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Rugby time
« on: February 06, 2010, 02:50:56 PM »
The tournament of  the 6 Nations has just began and nearly live from what I saw on TV here are the results:

Ireland - Italy : 29-11
Ireland won in the first half (23-8)  against an Italian team that had no defence or capacity to win the touches.
In the second half, they only scored with two penalty drops.

If Ireland wants to win in France next week or win the tournament, it should stop hitting the brakes.


England - Wales: 30-17
A boring first half which could be defined as "oops, I have the ball, let's kick it."
England used to the best the temporary exclusion of a Welsh player to take the lead (20-3 at the end of the first half).
Wales managed to make a really nice come-back and thought they could take the lead when suddenly the English woke up in the last 10 minutes and scored 10 points.


The favourites won but were not convincing.

Tomorrow, Scotland - France.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2010, 03:02:10 PM »
Yeah I saw Six mentioned something about this on the old forum.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2010, 05:55:19 PM »
Rugby....I have heard of this game.  I've even watched it a few times when there has been no football on TV.   ;D
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 02:26:29 PM »
Quote from: Highland Ranger on February 06, 2010, 05:55:19 PM
Rugby....I have heard of this game.  I've even watched it a few times when there has been no football on TV.   ;D

Football, I have heard of this also but never watched it (for me football is what you call soccer and nothing else ;D)


Scotland - France: 9-18
France won by being able to hold the Scottish rushes while being more realistic: two opportunities to score and they managed to do it.

My analysis for the 1st day is that the 3 big teams have to improve their game if they want to win the tournament.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 02:40:22 PM »
Bah, today is Super Bowl Sunday! :)
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2010, 03:06:40 PM »
Well having now seen the highlights of the 1st game and watched the 3rd on tv i think the 3 big teams do need to raise there games for next week, however i feel that a lot of there problems came from 1st weekend nerves.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 04:41:22 PM »
Quote from: Rainbow 6 on February 07, 2010, 03:06:40 PM
Well having now seen the highlights of the 1st game and watched the 3rd on tv i think the 3 big teams do need to raise there games for next week,

I do agree.

Quote from: Takiro on February 07, 2010, 02:40:22 PM
Bah, today is Super Bowl Sunday! :)

Super Bowl?
Who is playing this year?
And who will win/should win/has won?
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2010, 05:30:06 PM »
Quote from: Ice Hellion on February 07, 2010, 04:41:22 PM
Super Bowl?
Who is playing this year?
And who will win/should win/has won?

Starts in about an hour. The Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints. I like the Colts to win and the gambling spread favors them by about 5 points. However, the Saints are the team America seems to be cheering for after all the misfortune that befell New Orleans last decade. This is the Saints first Super Bowl appearance so they are certainly the underdog. I will say the Saints are in better condition than the Colts as many Indianapolis players have been bitten by the injury bug. The Colts big advantage is Peyton Manning who is the best QB in the NFL and this year it has been all about the offense so that is why I like the Colts.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2010, 06:15:25 PM »
Quote from: Ice Hellion on February 07, 2010, 02:26:29 PM

Football, I have heard of this also but never watched it (for me football is what you call soccer and nothing else ;D)


well in Australia, soccer is soccer, football is Australian Rules and rugby......well rugby is that other game that calls itself football.


you can probably guess that I'm not from one of the two states that thinks rugby should be our national sport.  ;)

though I will admit that rugby ( in Australia at least ) has one advantage over the other two versions of football,  CHEERLEADERS    ;)
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 11:08:01 PM »
I'm happy to report that the Saints won, 34-17. ;D While I didn't really care who won since my favorite team (Denver Broncos) wasn't playing, I was glad the Saints did, primarily for the underdog factor. That being said, it was a well-played and exciting game.

Highland Ranger:

I certainly wish I could find Australian Rules Football televised here in the US. I was able to watch it many years ago and I loved it.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2010, 11:18:15 PM »
Quote from: MechRat on February 07, 2010, 11:08:01 PM
I'm happy to report that the Saints won, 34-17. ;D While I didn't really care who won since my favorite team (Denver Broncos) wasn't playing, I was glad the Saints did, primarily for the underdog factor. That being said, it was a well-played and exciting game.

Yeah I wasn't really that interested in the game myself but I have to eat crow. Really thought the Colts would win but the Saints impressed me with their high risk aggressive play. Congrats to them and their fans! :)
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2010, 03:12:23 AM »
Quote from: MechRat on February 07, 2010, 11:08:01 PM

I certainly wish I could find Australian Rules Football televised here in the US. I was able to watch it many years ago and I loved it.


As far as I know, only the Grand Final ( usually last Saturday in September ) is televised overseas.  There are always news reports showing ex-pats watching at weird local hours.

there are always DVDs of important/interesting games.  I doubt that it gets streamed or available for download though.



Your Saints have just won their first Super Bowl.  Our AFL Saints have only won 1 Grand Final todate and that was back in the 1960's from memory.  Great name, bad football legacy.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2010, 08:20:34 AM »
I make a mistake on the final score, it was actually 31-17.  :-[ That's what I get for posting half-asleep. ::)

Both the Saints & Colts played an excellent game. There were few penalties and both teams were at the top of their game. I think the only mistake, which led to the Saints' win, was when Manning's pass was intercepted and run back for a touchdown. If that hadn't happened, I think an overtime game was a possibility. This was one of the more exciting Super Bowls I have watched in some time.
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2010, 09:04:04 AM »
Super Bowl bleh. :D Arsenal lost a lovely match yesterday leaving this Wednesday's header against Liverpool a crucial win for them if they want to keep any sort of campaign victory alive. Liverpool's been playing a little bit better with a 1-0 win over Everton but overall their showing in this campaign has been terrible with a 13-5-7 record to date. They're five points behind Arsenal for the third spot and 14 under Chelsea in 1st. So even if the Reds win Wednesday you really have to watch Man City on Tuesday against Bolton. They're two games behind and only 3 points out of fourth at the moment. So they're a serious contender, along with Tottenham and Aston Villa. In all honesty the race for the top four spots is going to be really close in the coming end months of the campaign. Either way I'm sure my beloved Reds will pull out in the end and at least gain a spot in the top four. After all, they wouldn't let me down! ;D

 
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Re: Rugby time
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2010, 09:15:13 AM »
Quote from: Knightmare on February 08, 2010, 09:04:04 AM
Super Bowl bleh. :D

Deal with it. ;) That's what you get for living here in America.


On what channel are you watching these matches? Now that the American Football season is over until September :'( I need something else to watch.

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