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Jim Lenehan (48)
Levremont has just thanked his players thus "a bunch of spoiled brats. Undisciplined, disobedient, sometimes selfish. Always complaining."
Levremont has just thanked his players thus "a bunch of spoiled brats. Undisciplined, disobedient, sometimes selfish. Always complaining."
Well, channelling their anger towards him seems to be working, so why not?
Is he still banned from their training sessions?
Seems so. Not sure what training theyare actually doing?
The time space continuum is being manipulated by your fecking Gwald gnome. 1987 RWC History is scarily repeating itself in so many ways here.
Get your fecking gnome under control. He has done his work. We don't need him here any longer.
Well, channelling their anger towards him seems to be working, so why not?
Is he still banned from their training sessions?
1994 was a big one. They hammered us in NZ and nearly cost Jonah a place at the 95 world cup. Imagine a 95 world cup without Jonah, scary if you ask me. Not so much for the englishNow I know France is NZ traditional bogey side, but just to get the history in place. The Frogs beat them in 1999, 2007 and they won of the matches in tour in New Zealand in the last couple of years as well.
Is this the extent of it? or does the history of upsets run further back in history?
Thanks in advance
Is France the least deserving side to make a WC final? They lost 2 pool game ffs. I'm not saying they can't win it on there day and cant believe they are one bad game by us or the darkness from taking it.
I reckon they are. Their performance against Tonga was disgraceful, the game against Japan only marginally better
I think it's gonna be one of the two following things.
Either it's a scrappy game, where NZ is feeling a lot of pressure and start choking, while France do their best possible Poms impersonation. In tat case they could have a 10% chance at getting a lucky victory "a la Welsh game".
Either rugby takes over, and we're in for the highest scoring finals in the history of the game, with the All Blacks humiliating a very poor and clueless french outfit.
My money is on that second option. And screw the fact that I'm French. I'll cheer for my national team when we actually have a team and players worth cheering. I'm not one to be support a team just cause I like their colors. Right now we've got a bunch of unskilled lucky spoiled brats who shouldn't even have been out of pool stage and the fact that they wear the blue colors actually makes me ashamed. Australians should keep in mind that regardless of your loss in the semi, and regardless of Deans' sometimes questionable game plan or selection policies, you actually have a very exciting, very skilled, and very committed group of young players that's full of promise, on top of coach with a proven track record. God I envy you guys.. Want to swap ? ^^
New Zealand will play the final in their traditional black strip despite France, who will be in white, winning the toss for choice of colours. Historically, shirt colour was never an issue between the two countries with France wearing navy blue and New Zealand black. But the decision of Nike to develop a darker blue shirt for the 2007 World Cup caused problems ahead of a quarter-final clash against New Zealand in Cardiff. Eventually France played in blue and New Zealand an unfamiliar grey in a dramatic match the French won 20-18. France team manager Jo Maso said his side were happy to change, this time, as a mark of respect for the hosts.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/r...es-to-budge-20111017-1ltdo.html#ixzz1b4bljZdZ
You are right IS, French have said this and is a good gesture, but toss hasn't been made as yet. Mind you last time French and NZ met in NZ in rugby WC final NZ played in White and gave them a touch up, so Jo Maso might be using the old noggin.A fantastic gesture of sportmanship from the Frogs:
You are right IS, French have said this and is a good gesture, but toss hasn't been made as yet. Mind you last time French and NZ met in NZ in rugby WC final NZ played in White and gave them a touch up, so Jo Maso might be using the old noggin.