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Rugby World Cup 2011; New Zealand
Topic Started: Aug 6 2011, 08:10 PM (3,178 Views)
hugh Aug 23 2011, 12:29 PM Post #16
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 you can download the demo on your PS3?! Might try that. It seems ok, though I think EA recognised that rugby games were actually really too hard to make and rightly gave up a few years ago.
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TC Admin Aug 23 2011, 12:57 PM Post #17
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 Yeah, you can! I noticed that Jake downloaded it and I did the same after. You can only play one half of England v South Africa though (on mine anyway). The game's ok, it feels exactly the same as the old Rugby 08 game to be honest. By the way, I added you on the PS3 a few days ago :P

Anyway, back to the actual game of rugby. England announced their squad yesterday - no major surprises, although we called up uncapped scrum-half Joe Simpson (as Danny Care got injured). I don't really like picking uncapped players for big tournaments (in any sport) as I think they should have experience first, since is this is biggest tournament in the sport. He'll only be backup I guess, but still. I haven't seen him play but I presume he's decent if he managed to make the World Cup squad. He must get some playing time against Ireland in our last warm-up match. Reminds me of Theo Walcott in the 2006 World Cup :neulol:

16 days to go!
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hugh Aug 27 2011, 12:15 PM Post #18
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 Whay, downloaded the RWC demo today! It's not too hard, but the controls are too confusing. I don't get how to 'win' rucks. I played for like an hour and pretty much got bored after that.

Anyway, Australia just beat NZ to win the Tri-Nations :notworthy: Not the best match, NZ dominated the second half and came back from 20-3 down but Australia scored a try against the run of play and that was it. Good form going into the World Cup, and the All Blacks go in after 2 straight losses...
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 Woah, Australia actually beat New Zealand! Your first Tri-Nations title since 2001! The World Cup hasn't even started yet but maybe New Zealand are already cracking under the pressure...
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hugh Aug 29 2011, 01:08 PM Post #20
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 I get that feeling too. Playing at home is going to be too much for them. I just hope it doesn't come down to Australia to beat them. :lol:
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Jake Aug 29 2011, 04:26 PM Post #21
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 England beat Ireland 20-9 at The Aviva the other day, if I'm not mistaken.
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 Indeed! A great confidence booster for England. It's always tough beating Ireland in Ireland and we did it, so that's a great way to end the practice matches.
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TC Admin Aug 31 2011, 06:25 PM Post #23
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 8 days and 13 hours to go! Group predictions then?

Pool A
New Zealand
France
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Japan
Tonga
Canada


Pool B
England
Argentina
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Scotland
Romania
Georgia


Pool C
Australia
Ireland
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Italy
USA
Russia


Pool D
South Africa
Wales
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Samoa
Fiji
Namibia


Can't see many shocks in the group stage to be honest. Samoa could finish ahead of Wales and Scotland could maybe qualify ahead of England or Argentina, but that's it really. Italy would have to be really on their top game to beat Ireland!
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hugh Sep 4 2011, 03:52 AM Post #24
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 I agree with all those picks actually. Pretty straightforward, the group stages.

Looking forward to Georgia-Romania. Should be a great match! :neulol:
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 Match of the group stage right there!



BBC Sport have made a team guide if anyone's interested.
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ligue1marseille Sep 5 2011, 02:13 PM Post #26
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 Good stuff :neuwine: Dusautoir will lead us to glory :neuwine:
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TC Admin Sep 6 2011, 10:57 AM Post #27
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2 days and 20 hours to go!
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TC Admin Sep 6 2011, 11:30 AM Post #28
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 Predictions for the knockout stages then, people?

Pool A: New Zealand, France, Tonga, Japan, Canada
Pool B: England, Scotland, Argentina, Romania, Georgia
Pool C: Australia, Ireland, Italy, Russia, USA
Pool D: South Africa, Wales, Samoa, Fiji, Namibia

The top two teams from each group go into the quarter-finals as so:

QF 1: Winner Pool C v Runner Up Pool D
QF 2: Winner Pool B v Runner Up Pool A
QF 3: Winner Pool D v Runner Up Pool C
QF 4: Winner Pool A v Runner Up Pool B


Predictions

QF 1 - Australia v Wales - Australia
QF 2 - England v France - England
QF 3 - South Africa v Ireland - South Africa
QF 4 - New Zealand v Argentina - New Zealand

SF 1 - Australia v England - Australia
SF 2 - South Africa v New Zealand - New Zealand

Third place play-off - England v South Africa - South Africa 3rd

Final - Australia v New Zealand - New Zealand win


From the knockout stages I think the tournament is open. On a good day, England can win the tournament. We won the Six Nations and we're in good form, so it could happen. I think France could do well this year, and they deserve to after failing so often here. England v France is open. If France can beat New Zealand in the group and finish first then they can beat Argentina and reach the semi-finals for sure. England, if they finished first, would probably play New Zealand - and then we're out probably!

Ireland are a great side on their day and if they play at their best, they could beat South Africa. I'm going for South Africa out of the two though. New Zealand might be nervous, as we saw in the Tri-Nations, but I fancy them to beat Argentina. Same for Australia over Wales.

England have good form over Australia in recent World Cups, but I'm tipping Australia to get revenge this time. Overall though, I think this is New Zealand's year. Best team in rugby playing at home - definite favourites. England can do it though!
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 Alle, the France team for the Japan match has been announced:

1. Fabien Barcella
2. William Servat
3. Nicolas Mas
4. Julien Pierre
5. Lionel Nallet
6. Thierry Dusautoir (c)
7. Imanol Harinordoquy
8. Raphael Lakafia
9. Dimitri Yachvili
10. Francois Trinh-Duc
11. Maxime Médard
12. Fabrice Estebanez
13. Aurélien Rougerie
14. Vincent Clerc
15. Cédric Heymans

Replacements:

16. Dimitri Szarzewski
17. Jean-Baptiste Poux
18. Pascal Pape
19. Julien Bonnaire
20. Morgan Parra
21. David Skrela
22. David Marty

France play Japan on Saturday 10th September.
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ligue1marseille Sep 6 2011, 09:53 PM Post #30
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 Posted on L'EQUIPE too: http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/breves2011/20110905_214608_avec.html


I don't know most of the squad, but I'll take Lievremont's word for it when he says it's the "team of the moment". I know we haven't been strong under him like we were with Laporte, but hopefully we do well. Japan shouldn't be a problem IMO.
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