Originally posted by Jacko007Like I said before, all the Northern hemisphere sides have been much better in these last few years. The six nations have been a great proving ground.
well they were all good, england played well and scotland were winning at half time 😀😀😀😀😀😀.
Scotland are getting much better now.
David
The Scots played well, but the boks killed them. They never looked like scoring a try. Only one opportunistic try kept them in the game. We should have won that game by a much bigger margin...
Originally posted by nook7Maybe as rugby union popularity grows in Australia, SANZAR will have to consider a fourth Aussie side.
In Melbourne the dominant code is Aussie Rules football (not rugby)
although the world record crowd for a Union game is in Melbourne- Australia-NZ.
Aussie rules is the most watched sport in Australia.
l think at first when the Super 12 was launched they didnt think it would be as popular as it has proven to be...or at least that there would be as much inte ...[text shortened]... to politics..ther Kiwis dont want Australia to have more control by having more teams etc...🙂🙂
Originally posted by Crowleyl hope so. It would be fairer for everyone.
Maybe as rugby union popularity grows in Australia, SANZAR will have to consider a fourth Aussie side.
l much prefer the Southern Hemisphere of open rugby..ala Boks,All Blacks and Aus (if any of those three win the Cup l will be happy.
Definately.Why can't they let some things slide? (and that's not just the Northern hemisphere referees)
Some player diving into a ruck, but the ball is already available. Why blow it up, if it's not dangerous?
All those little things, especially the scrums as well. Once the ball is at the back, why blow up the front row for a reset?
Let the game flow. All those little things are inducive to running rugby.
Like you said, no-one wants to see the kicking prowess of the goal kickers. I only wanna see them kick conversions, that's all.
Yeah, I know what you mean, especially the locks and flankers with those beady eyes and cauliflower ears 😛
Watching the game live is great, but I still prefer the big screen thing (although we don't have a big screen, but a projector) with a few buddies - I hate standing in line for the loo after I've had a few beers.
I actually meant projector crowley, they are pretty impressive (i'll have to buy one some day).
Nook is completely right about the beer at footy games here. They pour it into a little plastic cup which you usually drink before you get back to your seat. I was thinking about sneaking in a 6 pack of my own somehow, but considering how my last little criminal endeavour went i might give it a miss.
At most of the big stadiums here they've got this new 'family stand' where you can't drink and if they hear you swearing you can be kicked out. No fun...
My dad usually gets us tickets for the box (he can organize, I'll give him that) where you can get any beer or any of the 'harder' stuff. The beer is the normal stuff you get in any liquor store and in some of the boxes I've been in you can actually get Jack Daniels and Johnny Walker (which is what I like).
I feel sorry for you guys. When I was in Cardiff two years ago to watch the Boks take on the Barbarians I had some of that watered down urine based stuff served there. Useless 🙁 This is why I only go and watch rugby when we get tickets for the box.
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Originally posted by CrowleyDrink before the game, have a rest while you watch the rugby, then drink again afterwards - always works for me. I find that 2 hours of actual rugby without drink is actually the difference between living and dieing when I go to twickenham.
At most of the big stadiums here they've got this new 'family stand' where you can't drink and if they hear you swearing you can be kicked out. No fun...
My dad usually gets us tickets for the box (he can organize, I'll give him that) where you can get any beer or any of the 'harder' stuff. The beer is the normal stuff you get in any liquor store and ...[text shortened]... served there. Useless 🙁 This is why I only go and watch rugby when we get tickets for the box.
Andrew
Crowley unfortunately a box is out of my price range, unless of course your dad could scrounge something up......
Incidently you have the right idea latex, using that strategy you can drink twice as much for half the price (and get to avoid the little plastic cups).
Tonight i was at a league game with some mates and there was some bird in front of us doing her homework. Everytime one of us yelled out she would half look over her shoulder in an annoyed way, even if our team was going in to score. She would also sniff loudly whenever my friends and I muttered so much as a 'bloody hell'. Poor girl...the game ended up being a nail biter in which my team nearly won after the siren, she ended up hunched over with her hood over her ears LOL.