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**Rugby World Cup 2011**

#101
I'm pulling for the Eagles, I got to. They train right down the street from my house so I feel a calling. Haha, unfortunately they're not gonna have it tough. I think Australia or the All Blacks take it all. They both just dominate. I'm loving the matches so far, nothing like some good ol' fashion rugby.

I've played prop for the past four years, but over this past offseason I've gone from 240 to about 200 lbs so I'm kinda just becoming an all around forward I play where I'm needed! As far as tries go, I've scored twice. However, I've made my share of conversion kicks (I'm a weird big dude kicker :D)
 
#102
Jakeob said:
I'm pulling for the Eagles, I got to. They train right down the street from my house so I feel a calling. Haha, unfortunately they're not gonna have it tough. I think Australia or the All Blacks take it all. They both just dominate. I'm loving the matches so far, nothing like some good ol' fashion rugby.

I've played prop for the past four years, but over this past offseason I've gone from 240 to about 200 lbs so I'm kinda just becoming an all around forward I play where I'm needed! As far as tries go, I've scored twice. However, I've made my share of conversion kicks (I'm a weird big dude kicker :D)
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Propping isn't just about mass, technique has a lot to do with it :) (says I, at 6ft4 and
~285lbs :p)

Feel sorry from Argentina, some bad injuries. England had a bad attitude during that game, got away with an obstruction right at the end and we had to put up with their commentary :p

Other than argentina getting a loosing bonus point, that was about as good a game as a scotland fan could have hoped for. Still feel for them tho!
 
#104
Me too. I hope they have some games at Murrayfield (RWC - France had some games in the UK).

Would love to watch some of the smaller games, bigger ones would no doubt cost a fortune! At least it will be reasonable times for us to watch! I don't think I can keep up the late nights, and Im on holiday right now, let alone when Im at work!
 
#118
I did promise Corelli that I would sum up the Engalnd vs Argentina match, but I've been manically busy all weekend and it's a bit late to chirp up on a match that's already nearly two days old, but....

Suffice it to say, England were awful. They should have been expected to win by 20 points but instead looked ponderous and devoid of any ideas or class.

They're are playing in black shirts, in the unfamiliar strip, they looked nothing like England either in style or substance. It may be that they're as far away from Twickenham as it's possible to get, they're certainly a long way from the team they need to be.
 
#119
Could never have seen this England squad beating that Argentine squad by 20 points!

Everyone seems to be quite rusty at the mo, terribly kicking all round (and England and Argentina certainly couldnt blame the wind!).

Englands main problem is they stick to the same few moves, which is in the 6 nations, they were progressively less effective.

All the home nations really need to step up their games!
 

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