Rugby Union World Cup

[Wedgie]

Thanks to the upset on Saturday Ireland have jumped to 6th on the IRB rankings and Australia dropped a position to 3rd. Ireland now ahead of Wales and Scotland.

Current Top 10:

1) New Zealand
2) South Africa
3) Australia
4) England
5) France
6) Ireland
7) Wales
Scotland
9) Argentina
10) Italy

[godoubleblues]

todays game Tonga def Japan 31 to 18

[brod]

17 RWC losses in a row for Japan...not surprisingly a record

[brod]

Springboks won 87-0 against Namibia in the first ever all-African RWC match.

Bryan Habana broke the South African all-time try scoring record

[godoubleblues]

Springboks won 87-0 against Namibia in the first ever all-African RWC match.

Bryan Habana broke the South African all-time try scoring record

no surprise, we beat Namibia 142 - 0 in Adelaide in the 03 WC

[Thiele]

About time the Aussies Converted

[grant j]

Aussies win 67 - 5

Not a convincing performance

[brod]

Plus a few injuries.

Faingaa carried off with a potentialy serious head/neck injury
Plus leg injuries/concerns to Beale, Palu and someone whose name escapes me ATM

[Wedgie]

Plus a few injuries.

Faingaa carried off with a potentialy serious head/neck injury
Plus leg injuries/concerns to Beale, Palu and someone whose name escapes me ATM

Pat McCabe and Rob Horne

[Jim05]

Poms smashed Romania.
The Frogs are getting a touch up by the sheep rooters

[brod]

Kiwi win 37-17, but had plenty of walking wounded by the end

[Wedgie]

Wycliff Palau sent home with his injury. Be interesting to see who gets the call up!

[brod]

The Brave Blossoms STILL cant get a win....

Canada kick a 79th minute penalty to draw 23-23 with Japan

[brod]

South Africa finish top of Group D after beating Samoa 13-5 in their last pool match

[Wedgie]

Pretty good match that one too. Samoa play a game that is great to watch.
Hopefully an easy bonus point win for the Aussies today to see them through to he quarters then we'll all get behind the Italians tomorrow which the quarter Irish of me is at odds with!
Will be following most of todays game on my phone from the MCG.

[SteveW]

Looks like Drew Mitchell's World Cup is over.
Hamstring injury.

[Jim05]

Australia 68
Russia 22
Poor second half by the Wallabies, led 47-5 at half time but coughed up 3 tries to the Russkies in 10 minutes

[Jim05]

Tonga 19
France 14

One of the biggest world cup upsets ever

[brod]

Tonga 19
France 14

One of the biggest world cup upsets ever

France were paying $1.01 for this game

[Jim05]

Now if the All Black could find it in their hearts to lose to the Canadians we would see the Frogs knocked out