LatinXTC Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Is there a site where I can find a complete roster of all the players playing in the RWC from every team? I wanna start googling some future husbands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Didn't Sir Alex decide he didn't want Old Trafford to be used when they were deciding the venues, so Man Utd pulled away from hosting? I think if that hadn't happened there might be a better spread. The 2013 Rugby League WC was played there and the pitch got torn up badly. All Blacks and England played there in the late 90s and the same thing happened. Furgesson whinged and moaned about it back then as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 A few bits of Rugby World Cup Music for you. First up, the official All Blacks Supporters song - *Team, Ball, Player, Thing* This one also doubles as a charity single for the All Blacks official charity - *Cure Kids* and their campaign to help cure Battens Disease. It features a few All Blacks as well as a top lineup of NZ musicians (Daniel Beddingfield, Flight of the Concords, Lorde, Six 60, Hollie Smith, Jason Kerrison, Avalanche City, Brooke Fraser, Savage, Broods, Boh Runga, Gin Wigmore, Dave Dobbyn, The Naked and Famous, Shihad and a few others). Like the Concords previous charity single, the lyrics are all sourced from talking to 6 year olds. If you've got time watch the full 15minute skit and vid Or just the music video Must say, Ryan Crotty is looking pretty good in this one. Next, the NZ Song for RWC 2015, *I See Fire* from Sol3 Mio. As for the Rugby World Cup Anthem - *World in Union*, Paloma Faith will be singing the 2015 version. I don't think it's been released yet though. In the mean time, we'll revisit World in Union from New Zealand 2011. The official version performed by Hayley Westenra, but a unique version performed in the opening ceremony by Ria Hall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Gosh Wow here we are four years later. Got a clip of the HAKARINA!!!! Good humorous banter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Well this is how to make a good start: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34278012 Merde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 My RWC 2015 predictions for the first time ever here POOL A 1. England2. Australia3. Wales4. Fiji6. Uruguay POOL B 1. South Africa2. Samoa3. Scotland4. USA5. Japan POOL C 1. New Zealand2. Argentina3. Tonga4. Namibia5. Georgia POOL D 1. France2. Ireland3. Italy4. Canada5. Romania (there really should be a Round of 16 with the top 4 in each group advancing. Maybe if it expands to 24 teams someday) QuarterfinalsEngland over SamoaSouth Africa over AustraliaNew Zealand over IrelandArgentina over France SemifinalsEngland over South AfricaNew Zealand over Argentina Third PlaceSouth Africa over Argentina FinalEngland over New Zealand(Pretty even if you ask me. Won't be surprised if the All-Blacks win again. Chose England because history is against RWC repeat champs) Another thing: Heard some very bad things regarding the upcoming 2015 RWC Official video game. Based on the graphics I saw for one thing, it does look dated. Get Rugby Challenge 3 instead; all you get here with RWC 2015 are the 20 teams with several of them unlicensed. No qualification round games. No nations that failed to qualify included with all of the games like Russia, Spain, Portugal, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Morocco, and South Korea. Say if you try to get one of them to England/Wales. Not even the historic teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Poor old Twickenham, the ugliest of the major UK stadiums.....it'll never look great, no matter how many pink and green banners you plaster on it BUT WE'RE READY! ENGLAND v FIJI - 8pm tonight And as Clive Woodward pointed out this morning, bonus points for teams who score more than 4 tries, so that'll be England's aim tonight to get an early edge in a really tough group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Twickers really is a brutish, ugly block of a thing. Hopefully we won't be saying the same about England's rugby tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Twickers - Fugly outside, awesome inside, where it matters. I expect England to win tonight. I'm not even fussed about the All Blacks untill the Quarter Finals. I'm focussing on Pool A the "Pool of Death". Unfair BUT totally worth it! Australia should just edge out England to lead the pool...But the best clash will be Wales v England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ready for opening ceremony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 How can I watch the World Cup on stream? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durban Sandshark Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Agreed on Twickenham. You would think the exterior would undergo a serious exterior facelift for this RWC with all the money invested in the whole process to get it in England/Wales. Do expect England to win this convincingly tonight. Let us know about the Opening Ceremony later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Am enjoying the opening ceremony at the moment. Really looking forward to this Tournament, but for the Pool Matches I am really looking forward to the Pool of Death and who wins out of there. I think it will be Australia and England. Go the All Blacks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Well that was strange. What did they do to World In Union Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Inpho Photography @Inphosports 'We've Arrived!' WOW! Amazing pic from #RWC2015 opening ceremony @TwickStadium ahead of @EnglandRugby vs @fijirugby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 England opens the WC with a 33 - 11 victory over a gutsy Fiji who really held England back for 70 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 And as Clive Woodward pointed out this morning, bonus points for teams who score more than 4 tries, so that'll be England's aim tonight to get an early edge in a really tough group. Never in any doubt was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 England opens the WC with a 33 - 11 victory over a gutsy Fiji who really held England back for 70 minutes. Fiji were gutsy. Its a start for England who will need to keep building through the tournament... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 A sample promo of World in Union recorded by Paloma Faith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtE01B0xUHo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Sad and disappointed to see the UK press tear apart last night's opening match. No leeway for first night nerves. Also a TV commentator has been cited for offensive comments after he said all the local villagers standing around the one TV to watch. Still...Nothing on what Australian commentators dole out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Sad and disappointed to see the UK press tear apart last night's opening match. No leeway for first night nerves. Also a TV commentator has been cited for offensive comments after he said all the local villagers standing around the one TV to watch. Still...Nothing on what Australian commentators dole out. But is that actually offensive if it's true? Because the last football world cup the US commentators said something similar along those lines on a regular basis, especially when Boko Haram (I think it was him) went and had his organization bomb certain places where people gathered to watch the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 First upset already!!! Georgia 17 - Tonga 10... But ordinary transmission in Cardiff, Ireland 50 - Canada 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 First upset already!!! Georgia 17 - Tonga 10... But ordinary transmission in Cardiff, Ireland 50 - Canada 7. I know I should laugh at Canada's abysmal performance since the US won't fair any better, but LMFAO!!! *I know I shouldn't laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 I know I should laugh at Canada's abysmal performance since the US won't fair any better, but LMFAO!!! *I know I shouldn't laugh Canada handily beat the USA in a two game series to qualify, so no I wouldn't laugh either. Japan has beaten South Africa! Stunning victory for the Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 THE UPSET OF THE TOURNAMENT SO FAAAAAAR!!!! JAPAN 34 - South Africa 32!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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