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Ripper !! :)
thanks for starting this thread sam!
here's the latest odds ( shame I missed prior to France going down)
rats.
Like you I have rels over there - luky bugas lol.

New Zealand 1.58
South Africa 6.00
Australia 8.50
France 9.00

Ireland 19.00
Argentina 26.00
England 29.00
Wales 81.00

Scotland 251.00
Italy 251.00
Samoa 1001.00
Fiji 1001.00

Canada 2501.00
Tonga 2501.00
USA 2501.00
Romania 2501.00

Portugal 5001.00
Japan 5001.00
Georgia 5001.00
Namibia 5001.00

PS NO WAY should Sth Africa be so far behind Allblacks in the odds ( imho) - but ... just guessin as usual lol.
quetion is, when they (SAfr) sent their second team across to the trinations (Aus + NZ) recently - and rested their best - was it a wise thing to do? - or are they now not match ready. ? :2twocents

PS I only ever played one game of Union - lol - broke my ankle - but played a couple of seasons of League. lol.
My games are / were more field hockey, golf, baseball - and , what the heck - WATCHING THE BLUDY WALLABY'S!!!" -
go you good things go.:alcohol:
 
2020hindsight said:
Ripper !! :)
thanks for starting this thread sam!
here's the latest odds ( shame I missed prior to France going down)
rats.
Like you I have rels over there - luky bugas lol.

New Zealand 1.58
South Africa 6.00
Australia 8.50
France 9.00

Ireland 19.00
Argentina 26.00
England 29.00
Wales 81.00

Scotland 251.00
Italy 251.00
Samoa 1001.00
Fiji 1001.00

Canada 2501.00
Tonga 2501.00
USA 2501.00
Romania 2501.00

Portugal 5001.00
Japan 5001.00
Georgia 5001.00
Namibia 5001.00

PS NO WAY should Sth Africa be so far behind Allblacks in the odds ( imho) - but ... just guessin as usual lol.
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Are the odds on France pre defeat or post defeat?

I think I may have to put some hard earned on the Boks this year.

but,


I WANNA BE A WALLABY!! :D
 
You look at those odds and you sompare Aus and Japan and ??? :confused:
youwonder why they are so concerned - sheesh
are we nervous or what lol.

Australia (8.50) v Japan (5001.00)
then again the japanese are bludy fast (but light etc yes?)

PS odds of France are current - hence presumably post defeat
unless the bookies are taking the weekend off lol
http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=4&l2id=196621
 

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sheesh this is ridiculous ! - assuming I'm reading it right

Winner NZ vs the Field :-

New Zealand 1.58
Any Other Nation 2.35
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lol
My money's on "AON"

Ahhh -
Winner from Southern Hemishphere 1.13
Winner from Northern Hemishphere 5.75
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My money's on Sth Hemispher I guess - but gee don't those odds tell you something about the tough boys from south of the equator ;)

the sons of hardy emigrants
whether anglo - or germanic
who set to sea in tall ships.....
- now return ... to a sea of PANIC. ;)
 
Japan aren't even playing their full strength team against us, as they'd prefer to rest their best players for their group matches against the teams they beleive they actually have a chance at beating. I'd say that's a pretty good indication of how we'll fair against Japan... Well i hope!

2020hindsight said:
You look at those odds and you sompare Aus and Japan and ??? :confused:
youwonder why they are so concerned - sheesh
are we nervous or what lol.

Australia (8.50) v Japan (5001.00)
then again the japanese are bludy fast (but light etc yes?)

PS odds of France are current - hence presumably post defeat
unless the bookies are taking the weekend off lol
http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=4&l2id=196621
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thanks chaser
don't mind if I call you chaser I hope lol
like ASIO might be reading this !! lol

but gee if they (we) lose this - they might as well take up knitting !
ahh - what are we worried about !
just stock up the fridge and get the tonsils oiled !!


TEAM COLOURS

There's a green that you find on a Wallaby’s shirt,
With it's various faded, and various dirt,
-And the overlaid gold of the wattle tree,
-And “Australia Fair” sung almost in key,
-And the mem-ries flow back to my wonky knee,
-(And the barroom throws flack at the wonky TV)
And my senses on special alert !!
...
But I doubt a non-Aussie ' d be able to see
The passion to what I referred.

