Kickoff: 17:00 Local Time
21:00 NZDT
09:00 GMT
Venue:


Teams:




Referees:
Ref - Owens
ARs - Poite & Gauzere
TMO - Jonker
yes, was thinking that today. RWCs can be a littel repetitive, in the sense we seem to get a lot of the same fixtures regularly, unlike the football world cup.tc27 wrote:First RWC meeting since 1999 right?
There's a mathematical equation in there I can't wrap my head aroundnaki wrote:England have never beaten the ABs at the WC (including two losses at "HQ", which I believe stands for "Hubris Queens").
England have only won 1 of their last 15 tests against the ABs, just once in the last 15 years.
England are conceding 1.8 tries per test during this RWC cycle but are scoring 3.7 per test.
NZ are conceding 1.7 tries during that same cycle and are scoring 5.5 per test.
It shouldn't be close.
England by 4.
There are titans who have gone before him. Brave but I think ultimately wrong move. Will it affect the outcome? Time will tellmr bungle wrote:Average thread. Should have left it to a pro for such an important clash. Title needs full honours too
We'll never get to 75 pages before kick off if we put all that in the OP.TheSmurf wrote:As still somewhat of a noob (Fu ck off tm), I agree. For a game like this, we need more info, past war results, atrocities, beauty pageant winners etc.
Jesus Christ, Australia 16 years?capt hurricane wrote:In 2003, Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup, and they have not held the trophy since.
Now, who was the Wallabies coach in 2003 again?
How long do you need? 48 hours or so I suspect.nuffsaid wrote:If you guys would like to keep this fred bubbling along till I sober up a bit, that would be nice. Thanks
Now, now, none of us are Irish, I'm sure we can keep it to an acceptable 20 or so.dam0 wrote:75 pages prior to kickoff is a worthy target to aim
for.
tc27 wrote:Hopefully the second Kiwi semi final exit Mitchell is involved in.
Hells bells man, that is abject baiting.Lord Denning wrote:There is a silver lining in facing NZ. It’s the sort of fixture that never happens in the 6N: England have no realistic chance of winning. Like supporting Richard Dunn fighting Muhammad Ali. So I’ve no anxiety about the result and can have a stress-free week. All I’m looking for is a creditable loss.
Congratulations All Blacks, on winning the semi-final, the final and another four years’ worth of grudging respect and admiration from all supporters of all other rugby nations.
I see it more as a complex blend of honesty, flat cap ‘umbleness and Mocker God appeasement.Ted. wrote:Hells bells man, that is abject baiting.Lord Denning wrote:There is a silver lining in facing NZ. It’s the sort of fixture that never happens in the 6N: England have no realistic chance of winning. Like supporting Richard Dunn fighting Muhammad Ali. So I’ve no anxiety about the result and can have a stress-free week. All I’m looking for is a creditable loss.
Congratulations All Blacks, on winning the semi-final, the final and another four years’ worth of grudging respect and admiration from all supporters of all other rugby nations.
To hell with the Mocker Gods. They know I've put money on England to win and there isn't a damn thing they can do to stop me collecting.Lord Denning wrote:I see it more as a complex blend of honesty, flat cap ‘umbleness and Mocker God appeasement.Ted. wrote:Hells bells man, that is abject baiting.Lord Denning wrote:There is a silver lining in facing NZ. It’s the sort of fixture that never happens in the 6N: England have no realistic chance of winning. Like supporting Richard Dunn fighting Muhammad Ali. So I’ve no anxiety about the result and can have a stress-free week. All I’m looking for is a creditable loss.
Congratulations All Blacks, on winning the semi-final, the final and another four years’ worth of grudging respect and admiration from all supporters of all other rugby nations.
capt hurricane wrote:Kahu wrote:
Duly amended to abject appeasement.Lord Denning wrote:I see it more as a complex blend of honesty, flat cap ‘umbleness and Mocker God appeasement.Ted. wrote:Hells bells man, that is abject baiting.Lord Denning wrote:There is a silver lining in facing NZ. It’s the sort of fixture that never happens in the 6N: England have no realistic chance of winning. Like supporting Richard Dunn fighting Muhammad Ali. So I’ve no anxiety about the result and can have a stress-free week. All I’m looking for is a creditable loss.
Congratulations All Blacks, on winning the semi-final, the final and another four years’ worth of grudging respect and admiration from all supporters of all other rugby nations.
Jaunty. The cap’s at a jaunty angle. Still flat though.Ted. wrote:Duly amended to abject appeasement.Lord Denning wrote:I see it more as a complex blend of honesty, flat cap ‘umbleness and Mocker God appeasement.Ted. wrote:Hells bells man, that is abject baiting.Lord Denning wrote:There is a silver lining in facing NZ. It’s the sort of fixture that never happens in the 6N: England have no realistic chance of winning. Like supporting Richard Dunn fighting Muhammad Ali. So I’ve no anxiety about the result and can have a stress-free week. All I’m looking for is a creditable loss.
Congratulations All Blacks, on winning the semi-final, the final and another four years’ worth of grudging respect and admiration from all supporters of all other rugby nations.![]()
And if you don't mind me saying, your cap looks ever so slightly self-righteous, even sneaky, at that angle.
Masterji wrote:Tight game in which no score would surprise. You can imagine England whacking the AB like they did in 2012, or you can imagine the AB taking England to the cleaners like they did to the Irish today, or a game that could end up going to extra time and a count back is done and a win to the team that scored the most boundaries.
Fixed for accuracy. She's our head of state too. Cindy vs Boris would have been the right comparison.Kahu wrote:
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