2006-12-03 11:13:47 · 28 answers · asked by ? 1 in Sports ➔ Rugby
Just picked myself up off the floor I laughed so much!
Do you remember, remember the 5th of november?
The AB's hammered England and they will win the WC!
England wont get further than the group stages unless there is a vast improvement in the squad!
2006-12-03 11:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think that they will win next year's rugby world cup then you must view the world through rose coloured spectacles. Personally speaking, I think England will be lucky to get through their group if they play like they are at the moment. With Robinson quitting as Head Coach, they at least have a chance of maybe the quarterfinals. But to actually retain it? No chance!!
France will obviously be strong contenders playing on their own soil, but will they have the self-discipline to go all the way? You just don't know which French team will turn up. There could be the free-flowing French team oozing with flair, or there could be the erratic, error strewn French team letting their frustration spill over into giving away silly penalties. But there no doubting that they have the potential to win it if they can put a string of good performances in.
Out of the other Six Nations teams, I would say Ireland have the best chance to do something special. It certainly seems likely that they will win the Six Nations next year and if they do, with their current strength in depth in their squad, they have to be considered as contenders. Wales and Scotland have certainly improved greatly in the last four years. However, I think they will both go no further than the quarterfinals.
Argentina have had some spectacularly good results in the last couple of years or so, beating Scotland at Murrayfield, England at Twickenham and could be a strong dark horse in the competition. I don't think it will be long before they are added to the Tri Nations competition in the southern hemisphere.
I certainly don't think South Africa are as good as the vintage who won the 1995 tournament. Out of the the main southern hemisphere sides they are the weakest, but having said that, they will be nobody's pushovers.
Australia clearly were using their recent tour of the UK and Ireland to blood a few newcomers and some of their selections were somewhat experimental and that resulted in possibly a disappointing tour in terms of results against the likes of Wales and Ireland, but I think we saw more of the real Australia against Scotland. Australia didn't have a number of their more recognisable stars like George Gregan but come the World Cup, they will be back to full strength again, with their players playing in their more recognised positions and I would expect them to be finalists.
New Zealand are quite rightly the red hot favourites to win the tournament. They have been absolutely awesome and, no matter how you view their exploitation of the rulebooks grey areas, they have got to be the team to beat. Mind you, they were red hot favourites to win it in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2003 and they only managed to make the final on one of those occasions in 1995.
So whoever does finally manage to emerge victorious, let's all hope that it is done playing free-flowing exciting rugby.
2006-12-04 03:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by colliedug111060 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They wont even get a cup to drink out of on the plane ride over much less a World Cup.
There is no way. There is months left til it starts and they not only force out the coach, but have no plans for a new one, much less even a clue what the new game plan is going to look like. then once they develop a game plan and get a coach, they will have hardly a chance of getting enough time playing the new game plan to be proficient at it (whatever it is). At this point they should just save the money and not even pay a coach, just let the guys go out and play and have fun and forget about all of this Wourld Cup madness.
It's going to be the All Blacks unless they are secretly drugged before games or something.
2006-12-05 03:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by wadecrptrng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with all the comments made on this Question.
England have absolutley no chance of winning next year.
I think that New Zealand will walk away with it but the All Blacks always seam to peak a year to early.
Obviously I would love to see Wales win it but think it is 4 years to early.
My outsiders Would be France as they will get plenty of support being the home nation & also after the way that Ireland played during the Autumn Internationals I wouldnt dicard them.
South Africa & Austrailia cannot be counted out as well.
Roll on September I say.
2006-12-03 22:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Huw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way.they are just a bunch of ovcer paid primma donnas. Andy Farrell is seen as the saviour of the backs but in 10 years as the leader of the great britain rugby league team they won nothing. Beat the French but so does everyone else. The odd win over the Aussies and New Zealand. If you have to resort to players like him then you really are struggling.
2006-12-06 09:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by Closed Down 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly, NZ choke in the event that they do no longer host it. the two their worldwide cup titles have been gained at domicile. SA is up and coming under Heyneke Meyer, and we've been the only group to conquer NZ on their super 2 3 hundred and sixty 5 days unbeaten run. I additionally agree that Joe Scmidt is an remarkable coach. eire will bypass far, yet too small a rustic to bypass all the way. if all is going in accordance to devise, we (SA) will meat NZ in the semis or quarters. the winner of that tournament will probably have a bloody nostril, so whoever we (or NZ) meet in the perfect could have a extra constructive threat of thrashing us, or NZ.
2016-10-17 16:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
They won me £1400 last time but I don't think I'll have a flutter on this game. The only other talented yet shambolic squad in a worse state than us is SA and they still won the other day.
NZ, Aus or Ireland
2006-12-03 15:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C'mon Ireland........after how we did in the autumn internationals you wud have to say we have a chance.Easily in top 3.England have had a brutal streak.No chance for them retaining trophy
2006-12-04 03:35:34 · answer #8 · answered by tom tom002233 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they do win it they wont need to fly back from France,they will be able to walk across the Channel cos they will have performed a miracle!
2006-12-06 06:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by Benno 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAHA.
No Chance, The team is currently a shambles.
New Zealand will win it.
2006-12-03 11:21:50 · answer #10 · answered by kamviag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