And the same thing happens for English teams,
When the red rose blooms and they dream their dreams,
-And no quarters asked and no quarters given,
-And the teams and the fans find their “reason for livin”
-When the six backs line up in seventh Heaven,
-(and the six packs line up from Dover and Devon)
And Life is much more than it seems.
.....
And the flags are hoisted like madmen – Driven to
Swinging sweet chariot screams.

And the Kiwi’s black magic it runs in their blood,
Like the silver fern in the South Island mud,
-And the black from the depths of their pupilled eyes,
-And the warpaint pitch, and the warrior cries, -
-And the haka-filled nostils like apple pies
-(I don’t mean in content, I mean in size)
and their teeth, full tattooed by stud.
.....
But the point I would make is the fans all rise
When the AllBlack and Visitors “thudd-d”.

For the team is worth more than the sum of the parts,
And there’s something remains when the team departs,
-And the fans dream their dreams in colours that burn,
-And they sleep in their graves with their flag and their urn,
-And they’ll be the same when next life they return,
-(Green and gold, or red rose, or silver fern)
Cos the colours are seen with their hearts;
.....
“Just a colour you say? an excuse to play?”
Nuh - it’s where a REAL life starts.
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Australia (me) v's Japan (my fiancee)


There's 10 bucks riding on this game.

hmmmm.... I wonder what I should buy.

Go Aussies!

:D
 
sam76 said:
Australia (me) v's Japan (my fiancee)
There's 10 bucks riding on this game.
hmmmm.... I wonder what I should buy.
Go Aussies!
:D
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lol - 63-3 and still counting
you're gonna have to go easy with the girlfriend m8, lol
what do you say with a scoreline like that ;)
lol - I'd be buying a bottle of champers to share :2twocents.

like the doe that walked out of the forest - that's the last time I'll do that for 5 bucks! lol

wallabies vs .. the cherry blossoms !! :eek3:
 
yeah, too easy.

Second half is just practice for the Wallabies.

They're still getting tries with only 14 players!
 
lol yep
91 -3
but last cup to see Georgey and Larkam in action
how about Larkam's little A sign to his daughter after he scored that try ;) (triangle with his fingers touching)
maybe a bottle of saki?

PS what did they say? - 4000 or 8000 turning up to watch the aussies train? - they are having a ball, lol
 
crikey !! lol
this thread has been pushed back so far, it's even taking a hiding by the likes of "what drives prostitutes!!!" ?

has it come to this !!! lol

this is the world cup folks. prostitutes will still be here next month - world cup won't be! ;)

PERSONALLY , I'm really lookin forward to hearing the welsh audience in Cardiff no less !! :D:D:D

As I posted elsewhere - we can follow up with a verse or two of "Life is great in the sunshine state"
Welsh National Anthem - Millenium Stadium

In Wales, the true religion is rugby. The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff is the cathedral. And the national anthem is the first (of many) hymns (and arias). Nothing quite like 80,000 people singing their anthem with real passion. Can't think of another country that comes close (except my native land Canada prior to a hockey game - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF... ). This was recorded prior to a RWC match between Wales and Australia (1999).
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WHAT ENTERTAINMENT !!!
WHAT A FANTASTIC IMPROMPTU BIT OF OPERA !!!
GO YOU GOOD THINGS GO!!!

https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=83390&highlight=wlad#post83390

Thought for the day...Call it "Open Air Opera"
Something to STIR THE BLOOD (Man I would pay double to watch a rugby match in Cardiff Arms Park and hear the Welsh in full flight) :- PS I don't have a drop of Welsh blood in me btw.

http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/wales/landof.htm

LAND OF MY FATHERS

The land of my fathers is dear unto me
The land of the poets, the land of the free
Her patriots and heroes, her warriors so brave
For freedom their life's blood they gave.
Wales! Wales!
Pledged am I to Wales
Whilst seas surround
This land so proud
Oh, long may our old tongue remain.

Hen Wlad fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn anwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri
Ei gwrol rhyfelwyr, gwlad garwyr tra mad
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Cytgan:
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad
Tra mor yn fur
I'r bur hoff bau
O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.
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etc lol - rhyfelwyr? - please escuse typos lol.

PS "O bydded i'r heniaith barhau" - gee doesnt that just get you here !! reminds me of the time I hit my thumb with a hammer lol
 
I'm over here for the cup right now. 3 weeks to go. I'm going to be back home for the finals though as I could only get 6 weeks off work unfotunately.

