04/26/24
November 21, 2003
England vs. Australia: in the finals of the Rugby Union world cup, tomorrow. [more inside]
Poor old BigCalm, trying to take his mind off the plight of the Villa
posted by Fat Buddha at 11:26 AM on November 21, 2003
I don't watch too much rugby nor do I know much about it but the English team seems to score the bulk of their points off of kicks. Blah. I like to see tries. But hey, if they can win the title and can suffer the "boring" tag that some may given them then go ahead. I mean I am not going to tell a rugby player that his team, despite being successful, is very dull.
posted by gspm at 12:35 PM on November 21, 2003
The thing with the boring tag - its not as if Australia are any different - both teams are solid, defensive minded teams
posted by dng at 01:14 PM on November 21, 2003
posted by dng at 06:20 AM on November 22, 2003
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:25 AM on November 22, 2003
Was that a dull try by Robinson in the corner then gspm? Swing low sweet chariot ....
posted by walrus at 07:21 AM on November 22, 2003
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:27 AM on November 22, 2003
walrus - didn't watch, no tv so i won't be seeing any highlights but it does sound like it was an exciting game. full marks.
posted by gspm at 09:33 AM on November 22, 2003
Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home! I looked over Jordan and what did I see, Comin' for to carry me home! A band of angels comin' after me, Comin' for to carry me home! Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home! If you get there before I do, Comin' for to carry me home, Jess tell my friends that I'm acomin' too, Comin' for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home! I'm sometimes up and sometimes down, Comin' for to carry me home, But still my soul feels heavenly bound Comin' for to carry me home! Ahhh, 'tis glorious. Bring forth Sir Jonny, Sir Clive, and Sir Martin!
posted by BigCalm at 04:54 PM on November 22, 2003
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:56 PM on November 22, 2003
What a great game of rugby.
posted by Foaf at 05:59 PM on November 23, 2003
Gee, I must have glossed over that trophy raising pic there FB. I didn't notice how wee this trophy was until I saw it in the paper this morning. 
It looks semi-respectable in Wilko's hands.... 
But in the mitts of a bigger guy..... Jeepers, they might have had water bottles on the sidelines that were bigger than that thing. Oh well, another trophy ass for the Stanley Cup to kick. JUST talking about the hardware here, not sport vs sport
posted by gspm at 03:43 AM on November 24, 2003
The English media have gone bananas. Everything from the Jonny Wilkinson board game, to in-depth analysis of how Australia are better than us at almost every sport going. Australians (and their media) seem to be going to desperate lengths to give themselves an edge, from noise outside the hotel, to Jonny Wilkinson voodoo dolls. Put these words together in the right order - "straws at clutching they're" I think it's going to close, but England should turn them over.