The Rugby Thread

[arcadianagain]

Is it normal to have so many police inside a ground, were they expecting trouble?

[redzonerocker]

Four-way tie at the top with RZR ( ),

It's nice to be popular

[PeteC]

......Next up The Jaarpies play host to The Blackness in Durban (why not in J'burg with the advantage that gives them......), and The Argies playing host to our cousins Down-under.

As a reminder, Argentina vs Australia is in London, not Argentina. It's a tough game to call but the venue will probably push it towards Oz, whereas Argentina will go to the wall to get a second win no doubt. NZ vs SA is a given IMO, except the score line. Pete

[raphoedon]

Great Rugby this weekend with South Africa playing New Zealand and Argentina playing Australia both of these matches are on Saturday

[PeteC]

Here's the final standings for the Rugby Championship. Congrats to RZR once again. Pharvey should be along for closing comments once he can given his travels. Pete

1 -  redzonerocker 16.00
2 ▲1  DubaiDan 16.00
3 ▲1  Pete 15.50
4 ▼2  pharvey 14.50
5 -  oz 14.00
6 -  BigBoy 13.00
7 -  iron jack 11.50
8 -  Dai_L 11.00
9 -  hutchy10 6.50

I hope the below renders ok. Original graph and explanation of terms is here: http://www.superbru.com/rugbychampionsh ... p=11591703

Pos Player WP MP GSP Global Tot. BP Pool Tot. TDM
1 -  redzonerocker 12 3.5 0 15.50 0.50 16.00 97
2 ▲ 1  DubaiDan 11 3.5 0 14.50 1.50 16.00 109
3 ▲ 1  Pete 10 3.0 0 13.00 2.50 15.50 117
4 ▼ 2  pharvey  10 3.0 0 13.00 1.50 14.50 112
5 -  oz 9 2.5 0 11.50 2.50 14.00 136
6 -  BigBoy  10 2.0 0 12.00 1.00 13.00 134
7 -  iron jack 10 1.5 0 11.50 0.00 11.50 137
8 -  Dai_L 9 1.5 0 10.50 0.50 11.00 147
9 -  hutchy10 6 0.5 0 6.50 0.00 6.50 116

[pharvey]

Here's the final standings for the Rugby Championship. Congrats to RZR once again. Pharvey should be along for closing comments once he can given his travels. Pete

Firstly, my apologies for being late on parade and "Captaincy Skills" regularly embarrassed by Pete!!

Indeed...... Congrats to RZR..... AGAIN! ( ), but surely also to DubaiDan for the Tie at the Top!! Pete follows very closely behind, I fail in my bid in going with an Argie win and despite a well earned Yellow Cap, BB comes up short........

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BUT..........

OUCH!!

[pharvey]

Thanks to all for taking part - I shall endevour to develop my Captaincy Skills for the next tournament....... "Autumn Internationals" anyone??!!

[redzonerocker]

Congrats to RZR once again.

Indeed...... Congrats to RZR..... AGAIN! ( )

You'll never know how much this means coming from you two headbangers

but surely also to DubaiDan for the Tie at the Top!! Pete follows very closely behind, I fail in my bid in going with an Argie win and despite a well earned Yellow Cap, BB comes up short........

Yep, it was a close run in, 4 way tie up to the last game and could have gone either of 3 ways up until the last few minutes of the final game.


As for the rugby itself . . . . . .

The All Blacks are out there on their own, streets ahead of anyone else, just awesome.

As for the rest, well there are some good tests coming up in the autumn/winter internationals, should give us an indication of how the Northern hemisphere sides are progressing . . . or not!

[Big Boy]

"Autumn Internationals" anyone??!!

I'm happy to make up the numbers if everybody else wants to play.

[PeteC]

^ I'm in if you do it, but we need at least 6 to make it worthwhile IMO.

[pharvey]

November will see another feast of Rugby Union with SA, NZ Maori, Australia, NZ All Blacks, Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Fiji, Japan, Argentina, USA et al face up....

Set up and invites in the mail!

For those interested and were not included on the mailing list, follow below link to register - All welcome!! : -

http://www.superbru.com/novemberinterna ... p=11629840

Pool name: HHF November Rugby

Pool code: ritewatt

More details to follow!!

[PeteC]

No email received once again. I get them for everything else but invitations seem to go into a black hole. Pete

[PeteC]

The man was only 42 year old.

Anthony Foley: Munster Rugby coach dies suddenly in Paris

http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37672703?

[pharvey]

No email received once again. I get them for everything else but invitations seem to go into a black hole. Pete

Strange one that Pete - certainly recorded as being sent, but more importantly you're registered!!

[pharvey]

The man was only 42 year old.

Anthony Foley: Munster Rugby coach dies suddenly in Paris

http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/37672703?

Truly shocking - and at 42 certainly puts life in perspective. RIP Tony.