Rugby World Cup - 2003

[JohnKelly]

Following complaints made to the IRB about the All Blacks being allowed to motivate themselves by performing the 'Haka' before their games, other nations were asked to suggest pre-match rutuals of their own.

The IRB Rugby World Cup 2003 Organising Committee has now agreed to the following pre-match displays:

1. The England team will chat about the weather, wave hankies in the air and attach bells to their ankles before moaning about how they invented the game and gave it to the world, an how it's not fair that everyone still thinks New Zealand are the best team in the world.

2. The Scotland team will chant "You lookin at me Jimmy?" before smashing a Iron Bru bottle over their opponents' heads.

3. The Ireland team will split int two, with the Southern half performing a Riverdance, while the Northerners march the Traditional route from their dressing room to the pitch, via their opponents dressing room.

4. Argentina will unexpectedly invade a small part of opposition territory, claim it as their own "Las In-Goals-Areas" and then be forcibily removed by the match stewards.

5. Two members of the South African team will claim to be more important that the other 13 who they will imprison between the posts whilst they claim the rest of the pitch for themselves.

6. The Americans will not attend until almost full time. In future years they will amend the records to show that they were in fact the most important team in the tournament and Hollywood will make a film called 'Saving No.8 Lyle'.

7. Five of the Canadian team will sing La Marseillaise and hold the rest of the team to ransom.

8. The Italian team will arrive in Armani gear, sexually harass the female stewards and then run away.

9. The Spanish will sneak into the other half of the pitch, mow it and then claim that it was all in line with European 'grass quotas'. They will then curl up under the post and have a kip until half time, when their appeal for compensation against the UK Government will be heard.

10. The Japanese will attempt to strengthen their team by offering good salaries to the key opposition players and then run around the pitch at high speed in a highly efficient manner before buying the ground(with a subsidy from the UK Government).

11. The French will declare they have new scientific evidence that the opposition are in fact all mad. They will then park trucks across the halfway line, let sheep loose in the opposition half(much to the delight of the Welsh) and burn the officials.

12. The Australians will have a BBQ before negotiating lucrative singing and TV contracts in the UK. They will then invite all their mates to come and live with them in Shepherds Bush.

13. Unfortunately the Committee were unable to accept the Welsh suggestion following representations from the RSPCA.

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[gazza]

:D :D very well done John,now i can really see how much spare time you have at a certain station ..lol...:)

[gazza]

YES, YES ,YES, Rugbyman iam on my Knees paying homage to the All blacks and to you also SIR,ibeg your forgivness for all my nasty remarks about the KIWIS......(until next time any way)..good game EH!;)

[rugbyman]

Gazza, I am glad you have seen the light and come around to the Kiwi way of thinking especially about our "blondes". Can't beat those nice curly locks and firm meaty thighs.....apparently

As expected the Aussies gave it heaps and a great weekend of Aust - NZ friendship was had by all from accounts in Auckland.

Now remember mate go easy on all those Kiwis in the cooler over there.......;)

Yours with the Bledisloe Cup

Rugbyman

[Huey14]

Good laugh for 0400, thanks John!

So is this where I sing We Are The Champions and bragg about the game?

:D

[gazza]

:D lmaooooooooooooo ill give the blondes a miss R/M anyway the velcro has worn out on the gumboots.......why do all the kiwi cops ask for country duty??????????...well thats what a couple of kiwi screws told me and being one myself (not kiwi) i gotta believe them, and dont get use to the cup cause it will be backkkkkkkkkkkkkk...stay sober R/M..cheers :)

[rugbyman]

that reminds me (staying sober), I have got the semis and the final rostered off for the World Cup. I might force myself to have a quiet one.

;)

[JohnKelly]

Ladies and Gentlemen, please place your Bets. Here are the lastest Odds as listed by the UK's largest Bookmaker.

New Zealand - 5 to 4
England - 6 to 4
Australia - 5 to 1
France - 12 to 1
South Africa- 25 to 1
Ireland - 50 to 1
Argentia - 80 to 1
Scotland/Wales - 150 to 1
Fifi/Italy/Samoa - 300 to 1
Canada/Japan/Tonga/USA - 500 to 1
Georgia/Namibia/Romania/Uraquat - 1000 to 1

I am of course backing Australia with a side bet on Ireland.

