Rugby World Cup 2015

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:20

As usual, I let the football world cup pass me by last year (well, apart from *that* Germany game), but I'm quite looking forward to the forthcoming Rugby World Cup* as it was the 2011 tournament that really got me interested in the game.

I'm quite pleased that I was able to get tickets for one game: Scotland v USA . Not sure who to support yet, but I do own the USA strip...

Anyone else going to anything? Are people planning on watching all the games or just key matches?

Did a quick search and the first post about it on this forum was way back in 2012!

* I actually found myself getting into last year's League World Cup too

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:47

Fuck yeah rugby. I shall be watching, although I suspect my interest will wane if England don't get out of the Hell Group.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:49

I think home advantage should be enough. We've recently beaten Wales in their own back yard, so hopefully we can get through.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:51

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:52

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

He misheard. They actually said "put the fool back"

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:02

I shall be watching as much of this as I possibly can.... Which will probably equate to three minutes worth while the kids are in the bath.

Seriously though, I'm looking forward to it and I've even arranged a social gathering to watch the first England game.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:07

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

Small guys can play as backs. You only have to be a juggernaut if you're a forward.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:14

Future Warrior wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

Small guys can play as backs. You only have to be a juggernaut if you're a forward.

Where 'small' is 5 foot 10 and 14 stone. I always thought Wilkinson was tiny but then the others are mahoosive

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:15

Future Warrior wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

Small guys can play as backs. You only have to be a juggernaut if you're a forward.

Curio is about Shane William's size, reckon. Can he run as fast, though?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:15

MaliA wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

Small guys can play as backs. You only have to be a juggernaut if you're a forward.

Where 'small' is 5 foot 10 and 14 stone.

Curio is about that.

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:16

TheVision wrote:

I shall be watching as much of this as I possibly can.... Which will probably equate to three minutes worth while the kids are in the bath.

It was quite nice last time round to watch a game before breakfast.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:29

Kern wrote:

I'm quite pleased that I was able to get tickets for one game: Scotland v USA . Not sure who to support yet, but I do own the USA strip...

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Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:48

Grim... wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

Grim... wrote:

I wouldn't have thought you were big enough to play rugby.

Small guys can play as backs. You only have to be a juggernaut if you're a forward.

Curio is about Shane William's size, reckon. Can he run as fast, though?

Sadly not, though back in the day I had a good turn of pace and change of direction.

Though this all stems from the hilarious intentional misunderstanding that Grim... makes every time a fan of a team refers to said team as 'we'.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:33

Curiosity wrote:

Though this all stems from the hilarious intentional misunderstanding that Grim... makes every time a fan of a team refers to said team as 'we'.

Really? Do elaborate. :insincere:

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2015 20:07

I can't wait. I think we are good enough to get out of the group.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sat Sep 05, 2015 20:08

Future Warrior wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Though this all stems from the hilarious intentional misunderstanding that Grim... makes every time a fan of a team refers to said team as 'we'.

Really? Do elaborate. :insincere:

Oh.... Don't.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:45

KovacsC wrote:

I can't wait. I think we are good enough to get out of the group.

Are your team playing?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:02

Yes we are. I don't buy into not calling 'the sports team' we.

It gives a sense of belonging.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:03

KovacsC wrote:

Yes we are. I don't buy into not calling 'the sports team' we.

It gives a sense of belonging.

How can you buy into not doing something?

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:41

KovacsC wrote:

Yes we are. I don't buy into not calling 'the sports team' we.

It gives a sense of belonging.

That's fair enough - especially after how proud I am of our performance at the Italian Grand Prix.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:46

I'm equally as proud of how well we did in the main event of Summerslam 92.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:51

We're still quite proud of winning the Battle of Waterloo too.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:00

Battle of Lostwithiel.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:05

Future Warrior wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Yes we are. I don't buy into not calling 'the sports team' we.

It gives a sense of belonging.

How can you buy into not doing something?

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:09

KovacsC wrote:

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

Is that THE team or YOUR team?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:17

TheVision wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

Is that THE team or YOUR team?

I'm not sure I don't not buy into not calling my team not my team.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:17

I'm just going to assume people are talking about the Welsh.

And if The Egg does it, I'm going to assume he's talking about the English.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:33

Future Warrior wrote:

TheVision wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

Is that THE team or YOUR team?

I'm not sure I don't not buy into not calling my team not my team.

Each to their own. I suppose it depends on the conversation.

If the team I play for win, I say we won. If I don't play and we win, I still say we won.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:36

If Oxford win the Boat Race, it's a brilliant example of team work, physcial fitness, and the brilliance of both the sport and the university.

If, god forbid, Cambridge do, well, it's a silly pompus waste of everyone's time filled by imported big yanks and Germans.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:39

KovacsC wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

TheVision wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

Is that THE team or YOUR team?

I'm not sure I don't not buy into not calling my team not my team.

Each to their own. I suppose it depends on the conversation.

If the team I play for win, I say we won. If I don't play and we win, I still say we won.

What if the team that you didn't not play for didn't win? Wouldn't you still not not say you hadn't not won?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:58

Future Warrior wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Future Warrior wrote:

TheVision wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

It is not about the not doing something. It is about the pride for the team, and the enjoyment of watching..

Is that THE team or YOUR team?

I'm not sure I don't not buy into not calling my team not my team.

Each to their own. I suppose it depends on the conversation.

If the team I play for win, I say we won. If I don't play and we win, I still say we won.

What if the team that you didn't not play for didn't win? Wouldn't you still not not say you hadn't not won?

if i tree falls in a forest, and no one hears.......

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2015 15:37

As an English person (and British person), it seems reasonable to be able to use 'we' when supporting such teams.

As a paying supporter and member of Aston Villa, it also seems reasonable to consider oneself as part of the club.

romanista · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 16:43

Th made me Smile http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/news/the- ... ers-guide/

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:45

Managed to watch England v Fiji, US v Samoa, and New Zealand v Argentina.

Was out on Saturday so didn't record the South Africa match but apparently missed a treat.

England were scrappy, the yanks kept on making stupid mistakes, and I'd forgotten how well the Argentinians play.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:19

The Japan game was amazing.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:10

Just watched it on ITV on demand, great game.

Shame about Oz not getting the bonus point

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38458

Gah! England have no balls

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2015 22:24

DavPaz wrote:

Gah! England have no balls

Sadly they had enough balls to go for the win.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Indeed they had too many balls at the end.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2015 15:25

Doing the rugby with Kern.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 30, 2015 11:52

http://i.imgur.com/cKcx3Lf.gifv

romanista · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 20:47

To my own surprise i'll be at england - uruguay next week in manchester with an uruguayen friend. So what should i expect?
And who will dribk a beer with us in manchester that evening.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 20:50

romanista wrote:

So what should i expect?

England not to bother turning up, at this rate.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Kern is the younger of you two, right?

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 21:13

I think he's younger than me, yeah.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38458

It's so deflating watching England fail to chase a game

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 21:53

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Kern is the younger of you two, right?

Come to the Cottage and I'll tell you.

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 21:55

Now I know how football fans feel at World Cups...

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2015 21:56

I missed an hour of The Blues Brothers for that, too.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:25

romanista wrote:

To my own surprise i'll be at england - uruguay next week in manchester with an uruguayen friend. So what should i expect?
And who will dribk a beer with us in manchester that evening.

I was in Manchester this weekend. Poor timing. I could have practiced my Spanish as well.

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