BTaP & Rugby World Cup Q/Fs

[ian d]

any other PH rugby fans there saturday morning to watch the scotland aussie game?
no guesses who i would like to win.
no guesses who i think (know) will win.

[dazren]

ian d said:

any other PH rugby fans there saturday morning to watch the scotland aussie game? no guesses who i would like to win. no guesses who i think (know) will win.

Should be in the bar for that one (staying at hotel friday evening as well).

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 5th November 12:48

[ian d]

see ye ther'.

[Ben Cole]

I will be watching all four.
Do you English people realise how you come across when you are having a "bit of banter"???? I am speaking in general NOT just this post.
I personally am a citizen of Britain and will support all four home nations against anyone. But just watch who the neutral supporters side with at wales v england. I am fiercely patriotic but I don't need to dig at other nations to feel that pride. I hope we do well..and I also hope the english can say "good game" no matter what the outcome.

Regarding an earlier post...yes wales and england are neck and neck now. So if england wins on sun they will finally have beaten wales more times than they have lost. At least it guarantees one of us in the semis.

[c3 gtk]

Ben Cole said:

I will be watching all four. Do you English people realise how you come across when you are having a "bit of banter"???? I am speaking in general NOT just this post. I personally am a citizen of Britain and will support all four home nations against anyone. But just watch who the neutral supporters side with at wales v england. I am fiercely patriotic but I don't need to dig at other nations to feel that pride. I hope we do well..and I also hope the english can say "good game" no matter what the outcome. Regarding an earlier post...yes wales and england are neck and neck now. So if england wins on sun they will finally have beaten wales more times than they have lost. At least it guarantees one of us in the semis.

What???

To follow your logic you are also a citizen of Europe so who did you support when Italy played Wales? or France Scotland? You are also a citizen of the Commonwealth so do you lump SA Aus and NZ in "our lot" as well.
On a smaller scale I am a Northampton Saints member do I feel pain for our local rivals Leicester?? Do I

Still as a European at least I know I will have one team to support on the 22nd
And I will be very happy if Martin Johnson lifts the cup because lets face it it's the only cup he will see this year

[nubbin]

Ben Cole said:

Do you English people realise how you come across when you are having a "bit of banter"????

Err, yeah...it comes across as a bit of friendly banter, just like Mrs. T's Welsh banter. It DOESN'T come across as bigoted, racist, Celt-hating or anything else. So what's yer point?

Ben Cole said:

I am fiercely patriotic but I don't need to dig at other nations to feel that pride. I hope we do well..and I also hope the english can say "good game" no matter what the outcome.

We are all fiercely patriotic, that's why we like a bit of banter - it stops us going to war with each other!

Don't be so bloody sanctimonious - this is rugby we're on about - it's always been like this, and hopefully always will be. If you want to see miserable, parochial, racist anti-English crap, check out the chatroom on the SRU, then go to the forums on the RFU website, and look at what the Aussie twat MKKING2 has to say....

Edited to say....

C'MON EEEEEENNNNNGGGGGGLAAAAAAANNNNNDDDD!!!!!



>> Edited by nubbin on Wednesday 5th November 14:51

[JMGS4]

So there'll be replays in the afternoon then???
C'mon Scotland..... any any team that plays against Englund....... GOM!!

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nubbin said:

Ben Cole said: Do you English people realise how you come across when you are having a "bit of banter"???? Err, yeah...it comes across as a bit of friendly banter, just like Mrs. T's Welsh banter. It DOESN'T come across as bigoted, racist, Celt-hating or anything else. So what's yer point? Ben Cole said: I am fiercely patriotic but I don't need to dig at other nations to feel that pride. I hope we do well..and I also hope the english can say "good game" no matter what the outcome. We are all fiercely patriotic, that's why we like a bit of banter - it stops us going to war with each other! Don't be so bloody sanctimonious - this is rugby we're on about - it's always been like this, and hopefully always will be. If you want to see miserable, parochial, racist anti-English crap, check out the chatroom on the SRU, then go to the forums on the RFU website, and look at what the Aussie twat MKKING2 has to say.... Edited to say.... C'MON EEEEEENNNNNGGGGGGLAAAAAAANNNNNDDDD!!!!! >> Edited by nubbin on Wednesday 5th November 14:51

I'm pleased its not just me that knows that it's just a game Well to us English anyway

[Mrs_T]

Come on Wales
And all home nation sides (some more than others!)
Karen only joking

[Incorrigible]

JMGS4 said:

C'mon Scotland..... and any team that plays against Englund....... GOM!!

Well I was going to support Scotland at the weekend I'll take a leaf out of your book John and support the all blacks

[lightningghost]

I want Oz to win. I luckily picked them out of a hat in a sweepstakes thing at school. I could win 95 whole p.

Bet you're jealous now

[Ben Cole]

Wow...you all took my post really seriously didn't you. As I said I was talking about general matters not just this post.
Rugby..just a game yes. But it means a lot more to some than others.

I am just trying to make a point that in my experience win or lose regarding rugby, English people have a hard time behaving graciously.

Perhaps I should have been clearer on this point...I don't like the attitude that I should support Wales and whoever plays against England.This is what we'll see from the Aussie contingent on sunday I am quite sure.

And sactimonious...me?? Well I am morally superior to someone who just wishes bad luck on any given team.
Anyway...got to go.....picking up the boss from the train station.