Best of RWC 2003

[sparky]

@Duluth Downward pressure = try.

The knock on was after that.

[sparky]

Ben Atiga being selected ahead of Christian Cullen.

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[canefan]

@sparky said in Best of RWC 2003:

Ben Atiga being selected ahead of Christian Cullen.

🤦‍♂️

Sounds stupid when you say it even now

[sparky]

Most of the sides at the 2003 RWC tried to play a bit and score tries. There was lots of entertaining Rugby.

By 2007 it was much more about kicking from hand and defence. Lots of the games were arm-wrestles.

[booboo]

@sparky said in Best of RWC 2003:

Downward pressure = try.

The knock on was after that

Not part of the definition since whenever.

[booboo]

@sparky said in Best of RWC 2003:

Most of the sides at the 2003 RWC tried to play a bit and score tries. There was lots of entertaining Rugby.

By 2007 it was much more about kicking from hand and defence. Lots of the games were arm-wrestles.

Cycles in playing styles, coaching but particularly law variations.

Usually as a result of one team learning to play the laws better than the others.

Making no comment on who that one team generally was ...

[booboo]

@booboo said in Best of RWC 2003:

@sparky said in Best of RWC 2003:

Downward pressure = try.

The knock on was after that

Not part of the definition since whenever.

"Downward Pressure" is a bit like "the referee is the sole judge of fact and law".

It was in the laws for some long people just can't let it go.

[sparky]

@booboo The Laws talk of ‘grounding the ball’ which is basically the same thing.

[Bovidae]

I watched the opening ceremony and game but have never seen the final.

I did go to the two AB pool games in Melbourne. I even had a brief chat to a couple of ABs while walking around the city.

[booboo]

@Bovidae said in Best of RWC 2003:

I watched the opening ceremony and game but have never seen the final.

I did go to the two AB pool games in Melbourne. I even had a brief chat to a couple of ABs while walking around the city.

Breakfast? @Jegga @paremata ?

[Machpants]

Watched the final in Akrotiri in Cyprus, with John Smiths and halloumi & bacon butties, after shooting the shit out of towed targets, awesome.

[Catogrande]

@MiketheSnow said in Best of RWC 2003:

Mike 'Fucking' Catt

What you do in your own home is up to you.

[NTA]

@Duluth said in Best of RWC 2003:

Mils scored

4 against Canada
2 against Tonga
1 against France

Did well

[nostrildamus]

@Catogrande

@Catogrande said in Best of RWC 2 in003:

@MiketheSnow said in Best of RWC 2003:

Mike 'Fucking' Catt

What you do in your own home is up to you.

You are so cruel, he could be a dyslexic fan of yours Mr Cat ...

[Smuts]

Objectively the worst World Cup.

[canefan]

@Smuts said in Best of RWC 2003:

Objectively the worst World Cup.

Where do I start? Mitchell leaves Cullen out in favour of Atiga, Tana gets crocked in a freak incident as Carlos crabs across the midfield. Tana says he's okay to play, but Mitch and Robbie (the artist soon to be know as Dingo) pick the revolving door that was Leon MacDonald at 13. Mr Potato head gets a runaway try in the SF and we have to watch Johnny win England's one and only RWC

[canefan]

Was 2003 also the scene of Gregan's iconic "4 more years" sledge?

[mariner4life]

@canefan said in Best of RWC 2003:

Was 2003 also the scene of Gregan's iconic "4 more years" sledge?

all time sledge.

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Best of RWC 2003:

@canefan said in Best of RWC 2003:

Was 2003 also the scene of Gregan's iconic "4 more years" sledge?

all time sledge.

is there better? GOAT?

[MN5]

Four turned into eight