Go the Wallabies.
:cool:

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[gazza]

Ireland 50-1 ...woooo..... can just see R/MAN siiting down ale or 50 by his side and hanging out for the all blacks.............to cop a flogging by the WALLabiessssssssssssss,IF YOU BLOKES WIN THIS R/MAN I MAY HAVE TO GET THE BOAT OUT AND TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN THE LAND OF THE GIANT WOOLIES...:D ...cheers mate

[Wonga]

Well the Boys in Green just about beat Argentina over the w/e.I was a complete bundle of nerves but a win is a win.

Now for the hosts next weekend.To be honest I don't fancy our chances , esp. after that display against the Argies, but it's a funny old game.Stranger things have happened ;)

Either way it's the 1/4 finals and more liquid brekkies.

www.irishrugby.ie

[rugbyman]

I must admit, Stralya has doen an excellent job with the tournament, just look at the crowds!.

The business end starts soon with the 1/4 finals. I do not trust those French, but it sure is wide open at the mo.

Yours in All Blackness

Rugbyman

[gazza]

DAY/RUGBY....7 YEAR OLD SON WANTS TO PLAY RUGBY NOW AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...LOL....HOOROO4 NOW:D

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by Wonga
Well the Boys in Green just about beat Argentina over the w/e.I was a complete bundle of nerves but a win is a win.

Now for the hosts next weekend.To be honest I don't fancy our chances , esp. after that display against the Argies, but it's a funny old game.Stranger things have happened ;)

Either way it's the 1/4 finals and more liquid brekkies.

www.irishrugby.ie

It's certainly Irish Week Down Under. We have top Irish Horses competing in the big races, Ireland to play Australia in the Ruby and Ireland playing Australia in International Aussie Rules Football.

Erin go Bragh

JohnKelly
Australia

[Wonga]

2 losses in successive days
:o :o :( , not a good w/e for the Boys in Green.

First we win the international rules game but lose the series aaaaaagh and then we get beaten narrowly in the rugby aaaaaagh.

For those of you unfamiliar with the International rules series between Ireland and Australia it is a compromise game of Aussie rules(which I can only describe as a mixture of Rugby and Gaelic football played with an oval ball) and Gaelic football(which is best described as a mixture of Rugby and Soccer).

2 fantastic entertaining games but on the day in question we just weren't good enough.Ah well, roll on the 1/4 final game against the French next week.Unfortunately they've been playing better than they have during the last couple of 6 Nations championships, but I'm hoping for some luck of the Irish :D

[gazza]

Day wonga watched the international match really enjoyed it faster than aussie rules and no one kissing one another..lol..i think 2 matches aint enough should be out of 5..anyway the all blacks and wales on tonight so gotta goooooo..hooroo you lot ..bet rugby is sitting there with an ale or 12 by his side tonight:D ..p/s see a few of your country men on the road to work the other day john...literally on the road on their backs in front of the rialto ..lmaooooooooo..me thinks they had a massive Guiness attack..lol..:)

[Wonga]

G'day Gazza ,

Definitely no kissing !! That lad Hall who plays at full forward for you guys is one BIG geezer.I had to laugh at a couple of our blokes who tried to square off to him during the two tests , they just bounced off him !!

I gather from the various outlets here that the possibility of a 3 test series with 15 minutes quarters is being seriously considered.Although your team capt. Crawford doesn't seem to be in favour - time constraints etc etc.

We gave a good account of ourselves for amateurs v pros.Ah !! but who was in the box with Gary Lyon ? none other than ex-Dublin Gaelic football star Jimmy Stynes :cool: His brother Brian is a firefighter in Dublin and a recently retired star of the Dublin side.

