**Rugby World Cup 2011**

[jmorbita]

is there an open ceremony or anything like that? I can't find any info on the page, except the first match is at 20:30 local time (I assume)

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

A friend of mine said there is an opening ceremony. Starts an hour before the first game

Couldn't tell you what local time it is, all I know is that the first KO is 9:30 AM here! Breakfast and Rugby, awesome

 

[macaroni tony]

It's gonna be 1:30 in the morning out here. Something tells me I'll miss the opening match

 

[jmorbita]

I just realized opening match is at 4:30 am local time for me... I think I'm going to miss it...

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

The time of the games, as shown here, are 2am, 4:30am, 7am, 9:30am. I'm going to have a lot of late nights

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Flower of Scotland at Murrayfield vs. Ireland 2011 - YouTube

O Flouer o Scotland,
Whan will we see
Your like again,
That focht and dee'd for,
Your wee bit Hill an Glen,
An stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae think again.

Thir days is past nou,
An in the past
They maun remain,
But we can aye rise nou,
An be the nation again,
That stuid agin him,
Prood Edward's Airmy,
An sent him hamewart,
Tae think again.

We may not go far, but damn it, I'm getting properly psyched!

 

[Krisfield]

Am working tonight. Will miss the whole thing.

Looking forward to South Africa vs. Wales here in Wellington on sunday

 

[tbrannon]

Gonna be a late night or me. Go AB's!

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Sitting having breakfast and watching NZ-Tonga, sweet

 

[jmorbita]

Sitting having breakfast and watching NZ-Tonga, sweet

so apparently allblacks won, but did not play very well? that's what the local online newspaper says...

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

I wouldn't agree with that, not entirely anyway.

I think it would be fairer to say that Tonga played better than anyone expected! Love watching pacific islanders play!

 

[Vorago]

Damn, no time to watch just yet.

Allez les Bleus!

Btw; Ma'Nonu & SBW at centre? That's one of the best crashball centres in the world & the king of offloads playing alongside each other

 

[jmorbita]

I just saw a part of the opening ceremony on the telly, I'm going soft... when that little kid shook Lomu's hand... I almost start crying... oh boy...

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Damn, no time to watch just yet.

Allez les Bleus!

Btw; Ma'Nonu & SBW at centre? That's one of the best crashball centres in the world & the king of offloads playing alongside each other

And they certainly had some great moments. Some of SBWs offloads were simply amazing!

 

[Vorago]

RWC 2011 NZ vs Tonga anthems & Sipi Tau vs Ka Mate - YouTube

The anthems of Tonga & NZ & the war dances!

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Awesome

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Scotland - Romania, lets go!

 

[jmorbita]

I have scottish ancestors on my father's side (my last name is Young) and so amongst other things when it comes to rugby we root for scotland.
I'm now spending the weekend at my father's, and I just spotted this picture I had not seen before, made me chuckle:
"HOW SCOTLAND WAS CREATED. At the beginning of time God was discusing the creation of the world with the Angel Gabriel.(...)I am going to give Scotland towering mountains(...)and the sorrounding seas will teem with fish. (...)The scots will be intelligent, innovative, indoustrious and... -"wait a minute!" interrupted Gabriel. "Are you not being just a wee bit too generous to those Scots?"
But the Almighty replied, "Not really. I haven't told you yet who their neighbours are going to be!"

Go Scotland!! (just for now... Pumas will walk all over you!!!
Fee-fi-fou fam... I smell the blood....

 

[tbrannon]

And they certainly had some great moments. Some of SBWs offloads were simply amazing!

Sonny Bill is pretty darn amazing. Not too many dudes walking planet earth that can do what he can do from a physical standpoint.

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Too right!

Also, christ! My heart can't take games like that! Talk about a close last 15 minutes!

Scotland at least manage to walk away with a win and a bonus point. Whew!