Wooo! We won the world cup!

[bigparsnip]

How cool, we actualy won something for once.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3228728.stm

 

[SkinnyBoy]

WOO we didn't win...

 

[bigparsnip]

was a bloody good game though

now I just have to try and hold of going to the pub for a few hours so I dont' get too drunk



(it's still only 12 here)

 

[wintermute]

congrats and yes it was a bloody good game!

 

[mikee12345]

i didnt watch
i dont like rugby

NZ sucks anyway

the media were in mourning for several days ,when infact the people didnt give a sh*t LOL
-who cares we lost again ...

 

[li_gangyi]

K especially like the opening part where they have some kinda "dance" woo ka sha ka...thingy...looks freaking cool...

 

[Guss]

OK, I believe you guys, it might have been a pretty good game but gee, tell me what sport are you talking about !

 

[bigparsnip]

Rugby.

 

[li_gangyi]

Why the sad face?? Former President Clinton used to play Rugby...I like the sport...although it's a contact one...

 

[Guss]

Its not because I hate sports.. Here in quebec we have almost 9 months of winter . If I remember correctly we had -22 C ( wind factor included ) last week.

 

[wintermute]

To be a little more specific Rugby Union!!! We have Rugby League here too Not too common in North America I believe.

Tony.

PS. It was the only match I watched, usually the only league match I'll watch is the Grand Final. I'm not really that into footy but I do enjoy the occasional game

 

[bigparsnip]

Why the sad face??

It's not a sad face, it's a sarcastic rolleyes.

 

[li_gangyi]

okok...why the sarcasm?

 

[bigparsnip]

I'm british, and I guess I like it (sarcasm here more than the british poart, but I always thought we were considered a rather sarcastic bunch by the rest of the commonwelth so I guess it figures, perhaps?)

 

[Guss]

To be a little more specific Rugby Union!!! We have Rugby League here too Not too common in North America I believe.

Your right, but I've seen a match in a movie once, seems to be similar to football (american one ) to me. I don't think you needed to be sarcastic at all, it was a just a question after all maybe I wasn't the only one not to know what you were talking about.

 

[bigparsnip]

Sorry, I didn't mean any offency by any of what I have posted here, it's just my way of being (poorly) funny. I guess most of my friends here are like that but if others aren't I appolgise.

But yes you could say it was a little like american football, but then, that could lead to a whole different argument...

 

[Guss]

Hey we shouldn't get that deep into sarcasm & smilies. I wasn't offenced at all ;P. And by the way this smiley looks like a '' I did it though '' smiley more than a sarcastic little green buddy. Just to share personnal experience, if you highlight this happy face , , it suddenly look sad

 

[kelticwizard]

Why Sarcasm?

Well, it should be pointed out that in the opening post, Big Parsnip did give a link to an article that made it clear it was a rugby game. Or match, or whatever.

So what's the difference between Rugby League and Rugby Union? Just different teams, or different rules?

 

[wintermute]

Definitely different rules (but essentially simmilar). I was a little confused by some of the union as I don't normally watch it (not that I watch a lot of league either). They don't have the line-outs in league, they don't all pile on top of the person tackled either (well not normally anyway)

Their is another code here as well AFL (Australian Football League?) otherwise known as Ausie Rules, now that's another kettle of fish all together!!

Gus, I'd say Gridiron and rugby were pretty different, but from the point of view of having a football and the idea is to get it over the other teams touch line, then yeah they are simmilar

Aussies are a pretty sarcastic bunch as well, but in general it's used as a form of humour. I know some sweedish people who spent quite a while here in Aus, and picked up the sarcasm. Got them into trouble when they went home and people didn't get it

Regards,

Tony.

edit: PS. Thats freaky about highligting the smily!

 

[li_gangyi]

basic rules like u can't pass the ball forward etc. are the same...they do have a few differences...but the whole aim is to get the "thing" using ur 2 hands (they have to be in contact with the ball for it to count) over to the scoring side and get it after the line....hehehehe....I like seeing the whole piling up thingy...