Speaking of Rugbyman , I wonder where he is ? Has he joined the fellow countrymen of myself and JK after 2days game ? Probably another Guinness o/d after the match against the Welsh :D :D

Roll on the 1/4s

[gazza]

Yepppppppp reckon your right Wonga R/mans had Guiness or Steinlager (yukkkkkkkk) overdose,and Jimmy Stynes made the leap from gaelic to aussies rules with no probs and what a top player he was and won the Brownlow medal,would like to see this gaelic footy as to how it is really played couple of irish blokes i work with say it is lots better in the proper way,ok cheers all

[rugbyman]

still recovering from the ABs game against the Taffs, I saw the game from the police bar big screen. Actually speaking of beers,has anyone tried Kilkenny!

[gazza]

Tried Kilkenny on tap at one of the irish themed pubs here(JK would know which one) not bad but out of the can not as good,...getting sober R/M...lol:D

[JohnKelly]

The Irish are everywhere in Melbourne at the moment. It is a Sea of Green. International Aussie Rules - Rugby Union and the Melbourne Cup.

When you think of it - Ireland is a great nation. The Emerald Isle. It's awesome when you think back on the great people it has produced, great craic, great music, poets, singers, dancers, actors, bushrangers, soldiers, fighters and of course Guiness and sure if it wasn't for the Irish, they wouldn't have any Police Forces in America.

Tomorrow is Melbourne Cup Day and hasn't that Irish Horse, Holy Orders captured the News Headlines. They flew the horse out from Ireland to compete in The Melbourne Cup and he won't gallop during training. The trainers have tried chasing him with a tractor, but he still won't run, but he has captured the imagination of the Mad Punters and they are backing him like crazy. I am going to take a Trifecta tomorrow - Tyrone - Big Pat & Holy Orders. Well, you never know the luck of the Irish.

Ireland gave the Australians a run for their money at the Rugby -what a great game. Australia was lucky and if Ireland can beat the French, well, it will be on again!!

I love the Guiness, but could take or leave Kilkenny. I reckon the best beer around at the moment is Cascade Premium from Tasmania.

Anyhow, enough of my ramblings - its good to see you three blokes posting again.

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[Sgt Lobster]

Kilkenny quite palatable. Downed a few pints of it the last time I was in Dublin for a mates wedding !

Lobster. :D

[Leigh Harrington]

Drink Tetley and support England:D

[rugbyman]

I'll never support England as long as my butt points to the ground Leigh..lol

:p

Go the mighty AB's

[JohnKelly]

It will probably be all over by the time you have read this thread, but this weekend we have,

New Zealand v South Africa
Australia v Scotland
France v Ireland
England v Wales

Hot tip from the Lady in the Canteen is that the finals will be between the All Blacks and the Poms ie New Zealand and England.
:(

BUT - then again - maybe it could be the finals between the Australia and Ireland! :)

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by rugbyman
I'll never support England as long as my butt points to the ground Leigh..lol

:p

Go the mighty AB's

Hey rugbyman - Your butt?! - don't you mean your Arse. :D

I want the Wallabies to make the finals and I also want Ireland to make the finals.:) :confused:

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[gazza]

LOL.....whats rugby putting up as a bet JK...lol
allblacks and the wallabies tonight

[Wonga]

France 43 - Ireland 21 !!

The end of another World Cup.Outclassed , outplayed and to be fair soundly beaten.We were never at the races.The French took their feet off the gas in the 2nd half and allowed a degree of respectability to creep into the scoreline.

A shame that Keith Woods international career had to come to an end in such circumstances, he's been a fantastic servant to the cause over the years.

I can't see the Welsh causing England any major probs and England will be too strong for the French next week.

Time to look forward to the 6 Nations :) DRINK !!

Yours in sport

Wonga

[gazza]

just finished watching it before...well the young fella did 7 years old and his words were gee france killed ireland ..lol

[Leigh Harrington]

Bit of a scare for England this morning, still it will buck their ideas up in time for France and NZ.
Perhaps one of you Ireland supporters, albeit not from Ireland! Could answer a question. Is the Ireland team just from Eire or does it include Ulster? I have never seen an Ulster team and was wondering.
Cheers!

[wypspecial]

The Ireland rugby team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Hard luck on the day, but the better team won.


- An Irish Ireland supporter from Ireland :)

[co911]

Let's get down to it, are the Blacks good enough to take the Wallabys? I really don't care about the finals, the WC is being decided in the semis.

