Rugby World Cup 2011 - New Zealand
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Alex.Burnett
Posted:
21st Oct '11, 4:14am
21st Oct '11, 4:14am
Posts: 22
Points: 416
So, what does everyone think of this years RWC? Being down here in New Zealand its pretty hard to get away from the competition but what a awesome competition i think it has been with some of the bigger teams making it (as they always do) but with some of the smaller teams making just as big an impact. So what do use lot think so far if you watched it?
Well, I've been
21st Oct '11, 8:10am
brought across from football to rugby.
The men are much fitter! (probably not the sort of comment you were looking for :) )
Rugby World Cup
21st Oct '11, 8:41am
Brilliant, that's one for the newsletter. Quote of the week.
RWC 2011
21st Oct '11, 7:00pm
Well as an arm-chair spectator.. the tournament has been great but
from an English supporters perspective things didn't go well at all.
Our captain being filmed on a night out kissing a girl in a bar, (recently after his marriage), comments directed to female members of the hotel staff and finally a player jumping off a ferry.
On-top of this they didn't 'come-up-with-the-goods' on the pitch.
I have to say I am ashamed of our conduct and unprofessional approach.
What was the England teams reputation like in New Zealand? or was it just the British press picking up on this?
Richard.
Loughborough Sports Science Graduate
& former rugby player.
Na we had the same sort of
8th Nov '11, 10:19am
Na we had the same sort of thing with the English rugby team, over all the papers, saying that probably not as big an impact as you would have in England, I know the papers can be quite bad over there! Also the paper was mostly full of All Blacks News to be honest, we coverage of every other game!
My brother tried to get a
9th Nov '11, 12:20pm
My brother tried to get a last minute plane out to NZ but couldn't get one. Don't think he was going for the players legs, though.