Rugby World Cup

unfortunately Maggie there isn't a chance in h**l of that happening... pity though!

Am I alone in being fed up with the media going on and on about Mike Tindall, the second bar he was spied in with a woman etc etc.
Whether it's right or wrong, we are being spun a tale which is not rugby and let's get over it and try and win the World Cup.......yours ever hopefully!

Good work by Wales and Ireland. Hope they succeed in the knock-out rounds. I would just love to see Brian O'Driscoll carrying off the World Cup. Woops! Did I say I would be supporting England?

I think World Cup history tells us that England almost always give their supporters the heebie-jeebies in the early stages and get into their stride in the knock-out rounds. Let's hope that history repeats itself. See - that's me being magnanimous in defeat...

Agree lucid not a pretty game at all ...decided I couldn't watch 2nd half ...too stressful. Sorry all scottish Gransnetters ...they did everything but score a try!
I can't honestly, even say, that the best team on the day won ...it's about time England upped their game ...this is the World Cup for heaven's sake!!

Well Annobel, I was thinking of you for the glorious minute when things looked good, but no-one could be ungracious about that wonderful kick of Wlikinson's, could they? That's what did it!

That was close DH has gone for a walk to calm down! well done England! in the end!

Sorry Annobel.....Scotland did play well....

Not a pretty game, wasn't sure my nerves would hold out, BUT we won France next....come on England.

DS2 has just rung up to gloat. Though part Scots, he considers himself English - though his partner is Irish, so split loyalties in that household. So now I have to switch my support to England. Poor old Scots - if only they had managed to hold off Argentina...

yes Annobel an all or nothing game tomorrow ...not sure I shall be able to watch it!!
And one needs a stats degree to comprehend the permutations of the possible results as to what then happens to the teams

As Bruce Forsyth puts it, 'the moment of truth' is tomorrow. - since there isn't an emoticon for trepidation.

Married to an unhappy Scot.....

I almost felt sorry for Scotland, they did deserve to win....All down to next week now and Scotland will have to attempt to beat us!

I nearly wept when Argentina went over for that try, just after Scotland had gone ahead; and when Dan Parks missed the drop goal that looked like a certainty - well...
Now we have to beat England .

Agree Annobel there was a bit more 'spirit' with the NZ game.

England's defeat of Romania was pretty much a training run. I enjoyed the All Blacks/France match though I had to go out for a flu jab in the middle - thank goodness for ITV+1! But France were inconsistent and I don't think they had their best men on as a starting XV. But what's new?

We are all big rugby fans in this house - the first thing my DH bought his adored first GD was our local premiership team's away shirt (baby sized home shirts are out of stock!), but my other daughter managed to fix her wedding date for 8th Oct - she reckons she can watch the rugby whilst getting ready!! And my DH and I will be in Katmandu for the final!!

"Rampant England Rout Romania" ...BBC web headlines ... who thinks up this rubbish. Yes a good win ...but still giving away too many penalties.

Good result, as well, for all of us 'All Black' fans.

Got me thinking about National Anthems again ...the bright, cheerful ones that everyone is keen to sing along with ...and the dirges, that others keep their heads down during.

It seems that quite a few of the national teams are not professional full-time players.

Namibia has no sponsorship ...so many of their players have had to take unpaid leave of absence from their work. Also the USA team have half of their team in full time employment...seems they are using Olympic funding to development future players?? Russia was thrilled to score their first ever try in the World Cup!

Then you think about England's squad out on the razzle and it makes you wonder about priorities and the 'honour' of playing for your country??

And the Aussies didn't stop trying to score tries even though they'd got the maximum 5 points. A real pity about that possible severe injury right at the end of the game.

Oh well ...let's see what the weekend brings.

The yelp was mine! Eugh to hairy men, although I do approve of my husband's amazing handlebar moustache. I'll see if I can put a photo up.

On of my DSs is such, though no beard at present. Don't know where he gets his hairy genes!

ooo yes love a beard and a nice hairy man all over plse? I have a lovely hairy one here - nice hairy back. I heard a few yelps then Gransnetters

The Irish/Oz match was one of the best I've seen for ages. Lovely rugby and an exciting game and of course the final score was so sweet!

One of the Canadians has a very spectacular beard too. Do you have a 'thing' about beards, susie?