UK Time kick off.

Oh well we got the Aussies in a nothing match on Friday then.

6 week ban reduced to 3 for previous impeccable behaviour for Warburton. Think the sending off was more than punishment enough but the idiots on the IRB had to be shown to be backing the ref. Whole team should fly home with Warburton tomorrow ... you can have third place Jules :-)

well i think the welsh did really well - so well done to them - unlucky

france - i feel an upset here

Ha ha ha, bye bye Wales, bye bye.

Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton's tip tackle in pictures:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/picturegalleries/8828748/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-Sam-Warburtons-tip-tackle-in-pictures.html

The referee undoubtedly acted according to the letter of the law.

As to whether there was any malicious intent or not isn't shown in the pictures. Many would say that this is the overriding factor and that it must be a bad law if 'malicious intent' isn't taken into consideration.

eg,

If it is: Red card
If it isn't: Yellow card

IMHO, Wales had their chances but missed them - paricularly the last penalty kick that went under the bar instead of over it. This obviously had nothing to do with how many men were on were not on the field. Had the kick scored then Wales would have won the game.

Australia's next five matches are against Wales !!!

Friday in NZ
Dec at Millenium
Jun (x3) In Oz


Bring it on !

Exec ... the decision was correct according to the letter of the law but it's the inconsistency in applying that law that's the problem.

A directive was also sent out within the last year about feeding the scrum. How many refs have paid any attention to that ?

We're still out there Keyadian unlike some :-)

Bye bye Dil, lol, bye bye.

No more wailing for Wales on Friday, we are going to have a whale of a time.

Where's my coat?

Aye , breakfast in Wetherspoons again Friday Kim.

Today's Western Mail.



(Courtesy of Rory Cellan-Jones of the BBC)

Hope there's a good Picture there Dil! :o)

Thanks to MM and Rory! Sums it up.

I do have a question, why was there not a drop goal just after the 80 mins was up?

I think that's what we were all waiting for . . .

There was a better chance for one a bit earlier Keaydian but after cocking one up I think Jones lost his bottle but hey ho it's done now.

And unlike the Western Mail I think New Zealand would have won the final but it would have been nice to have had a crack at them.

Jones was in position, drop goal I shouted out to the missus, she said don't shout.

From all the games I watched I have to give credit where credit is due, the Argies I thought came of age, just hope the Italians can do the same. England were woeful and Wales a PR publicity stunt :-).

Just hope the All Blacks knock some points up against the French.

M

Saw the Argies in their one and only warm up game against Wales and was suprised how good they looked with ball in hand and playing a running game.

All England need is a coach with a bit of bottle to pick a few flair players instead of over rated ex rugby league players.

Where's Cipriani these days ?

I wondered how the ref. had such good French, it was because he is, wasn`t it, aye no?

Oz