woywoy 0 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Whereabouts is the Blarney Stone, Davo? Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 great stuff! Live at the Green Leaf....that'S not far from me. Wales got off to a good start, bring on the All Blacks! Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Bring em on indeed Mr M. The Blarney Stone is in some shotengai which runs South of the Umeda police station-very close to the Umeda Pig and Whistle. Web page is web page . Are you based in Osaka woywoy? Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 Nah, Im not in Osaka, Davo. I will, however, be in the area for a week from 28th oct and am looking for a place to watch the Australia VS Ireland game on Nov. 1! Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Japan put up a good fight, good to see. Link to post Share on other sites
IceEiji 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 They did well , but of course lost Link to post Share on other sites
Bowler 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 saturday, South Africa v England, predictions? Link to post Share on other sites
dancing_barefoot 0 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Australia did well! Link to post Share on other sites
dancing_barefoot 0 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 South Africa 20 England 50 Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Maybe a little closer than that-I'm off to watch it soon. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Forget the rugby, more important predictions: Leeds 0 Man United 3 Arsenal 0 Chelsea 1 I would be real happy with that Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Forget rugby??? This is a rugby thread Rach, and anyway it's more interesting to watch than soccer. Having said that I do like watching soccer quite a bit as well. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Good for you! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Sod off soccerites, this is the time for a real sport, did anyone see Japan do bloody well last night??? 5 mins into the 2nd they were down 20-19 to France! a top 5 team no less. I am sure the French were a tad worried. Awesome tight game between the Boks and Jonny Wilk. Man that dude just does not miss! what a legend! Link to post Share on other sites
Ndndnd 0 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Just out of interest: "real sport" - and what makes rugby that more than soccer then? Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Curious comment indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Soccer is the worlds #1 game and for one logical reason, it the cheapest, easiest sport and relatively safe. Many of the poor nations of the world play it, for its ease to set up and play simplicity and cheapness of equipment. I have played, its great for fitness and bloody easy to play, no difficulties like cricket. Many of my friends love soccer and follow religiously and get excited about the big games. All power to them I will watch with them if Im around when there is a game that they want to see is on. But won't watch it by myself, there are more enjoyable sports on TV. At school lunch times at primary school we played soccer by default, we didn't want to be getting (were forbidden to) our uniforms dirty meant that rugby was not viable. Where I come from when I was young soccer was for sooks who didn't like to get hit. The real game to play was Rugby Soccer as a spectacle is not the most exciting, many fans take it upon themselves to amuse themselves at games, taken to extremes it results in Hooliganism. The BBC documentary with the undercover dude, Macintyre? showed this all to well. He infiltrated the band of evil Chelsea hooligans and proved those hooligans didn?t give an arse about the game, but the cared only for the rivalry and the ensuing organized fighting and thuggery that often followed. That's not sport. Those so called fans are not in it for the sport. In Argentina there was a massive delay last week as "fans" went ballistic and had to be controlled with water cannons. A Buenos Aires judge banned all games for 2 weeks. That is pathetic that such fanaticism can exist. Those guys need another outlet ( perhaps snowsports ) Soccer needs to change it rules to make it more exciting, a zonal offside rule like Ice Hockey rather than the pedantic current hindmost player rule. 0 - 0 draws turn me off they don't make me want to watch, I want to see goals. 12-9 games not 1-0. J sports on Sky here have a plethora of soccer. Jleague, Euro games, Spanish League Serie A, Latin game, some nights there are 3 games on all 3 channels. Great if you like the game. I put up with it, hoping to see other sports. This thread was a Rugby World Cup thread, not the Premier League. Talk about it in another thread. Let rugby have it little moment in the sun. If soccer is your game then enjoy, watch and follow you League with passion. But give other sports their due. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I'm not sure why you feel the need to bring up issues such as hooliganism in explaining 'why rugby is more of a real sport'. As rach said, curious indeed. I'm not very interested in rugby - it is soo boring to watch in my opinion - but I've got no problems with it, and if people love it then that's just great. Anyway, off to the footie threads Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 What I find curious is Soccer fans get on the defensive incredibly quickly when they feel someone is criticising their sport. My initial statement has been taken out of context. It was a ovrzealous remark to express my enthusiasm for an exciting tournament. If I watched a Serie A game from Italy then watched say Liverpool play Man U in a top of the table clash I would say "time to watch a 'real' game now. etc etc etc. I think rugby is more exciting hence the statement. I also like a dozen more sports more than soccer. Basketball, Volleyball, American Football, Tennis, Baseball, Cricket to name a few.But each to his own. Besides back to the action, or lack of it last night, pretty wet conditions in Oz, Ireland must be pretty safe for a semi spot now after another convincing win Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Quote: What I find curious is Soccer fans get on the defensive incredibly quickly when they feel someone is criticising their sport. Funny you should say that - I think exactly the same of rugby fans, but declined from saying that...... Anyway - me, defensive of footie? There's really no need to be.... But enough of this, sorry, it's another matter. I'll make way for ruggers talk Enjoy!! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by scouser: I'm not very interested in rugby - it is soo boring to watch in my opinion ah well thats because your from England and your country is notorious for playing boring rugby, you can be excused Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 If you want lots of 'goals', watch basketball. The reason people get excited by goals in football is because of the difficulty of the play leading up to them, and the fact that there's a goalkeeper there specifically to prevent them. "Football should not have goalkeepers so more goals can be scored, and the net should be made wider." It's always colonials who say crap like this... And like there's no hooliganism in rugby... Many university rugby teams are no better than violent gangs. I have scars on my face to prove it. Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Predictions at this stage? I think England will be the winners. Link to post Share on other sites
Antonio 0 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 And i have scars on my face from playing cricket. Doesn't mean the other team took to me with the stumps, its just a product of being a bit slow with the hook shot. NZ look very cohesive at the moment. Most in form team from what i've seen. The wallabies are making progress but i fear we just can't fix all our problems in time for the finals - there are just too many of them. Very much looking forward to the Japan v America game. Go you good Cherry Blossoms! Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 England looked really good on Saturday-I'd love to see them play NZ. Link to post Share on other sites
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