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This from Yahoo news.

 

 

All Blacks and Wallabies in different class at Rugby World Cup

3 hours ago

 

PARIS (AFP) — New Zealand and Australia scored a combined total of 167 points and 24 tries as the southern hemisphere giants ruthlessly exposed the huge gap in international rugby at the World Cup on Saturday.

 

The All Blacks swept aside Italy, who had beaten both Wales and Scotland in the Six Nations this year, 76-14 while Australia crushed Japan 91-3 in embarrassingly one-sided encounters which contrasted sharply with Argentina's breathtaking win over hosts France in Friday's opening match.

 

Defending champions England did little for northern hemisphere honour as they struggled to a 28-10 win over the United States in Lens.

 

Maybe they should've just held it down here. ;\)

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 Originally Posted By: SG
 Originally Posted By: scouser
Are they calling the Australia game "a close match" here lol.gif


it was at half time..........21-3


The Japanese were looking OK for the first half. I was impressed with what I saw. But then the Wallabies started putting it together and the inevitable happened. Well done Japan thumbsup.gif
I must say though, if the Wallabies play that poorly against the Kiwi's they are gone for sure.
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 Originally Posted By: soubriquet
So far this weekend, England have beaten India, USA and Israel. Only Australians would regard this as failure. \:\)


Yes we certainly would. Even though we beat Japan 91-3. It means nothing in these lop sided games.
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Though I'd give this thread a kick along.

Here's this weekends fixtures

 

Pool A

22/09/2007 South Africa Tonga Felix Bollaert Stadium, Lens

22/09/2007 England Samoa La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes

26/09/2007 Samoa USA Geoffroy Guichard Stadium Saint Etienne

28/09/2007 England Tonga Parc De Princes, Paris

30/09/2007 South Africa USA La Mosson Stadium, Montpellier

 

Pool B

20/09/2007 Wales Japan Millenium Stadium, Cardiff

23/09/2007 Australia Fiji La Mosson Stadium, Montpellier

25/09/2007 Canada Japan Chaban Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux

29/09/2007 Australia Canada Chaban Delmas Stadium, Bordeaux

29/09/2007 Wales Fiji

La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes

 

Pool C

19/09/2007 Italy Portugal Parc De Princes, Paris

23/09/2007 Scotland New Zealand Murrayfield, Edinburgh

25/09/2007 Romania Portugal Toulousain Stadium, Toulouse

29/09/2007 Scotland Italy Geoffroy Guichard Stadium Saint Etienne

29/09/2007 New Zealand Romania Toulousain Stadium, Toulouse

 

Pool D

21/09/2007 France Ireland Stade De France, Saint Denis

22/09/2007 Argentina Namibia Velodrome, Marseille

26/09/2007 Georgia Namibia Felix Bollaert Stadium, Lens

30/09/2007 France Georgia Velodrome, Marseille

30/09/2007 Ireland Argentina Parc De Princes, Paris

 

Anyone bold enough to venture an opinion on who will be in the final? \:\)

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