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Question: Who will win the rugby world cup 2007


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Australia 1 (4.8%) New Zealand 10 (47.6%) South Africa 4 (19.0%) England 1 (4.8%) France 3 (14.3%) Ireland 0 (0.0%) Scotland 0 (0.0%) Wales 0 (0.0%) Argentina 0 (0.0%) Italy, Romania or another outsider 2 (9.5%) Total votes: 21 « Created by: thibdb13 on: 08/29/07 at 18:23:05 »

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woofwoof God Member Offline chess is like life Posts: 929 Location: Singapore Joined: 07/04/05 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #96 - 10/06/07 at 16:52:43	Post Tools	Print Post
	GMTonyKosten wrote on 10/06/07 at 15:28:54: Is it England-France in the semi?!? If France gets past the Kiwis that is. That game is also on today. Should really be a cracker.

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thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #95 - 10/06/07 at 15:59:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	woofwoof wrote on 10/06/07 at 15:22:20: Well, England are in the SFs, beating the Wallabies 12-10. No tries by England just the boot of Jonny Wilkinson at work as usual, kicking in 4 penalties. 1 Try, 1 conversion & 1 penalty by the Wallabies. Seems to be the only way England are adopting to progress when playing against better teams......strategise to force opponents to concede penalties & kick them in. Very imaginative indeed! So thibdb, any money lost this time? cos now we have at least 1 European team in the SFs. Soon, I'll have to sell my house!! But to be honnest I am very glad with the result and start dreaming of a new world title for England. But I wrote it, it will surely not happen

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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #94 - 10/06/07 at 15:30:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	Unbelievable. 12-10. I wish it was televised here. Cor!


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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3168 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #93 - 10/06/07 at 15:28:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, it's the best I've seen England play in the last ... four years! Even the French commentators were impressed. Is it England-France in the semi?!?


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woofwoof God Member Offline chess is like life Posts: 929 Location: Singapore Joined: 07/04/05 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #92 - 10/06/07 at 15:22:20	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well, England are in the SFs, beating the Wallabies 12-10. No tries by England just the boot of Jonny Wilkinson at work as usual, kicking in 4 penalties. 1 Try, 1 conversion & 1 penalty by the Wallabies. Seems to be the only way England are adopting to progress when playing against better teams......strategise to force opponents to concede penalties & kick them in. Very imaginative indeed! So thibdb, any money lost this time? cos now we have at least 1 European team in the SFs.

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thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #91 - 10/06/07 at 07:11:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: Or rather : considering that this World Cup is in France, they wanted to win with panache and spurned first place in their group so they can successively defeat New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, after which they'll send an appplication for the Tri Nations. Which three nations? Gascogne, Languedoc and New Caledonia?

	Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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zoo Ex Member	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #90 - 10/05/07 at 11:26:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	Or rather : considering that this World Cup is in France, they wanted to win with panache and spurned first place in their group so they can successively defeat New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, after which they'll send an appplication for the Tri Nations.


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woofwoof God Member Offline chess is like life Posts: 929 Location: Singapore Joined: 07/04/05 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #89 - 10/05/07 at 01:09:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	GMTonyKosten wrote on 10/04/07 at 17:31:48: A lot of French commentators are (justifiably) somewhat annoyed about the fact that this is the French World Cup, and yet their quarter-final will actually be played in Wales! I wonder if this has ever happened before? Well, this is the French World cup, but with 3 matches including 1 QF to be played at the Millenium Stadium, Wales & 2 pool matches to be played at Murrayfield,Scotland. The French could have played their QF at Saint Denis, France if they had topped their grp, but they blew that chance against the Argies. So in a way its also their fault. Luck of the draw quite possibly also playing a part, like the French ending up in Grp D In 1999 the WC was hosted by Wales with grp matches played in England, Scotland, Ireland & France. France had all their grp C matches played at home then. SF's at Twickenham, London (tho i suppose one can argue why not in cardiff, Wales?) Wales wld have had to travel if they made it there, but they didnt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_hosts

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HgMan God Member Offline Demand me nothing: What you know, you know Posts: 2330 Location: Up on Cripple Creek Joined: 11/09/04 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #88 - 10/04/07 at 23:55:34	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 10/04/07 at 23:06:52: Did William the Bastard actually make Britain (including Wales and Scotland) a colony of France and forgot to tell the rest of the world? Um, yes, actually, though I'm not sure it was such a big secret. And he imported half of its language, too...

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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #87 - 10/04/07 at 23:06:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	Wow, Even when Japan and South Korea co-hosted the football World Cup, the host nations didn't travel outside their own country! (But Korea would have had to travel to the finals if they had made it that far.) I'm beginning to lose respect for the entire sport of rugby. Are all the best venues on Britain? Did William the Bastard actually make Britain (including Wales and Scotland) a colony of France and forgot to tell the rest of the world? Sheesh!


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GMTonyKosten YaBB Administrator Offline Mr Dynamic? Posts: 3168 Location: Clermont-Ferrand Joined: 12/19/02 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #86 - 10/04/07 at 17:31:48	Post Tools	Print Post
	A lot of French commentators are (justifiably) somewhat annoyed about the fact that this is the French World Cup, and yet their quarter-final will actually be played in Wales! I wonder if this has ever happened before?


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MarinFan Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 440 Location: Leeds Joined: 04/04/06 Gender:	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #85 - 10/04/07 at 14:25:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	Come on Les Bleus, want another game like '99, but will settle for the result. It is just about possible because the all blacks have lost more often to them than anybody I think. Here's hoping anyway, would open up tournament nicely for other teams...


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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #84 - 10/04/07 at 12:16:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: No particular injury, but in coach Laporte's schemes he usually stands in around 60th minute. His kindest knicknames in France are "The Animal" and "The Beast". If you watch the match, don't miss Chabalmaniacs wearing long wigs and cavemen suits Well in Paris it was hard to escape the chabalmaniacs on tv in the various pubs. I even saw a cooking book with him on the front cover

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zoo Ex Member	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #83 - 10/04/07 at 12:09:38	Post Tools	Print Post
	No particular injury, but in coach Laporte's schemes he usually stands in around 60th minute. His kindest knicknames in France are "The Animal" and "The Beast". If you watch the match, don't miss Chabalmaniacs wearing long wigs and cavemen suits


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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: Rugby World Cup 2007 Reply #82 - 10/04/07 at 11:48:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: Unfortunately Chabal won't start the match against NZ but we are very confident that he will leave the field on a stretcher if he comes in during the match, which is likely. As for the chances of France beating NZ they might be greater than those of England vs Australia, but not much. PS. you can also see the Mighty Frrrench Hexagon on french Euro coins. Is he injured or something? When I was in Paris it seemed he was more popular than Henry. PS What was his nickname in French. It was something like caveman, but I cant recall.

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