2015 Rugby World Cup **Potential spoilers**

[martint235]

I have just scored an England ss white RWC 2015 jersey for less than twenty English squid.

I will wear it with pride during the forthcoming 6N and after, when the need arises. I will never wear an official England 6N shirt as I intensely dislike my body being used as a sponsor's advertising hoarding for O2.

You may not be quite what O2 had in mind........

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Argentina. The only team in the World Cup with home-grown players! 2007, France - one of their best performances, for a third place.
Here is the country by country breakdown of players:

Number of foreign-born players at Rugby World Cup by team
13: Samoa; 12: Tonga; 11: Wales, Scotland and Japan; 10: France; 6: Australia, Italy, USA; 5: Canada, Ireland, New Zealand; 4: Romania; 3: England, Fiji; 2: Namibia; 1: Georgia, South Africa, Uruguay; 0: Argentina

From here.

Surely there must be a rule for the English rugby supporter to be able to become a supporter of a more successful rugby nation by way of grandparentage?
Or visiting once or twice...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It is an idea. Although unrelentingly English, I have visited all of the Celtic fringe several times. Now, how to choose?

Just cheer on the winners, feel free to swap as you go.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I think, on balance, I shall just wait until the six Nations

Aye, a small stage is better for you guys

 

[Bollo]

Surely there must be a rule for the English rugby supporter to be able to become a supporter of a more successful rugby nation by way of grandparentage?
Or visiting once or twice...

My maternal grandparents were Scottish but thought it was a bit rubbish and left. So I'm on the fence.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I think, on balance, I shall just wait until the six Nations

A decision the England rugby team apparently made a few weeks ago.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Marmion's was funnier.

I've heard it said

 

[Aperitif]

Wales
France
Argentina
Australia...just

 

[AndyRM]

Wales
NZ
Ireland
Scotland (purely because we've won 2 of our last 3 encounters)

 

[Beebo]

As a passionate England fan i am willing Wales over the line.

 

[Aperitif]

Bottoms. Well played both teams - and W. Barnes esq

 

[gavroche]

Well done Wales! Although they are out, they played superbly and can hold their head high.

 

[Levo-Lon]

As mentioned in the joke thread..enjoy the weekend ...its probably over for all of us UK teams

 

[Chromatic]

The Wales result was inevitable. Take a look at @GrumpyGregry's post 313 in this thread. Really, as alluded to there, Wales, as far as they were concerned, played their world cup final on the 26th Sept and it was always going to be downhill from there. They need to take a long hard look at themselves and sort out their approach to International matches. If they are ever to achieve more than they do then they need to replicate their approach to matches against England when playing everyone else. I thought that maybe in the era of professionalism they would do this but evidently they do not appear to be doing so.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

The Wales result was inevitable. Take a look at @GrumpyGregry's post 313 in this thread. Really, as alluded to there, Wales, as far as they were concerned, played their world cup final on the 26th Sept and it was always going to be downhill from there. They need to take a long hard look at themselves and sort out their approach to International matches. If they are ever to achieve more than they do then they need to replicate their approach to matches against England when playing everyone else. I thought that maybe in the era of professionalism they would do this but evidently they do not appear to be doing so.

Or only play teams in white mebbees?