RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1)
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@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
This seems appropriate at this juncture:
There is never an inappropriate to remember what a fabulous player and a truly wonderful human being Jonah Lomu was. He made the jersey even more special for every All Black since.
He would have loved the game tomorrow. His All Blacks, his club, playing the mighty England in the fixture where he changed Rugby Union forever.
No one would be willing this generation of All Blacks on more than the Big Man. A great opportunity tomorrow for a new legend of the Black Jersey to rise. Go Black!
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Haha love this from Greenwood on Reece:
His insane, dancing, power-packed feet could beat you in a phone box
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has it stopped raining
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Bloody fascinating game this one ,
The type of game that would be far more enjoyable if you were a neutral
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
has it stopped raining
Bloody hell, all the old boys are coming out. Lack of staff at the care home I guess. Welcome back BC.
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@kiwiinmelb said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Bloody fascinating game this one ,
The type of game that would be far more enjoyable if you were a neutral
Yep. Everybody hates us both and wants us both to lose.
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@Hooroo said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
To be fair, it is much better in here now that a few of the morons are gone.
Not quite gone ….
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@Catogrande I'm back for biggest game in 4 years very nervous can't sleep imagine Reads last game losing to the English, the stuff of nightmares
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is it raining
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@Catogrande said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
has it stopped raining
Bloody hell, all the old boys are coming out. Lack of staff at the care home I guess. Welcome back BC.
Jeez, almost as many old ghosts appearing as in John Carpenter's "The Fog"...
Only need that English chick who always wanted to be a mod to drop by if England win. Didn't Kirwan made her "Princess" or something?
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I’m surprisingly relaxed about today. I owe the ABs one for saving me from a rough night back in 1995 when I was sitting, a lone Kiwi, in a pub full of poms in London, telling me about the caning we were about to receive. Spurs fans who bought the Will Carling hype, the lot of em.
At least this time if we lose it will just be me and my brother watching, same as we have for the last 50 years. It’s usually worked out OK And I think it will this time too. If either team has a flat day they’re gone, same as it ever was. But if they both play as well as they can Eddie is going to spend the next week talking up his chances for a 3rd-4th playoff, the poor bastard.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
Only need that English chick who always wanted to be a mod to drop by if England win. Didn't Kirwan made her "Princess" or something?
A bit harsh. Dodge was usually alright...
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@JC said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
I’m surprisingly relaxed about today. I owe the ABs one for saving me from a rough night back in 1995 when I was sitting, a lone Kiwi, in a pub full of poms in London, telling me about the caning we were about to receive. Spurs fans who bought the Will Carling hype, the lot of em.
At least this time if we lose it will just be me and my brother watching, same as we have for the last 50 years. It’s usually worked out OK And I think it will this time too. If either team has a flat day they’re gone, same as it ever was. But if they both play as well as they can Eddie is going to spend the next week talking up his chances for a 3rd-4th playoff, the poor bastard.
I watched the 1995 final at a mates place with some other friends . A couple of other guys turned up who I had seen around but didn’t know turned up . Right before the haka one of the other guys dropped his pants to reveal nz flag boxers and kept his pants down throughout the game .
Next day my mate asked me who the guys were that came with me , I said I thought they were his mates . We never figured out a how they picked that flat to decide to gatecrash in the middle of the night , b why one of them felt comfortable enough with us to watch the game in his underpants. They were nice enough guys and gave us beers when we ran out do there’s that . -
@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
is it raining
Beautiful day in Tokyo. Fine with clouds. Meant to be 22deg in Yokohama today
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@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@taniwharugby said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
@MiketheSnow whether we are under more pressure or not is irrelevant, the fact we've been here and done that before us the difference, England haven't, so this is a whole new set of pressure for them to deal with, similarly Ireland last week (and all tournament as one of the Faves) and Wales next week if they make it.
Nervous energy here now...hope it is a great game and people remember it for that and Owen's is remembered only as he reffed it, not cos of some call/s he made.
Lets go!
Agreed! Just hope no 'protocol' red cards to spoil things.
Unless it's an Owen Farrell shoulder tackle, then card the fuck out of him
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No lose scenario for us
England win, then it's up to us to beat a Bok side who we've beaten four times on the trot for a chance to beat England in the Final
NZ win - hopefully as convincingly as they did against Ireland - and we can be grateful that England won't lift the trophy
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@pakman said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
But perhaps the biggest surprise to me is that Crotty doesn't seem to have had a look in, despite not that long ago being probably first choice midfielder?
When the RWC squad was announced Hansen implied that the 4th midfield position came down to Crotty vs Laumape so I'd say the 3 players involved this evening were always preferred.
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
I'm back for biggest game in 4 years very nervous can't sleep imagine Reads last game losing to the English, the stuff of nightmares
I'm hoping Read has the ultimate 34th birthday present.
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):
No lose scenario for us
England win, then it's up to us to beat a Bok side who we've beaten four times on the trot for a chance to beat England in the Final
NZ win - hopefully as convincingly as they did against Ireland - and we can be grateful that England won't lift the trophy
Gonna put it out there that losing tomorrow is a lose situation for you.
