Rugby World Cup

[Cerebro]

Anyone watching?

[Štulic]

I do but it's pretty much boring at least till the semis and the only surprises that can happen is the Wallabies beating NZ and maybe France upsetting everyone.

[Mango]

ugh, I hate how you can't find it on american TV unless pay for the channels like foxsportsworld and shit like that

edit: it turns out veruses is showing a few of the matchs, namely the US ones

[Cerebro]

the US gave England a few worries.

[Mango]

I was impressed during the end of the second half how the US was doing. They really were holding up and giving a England quite a run.

I just wish rugby was bigger in America, I'd take it over football anyday.

[Cerebro]

If you made it to the later stages your nation would be hooked immediately.
Like what happened to Australia after the real World Cup.

[Mango]

Eh, it just seems like the US has to much pride in its sports, football, basketball, baseball. You ask majority of major sports fans they will say they dislike soccer (from my experince and many others), and soccer is the worlds largest sport.

If it got more publicity I could see it becoming larger, but they rarely show rugby unless its the world cup, and even then its a few days after the match is already taken place, and its only a select few.

[Dezzy]

i tried watching the US England game the other day but couldnt just two boring so i watched some soccer

[Mango]

The US has a really rough start against Tonga, and ended up get long possessions at times, but they kept having so many mistakes at cruical times. It was really sad. 2 of Tongas tries were because they just totaly let them slip through. When they would get close to the trie line they would just start to make stupid passing mistakes.

Was a good game to watch though

[Štulic]

Tonight Australia vs Wales, should be a good match.

[Cerebro]

About to start, I'll be watching.
Parramatta beat the Bulldogs, Australia beat England in the twenty20, hopefully three from three tonight.

[Štulic]

Good stuff.

[Dezzy]

i really wanted to get into it but i just couldnt i watched for about 20 minutes and it seemed like there wasn't any action.

so i got 1 question.

what is the hype about rugby?

[Štulic]

^ You must have watched a different game.

[Mango]

I personally don't know how you don't get into watching rugby. Theres always something going on, and who doesn't like to watch some heavy hitting.

[slunt]

Our old Rugby recruitment posters where fashioned after the Red Cross Statement. "Give Blood..Play Rugby!"

[Cerebro]

Any game that focuses on keeping play going and protecting the more attacking team makes for good viewing. The hits are huge, but the skills are amazing.
Most of the athletes are very well educated, it's a private school mentality in Australian Rugby. Berrick Barnes did very well stepping in for Stephen Larkam.

[Lloydy]

never really watched rugby before but i enjoyed watching enland pwn tonga last night in the pub

[Mango]

When ever I watch rugby, I always want to go out and learn how to play.

[Lloydy]

you see thats where we differ
if I went out and tried that id be in hospital within 5 minutes. it really puts those faggot italian/spanish/portugese football players in their place