugby
Which 2? Because you wankers never shut up about it you are including 2011. What is the other one?
2011 they deserved to lose teh SF, but for a wanker French ref.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:22 am
by Pat the Ex Mat
Wales - I lived there for 8 years during the Robert Norster/Paul Thorburn eras

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:51 am
by mr bungle
Calculus wrote:TBF, they would have won in 2011 if it wasn’t for a homer ref.
You're forgetting contesting the 95 final because of a, wait for it... homer ref? You're such a twat.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:55 am
by Sinkers
Well I guess it has to be Singapore because we live here and this being a small place both my son and myself have some good mateships with current and ex players, coaches and administrators.

Shame is that the stucture of the Intl season here makes it pretty hard to actively follow them for more than a few matches each year.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:03 am
by SilverGrin
Calculus wrote:TBF, they would have won in 2011 if it wasn’t for a homer ref.
Still squealin' like a lil' bitch hey?

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:30 am
by redderneck
Has varied over the years. Sort of missed the Welsh golden era; so France as I was growing up. There was a time when I loved Kiwi & Scots forward play, based so heavily around rucking; but French & Aussie back play was cracking to watch. The best side at blending forwards & backs for me was France (so sad) and for the past 20 years, NZ.

But if I had to pick; then the only other international side I reckon I can truthfully say I ever gave more than a passing shit for, was Belgium, because a great old pal played for them.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:42 am
by Gwenno
Forgot to mention a whole family on my paternal aunt's side living in Buenos Aires, so also Los Pumas :thumbup:

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:41 am
by nardol
Scotland & Wales without Gatland (its been a long time since I supported Wales)
Georgia
Anybody v NZ

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:50 am
by Gazzamonster
Scotland is the only Northern Hemisphere side that I would support over a SH side (apart from the AB's of course).

Loved them in the 80's and early 90's.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:54 pm
by koroke hangareka
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I also tend to favour Wales, Japan and South Africa for varying reasons.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:34 pm
by Mr Fedora
Scotland - Usually start as underdogs but always give it a real crack. Phenomenal what they've achieved with the player numbers they have.

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:43 pm
by Red Chopper
Lions 1st, followed by Wales and the other 'home' nations. NZ used to be pretty high up the list as I lived there, but then I joined the bored - now, it's anyone playing them...

Re: Who is your 2nd intl team? And why?

Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:07 pm
by nardol
HOW are people choosing the Lions above their national team? :shock:

Genuinely surprised .... :shock:

Wouldnt have them above Ireland , Leinster, Terenure ..... probably even Munster