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What a difference to the Wallabies V ABs 2003 semi when Mortlock made huge metres with every carry. Different style of 13 for the Wallabies now of course - still it would be nice to see Fainga'a & AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) put though gaps by the play makers

The slippery conditions helped keep it an even, absorbing contest. Wales had plenty of chances to win while France did enough to win. Both sides defended well as expected in a semi final. Free flowing rugby would have been rare even it conditions were dry. France managed to win without...

With RWC 2011, we've seen the boat cruises around NZ to conincide with the big games. Will we see river cruises at RWC 2023?

Plenty of criticism of France - seems harsh. Didn't see the game live except the last five minutes. Watched replay. Stoic effort by Wales and a great run through the tournament. France wasted three try scoring opportunities: one in the 1st half when the ball went to the blind side when...

Wales have been great and were involved in one of the best games of the tournament: Wales V Samoa First 20 minutes of that game it was all Wales yet Samoa absorbed the attack and responded with a 1st half try. Wales 2nd half try was fantastic from 60 odd metres from the line - the...

Who would want to be in Graham Henry's shoes trying to figure out what the Wallabies will bring to the game this weekend. I reckon the Wallabies have deliberately not shown their hand so far - so they can ambush the ABs - hopefully something bit like 2003. Will we see one of the Wallaby...

If France are to win, then they must score a try or two. Not an easy asignment as Scotland found out. For all the endeavour and enterprise that Scotland brought to the game, England countered it with disciplined defence and their backs have so much speed to chase down half breaks. All the...

For me, the most dissappointing aspect of the Australian forward play has been lack of teamwork. All other forward packs at the rwc have impressed with their forward play, particularly with speed & good numbers to the breakdown. Whereas in the Ireland game, individually our guys played...

Yes, it might be the other NZ coach WG, that walks away with the cup

Looks good HJ Wouldn't it be a buzz to see your emerging team actually get a run against quality opposition, say a super team ?

Wales to make the final based on current form - their opponent? To hard to call right now

Turning points... 54th to 58th minutes Scotlands decision to kick for goal (successfully). But in the context of the game at that time, Scotland needed to score a try because they had just withstood England's strong start to the 2nd half and then the Scottish number 2 came so close to...

I reckon Samoa have been one of the best teams at the RWC. They have played consistently well in all games and I would have loved to see them get the the QF stage. Mostly Samoa have played a very high energy yet mature style - though a few critica errors in the Wales game and the SA game cost...

That should be: If the right call was made, Samoa were a big chance to make it 13 - 10 and really put SA under pressure

The critical turning was much earlier than the red card & yellow card. It was a short time after Samoa scored and that zippy back (can't remember the number) made a great run down the centre of the field and as tackled by the full back; not held and he bounced back to his feet but was...

When the Reds come to Sydney for the waratahs game, could you have an open training run in Western sydney, say Parramatta, Blacktown, or Prairewood? And could you invite local school rugby teams to meet the Reds players? And maybe do some coaching of these school kids?

Well, having just watched replays of todays afternoon games, some stand out (non tri nations) players worhy of consideration are: Russia 9 - what would this guy be like behind a dominant forward pack 15 - great run to score Ireland O'Gara - hasn't put a foot wrong in the last two games...

Thanks Jay-c That was great to see, the pass from Hercus was fantastic, split second decision, long and accurate

Thats the problem - QC (Quade Cooper) and others didn't read ebbs and flows of the game as it unfolded. It is hard I know - but someone (coach or player) needs to do it. They are all full time pros