Biggest night so far -
Dancing on the tables in the Aussie bar with a gazillion other Aussies in Lyon after the first win. I may have been in a wife beater with my wallabies jersey on my head. :eek: (they even had the heat turned right up. it was well over thirty)

Most impresive moment so far -
O.K this was only a small thing in the grand scheme of things but at the first game there was a teenage boy in front of us with down syndrome. He was french and supported neither team but was loving it more than anyone else there I think. At the final whistle one of the die hard Japanese supporters beside us took off his players jersey (which over here are going for around $250 AUD) and handed it to this kid and then thanked him in French, Japanese and English. The boy and his family were speechless.

World cup Aussie signing off
 
hi folks
The AB's are playing the team from portugal tonight and the all blacks are saying that they are going to depower the scrum so as not to hurt the other team . This is probably just another reason why the world cup should also have some sort of plate game for the teams that aren't quite up to scratch .

I 'm all for taking it to the masses but it can't be good for either team . If the AB's don't win tonight by at lerast 100 then out come the people that say they aren't up to it . And if they win by less than fifty well , same sort of thing .

I am still of the firm belief that the southern teams are head and shoudlers better than our northern folk and and can see France getting bundled out of the cup completely in the quarters if they come up against the kiwis.

Any way next time it will be down here and we'll all be able to get a good nights sleep and not be to tired for work the next day
'

Cheers Martin
 
x2rider said:
The AB's are playing the team from portugal tonight and the all blacks are saying that they are going to depower the scrum so as not to hurt the other team . This is probably just another reason why the world cup should also have some sort of plate game for the teams that aren't quite up to scratch .

I 'm all for taking it to the masses but it can't be good for either team . If the AB's don't win tonight by at lerast 100 then out come the people that say they aren't up to it .
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m8 - aint it the truth
they should call the game off at half time , and let half the AB's play for portugal and vice versa -
play "skins" vs "shirts " ;)

As for depowering the scrum - I'm told that's still the big weakness in the Fiji team - imagine a full squad of triangular Loti Tuqiris - without a few rectangular Matt Dunnings ;)

great at running weak at tackling etc.
equal to the best in 7's , no so hot with the full 15? (maybe?) :2twocents

http://www.nswrugby.com.au/HSBCWaratahs/PlayerProfiles/LoteTuqiri.aspx
http://www.nswrugby.com.au/HSBCWaratahs/PlayerProfiles/MattDunning.aspx

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=matt+dunning&meta=
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=loti+tuqiri&meta=

bit of history, etc ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_union
The origin of rugby football is often credited to a young man named William Webb Ellis who "took the ball in his arms [i.e. caught the ball] and ran" while playing a form of football at Rugby school in 1823. However historians have questioned the authenticity of this story, beginning with an official investigation by the Old Rugbeian Society in 1895. Nonetheless, the trophy for the Rugby World Cup bears the name of "Webb Ellis" in his honor, and a plaque at the school commemorates the "achievement".
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Portugal are paying $1.90 with a 120 point start!!!!
England are paying $2.50 with a 12.5 start against the boks
Not bad odds if you ask me cause if they had have had a stricter ref in the samoa game 1/2 their team would have been red carded!! talk about over exuberance
 
The Estimator said:
I'm over here for the cup right now. 3 weeks to go. I'm going to be back home for the finals though as I could only get 6 weeks off work unfotunately.

Biggest night so far -
Dancing on the tables in the Aussie bar with a gazillion other Aussies in Lyon after the first win. I may have been in a wife beater with my wallabies jersey on my head. :eek: (they even had the heat turned right up. it was well over thirty)

Most impresive moment so far -
O.K this was only a small thing in the grand scheme of things but at the first game there was a teenage boy in front of us with down syndrome. He was french and supported neither team but was loving it more than anyone else there I think. At the final whistle one of the die hard Japanese supporters beside us took off his players jersey (which over here are going for around $250 AUD) and handed it to this kid and then thanked him in French, Japanese and English. The boy and his family were speechless.

World cup Aussie signing off
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hey estimator, I hope you don't expect anyone stuck back here in aus to talk to you !! lol
you luky buga.

If you see my cousins, tell em you're all a mob of finks.

We expect to hear your voice towering over the welsh, "waltzing matilda" while they attempt (poor fools lol) to sing their "Gwlad, gwlad,.. " etc ;)

PS Hell that's a gr8 story man
Sport can bring out the best in people yes? ;)
 
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