Rugby is better

[JamesMFan]

It just is.

[z]

''A hooligans game played by gentlemen ''

i was once looking up Oscar Wilde quotes and this one always stood out in my mind :

'' Rugby is a sh*t sport for closet gays and public schoolboys ''

i wouldnt have expected such language from him but found it hard to argue with

[JamesMFan]

Must be why I love it

[z]

It was actuallya thread title i saw earlier apologies to oscar
i saw a brilliant rugby match once , in 1999 , these world cups have no business taking up 7 weeks though

[JamesMFan]

The New Zealand vs Italy game was brilliant. I love the Zealanders dance at the beginning.

There was a terrible moment in the England vs USA game where one of the Americans caught one of the English players in mid air, turned him upside down and dropped him on his head! I may have even yelled in disgust and shock.

[z]

my old dad hates the haka more than anything in creation '' those c@nts shouldnt be allowed !! what a fucking outrage that your forced to watch that shite!! '' ( he doesnt swear though but thats what hes trying to express each time )

theyve gota dramatic name for taht ? a spear or something ? my old dad will never forget the spearing poor old Brian O'drisscoll recieved at the hands of teh evil NZ'ers once

[JamesMFan]

Oh I love it. It always reminds me of that ad they had for it on BBC once in slow motion and mood lighting. Besides, the biceps and the thighs are lovely! And it lends something new to the game.

It is called a Spear. I learnt that today. It was sickening. The best part of the whole match!

[z]

we used to list ways to ridicule it , one was that if it was at twickenham the announcer would play YMCA while they were doing it
i find it embarassing when teh near new zealand countries do variations (tonga , samoa )

i bet theres ramifications this time what with americas smallness within the game

[JamesMFan]

Yeah but the Zealanders are so big and intimidating and...mmm. It works for them but probably no one else, and maybe it's only young impressionable girls like me who like it but that doesn't make it wrong!

Well the player got sent off to the Sin Bin, but nothing more.

[z]

ive detected growing unrest about it in the last ten years but you might save it with letters of fondness

i bet he doesnt play again in the tournament

[z]

ernoldsame said:

i bet he doesnt play again in the tournament

5 week ban for the spearer so he can play if the reach the final

[JamesMFan]

I find it odd how they decide their punishments days after the match. Like the England captain being banned for 2 matches cos he tripped someone over.

[z]

it seems quite swift justice compared to how footbal operates

[JamesMFan]

Oh, I thought footballers were just sent off and told to piss off for 2 matches or whatever

[z]

theres certain things that its set in stone for , but lots of instances where they go before a panel and add extra games . they drag it out often .