Rugby Union World Cup 2011

[Squirter]

The Kiwi's are hosting it....

[Sportz]

Settle down. Don't get too excited. :D

[Squirter]

Can't help it Sportz....might yet get to battle with Mr. J

[Mr J]

I'd love the kiwis to host it, as long as it isn't on the damn south island during the winter.

Ticket to fly to new zealand?? A few hundred.

Getting outfitted and getting tickets to the final? A few hundred.

Aussies beating the kiwis in the world cup in NZ?? priceless!!!!

In reality I'd probally pay up to around 50k (in 2011) to see that.

[Squirter]

G'day Mr. J,

Nah mate, she'll be up here in NZ. (Auckland)

Aussies beating the AB's here in gods rugby heaven !!!!!! crikey Mr. J there'll have to be massive improvements in all aspects of Aussie rugby before you can get within a bulls roar of doing that....sacking Jones would be a good first step, but hey, you've got a WC to think about in 2007 which we will also win. Cocky eh !! just my Aussie heritage.

The ARU are not in our good books of late after voting for Japan to host the world cup.

More importantly....can Stacey and his gang knock the mighty Aussies off their perch on Sunday morning ??

[Mr J]

"there'll have to be massive improvements in all aspects of Aussie rugby before you can get within a bulls roar of doing that...."

:(

Lack of imagination and organization of the backline (despite having so much talent back there) and the performance of the tight 5...ouch, the tight have have been so painful to watch. This sort of thing would never happen to the ABs.

Throw in some creativety and the backline is already the quality of wc champs, but I really dunno how they will fix the tight 5. Maybe johnny H just needs to talk to his immigration department and let in some more kiwis and poms.

[Squirter]

Hey Mr.J,

"Creativety"....

Again, don't blame the players blame the dicks that select them. A few sackings at the very top starting with the ARU chairman Kumar followed by the selectors then Jones and Greegan and your half way home....by-the-way, Nucafora's hiding here in Auckland and doing a stirling job....the ARU could do itself a favour by appointing him as Aussie selector-coach.

Cheers mate.

[Sportz]

The ARU are not in our good books of late after voting for Japan to host the world cup.


Kiwis, don't hate me for saying this, but they voted EXACTLY as they should have done.

I don't know why we are just expected to vote for NZ simply because we're your neighbours, instead of voting the right way for the future of Rugby which was so obviously Japan. Are we going to just continue to spread the World Cup around the same handful of countries over and over again or are we going to try to expand the game and make it more popular throughout the world. A World Cup in Japan would have been brilliant for the sport.

[kiwi]

Sportz, if the future of rugby is Japan, then next time Auzzie has an opportunity to host the WC, stand aside and give way to Japan.

The facts are at home we will be unbeatable in Japan you had a small chance.

On this issue Auzzies are full of it.

Go the champion Kiwis and the mighty All Blacks.:D

[Mr J]

Wouldn't call you unbeatable at home...I guess you guys have selective memories ;)

A rwc in japan would be great. They're nuts, and there's no way I wouldn't fly up for it.

Yeh the backs were lacking creativity. I caught the last few minutes of the game vs wales and it looked great. A good expansive running game which is what aus really needs to do since it plays to our strength. Hitting up & setting up rucks mauls is terrible for us, since it slows the ball down. We need quick offloads & keep the ball moving. It creates gaps, spreads & disorganizes the defence etc, which is lethal with the hard hitting backs we have. It really plays into having tuqiri at #13, particuarly if he passes half the time. Gives him 1 on 1s and room to run, and guys like latham, big dell and tuqiri and pretty damn hard to pull up on the fly.

[Squirter]

Sportz,

Your've got a short memory....

In the late 1970's early 80's the ARU were heading for bankrupcy, the then NZRFU loaned the ARU large sums of money and even purchased your footy jerseys, we slotted in extra tours on our allready overcrowded seasons so as to give the ARU good gate returns to fill their coffers etc etc. and this we done for some years.

The only reason we believe the ARU voted for Japan is that the ARU are trying to start up a Provincial season which involves Japan so as to match ours as your footy season is terribly short and yes your players don't get enough footy, while our season is allready overcrowded and long, so we are unable to assist.

If my memory serves me right I think the ARU even voted against the Pacific Islands entering the Super 12 and this team to be based probably Sydney, this mate would have done Aussie rugby proud.

Japan a rugby nation !!!! It's only the huge Corporates that keep rugby alive with vast sums of money and plenty of Kiwi's and Aussies that would not make our national teams.

Surely Sportz one good turn deserves another.

Cheers mate.

[Squirter]

Sportz,

Ment to mention that rugby is played in (at last count) 113 countries....not a hand full....watched a bit of Chinese rugby on our Rugby channel the other day, some big boys there too.

[Mr J]

You guys get a rugby channel??? :(

Yeh our season is too short and we do need that provincial comp (forget who else besides the 4 aus teams, japan). Really need a level between club and state.

The kiwis are just lucky that the aussies have 3 other football codes to worry about.

[Squirter]

G'day Mr J....and it's a lovely day too,

Yeah mate, we've had a dedicated 24/7 rugby channel now for at least 3 years , also have a radio sport as well....'Kiwi' reckons we don't do too bad for 4 million people which you'd have to agree too.

Yes mate, you Aussies do need a tougher and longer rugby season to keep your players honed up and honest....pity about the Pacific Islands though.

Crikey mate don't wanna brag, but do you realise that the Kiwi's won the 'Out of Aussie' world championship for aerial pingpong staged in Melbourne a couple of months ago....I should'nt be disrespectful to Aussie Rules as I thoroughly enjoyed the game when I lived in Perth for quite some years and I always watch the grand final live every year on our TV.

Gotta goan drink somemore good Kiwi beer.

Cheers mate.

[Sportz]

Ment to mention that rugby is played in (at last count) 113 countries....not a hand full

EXACTLY! That was my point!!! Rugby IS played in many countries, yet the honour of hosting the World Cup simply goes round and round amongst the same old countries every single time. This would have a brilliant opportunity for one of those other countries to host the event and I'm certain that a World Cup in Japan would have been terrific!

[Squirter]

Sportz,

Just for a start 95% of the countries could not, here is just a handfull of reasons....infastructure, money, stadia, patronage, grounds, and the list goes on and on....christ mate, there was serious doubts whether we could in 2011 and in a rugby mad country, whereby we can and will fill the stadiums in all the (about) 44 games that will be held throughout the country....at the end of the day it's all about money mate and the pulling-power of the host nation and team and the IRB dictates this and thats the reason we go it .

PREDICTION....Mckenzie will be the new Wallaby coach today.