[Leigh Harrington]

Rugby must be one of the few sports where two or more countries play together as one, the Barbarians include England Wales Scotland and both Irelands. Anyone know of any others?

[gazza]

co911....All Blacks take the Wallabies...mate im an Aussie and i reckon that (dont let r/man know this..lol) the All Blacks will trully Knacker the Wallabies....Yeah ok R/Man you can gloat

[gazza]

p/s....dont you say anything either Wonga..lol

[JohnKelly]

Wonga is right - the French were all over Ireland and left them in a state of shock but the thing that has me worried is that Australia only beat Ireland by 1 point!!!

I dunno, maybe the lady in the canteen is right - its going to be between New Zealand and England. :(

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[Wonga]

Gazza ,

No comment at this time :p

By the by, I'm away home - Dublin - for the w/e.I'll make sure to purchase more shares in Guinness for you all while I'm there :D :D

[JohnKelly]

Thanks to Andrew Irwin from Canberra, Australia.

"After the Australian v Ireland match (and the Melbourne Cup) in Melbourne, three of us decided to drive the Great Ocean Road. On Wednesday night we went to a pub in a small town called Apollo Bay. By the end of the night (1.30 am) it was ourselves, two Canberrans and a chap from Darwin singing away with a group of about 20 Irishmen, 2 Scots and a local called Wilbur who had swapped a t-shirt for an English jersey.

The Irish knew heaps of folk songs and were having huge fun, particularly one chap, who had sung several quite haunting solos. Beautiful stuff and the kind of camaraderie that only a Rugby World Cup could bring to a small pub on the south coast of Victoria in Australia"

Just thought that I would share this with you, for I know well the experience that Andrew Irwin from Canberra would have enjoyed in the company of these Irishmen.

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[co911]

Gazza, in the imortal words of Darryl from 'The Castle', "you're dreaming". I'm no expert but you Aussies are going to get hosed by NZ this weekend.

[JohnKelly]

It was nearing the end of the Rugby World Cup. The seven dwarfs went off to work in the mine one day, while Snow White did the housework and cooked their lunch. However, when she went to the mine to deliver their lunches, she found there had been a cave-in, and there was no sign of the dwarfs.

Tearfully she yelled in to the mine entrance, "Hello - is anyone there, can you hear me?"

A voice floated up from the bowels of the mine: "New Zealand will win the Rugby World Cup"

"Oh well", said Snow White, "At least Dopey is still alive."

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[co911]

Yeah but what did Snow White have to say about the Bledisloe and
Tri-Nation Cups?

[JohnKelly]

911 - I've seen you around the traps a fair bit and I have a feeling that you know a fair bit about The Lucky Country.

Actually, how come you are barracking for the All Blacks??

:confused:

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[co911]

John my wife is an Aussie! I'm the first to congratulate the Wallabys on a great performance, the Blacks will now be ROASTED at home for this loss.

[Brotaki]

The New Zealand economy is going to have tough times ahead, the dollar is going to weaken, they'll be job losses (starting with the All-Black coaching staff). Labour will be thrown out of government like National was in the last World Cup loss in the semis in 1999.

This is a country in mourning, they had written off the Wallabies but now what do we do?...at least we have the America's Cup....oh damn.....no wait.....I mean hey how about our Netball team...world champs!

I must admit Australia played a brilliant game, and we choked.

GO THE ALL-BLACKS WORLD CUP 2007!!!!????

:confused:

[rugbyman]

I'm depressed.

I may have to go to the bar and have a few (again), anybody else want to pop up?

Still it could have been worse, we could have lost to England.

[Leigh Harrington]

AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!;)

Anyway, hope you lot cheer on England vs the French, none of us want them winning anything!

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by co911
John my wife is an Aussie! I'm the first to congratulate the Wallabys on a great performance, the Blacks will now be ROASTED at home for this loss.

Yes co911, I had a fair idea that your wife was an Aussie, I now recall that you mentioned it before on an Aussie LEO Website. Don't forget, the next time that you and the Mrs are down this way so let us all know.

Brotaki,Rugbyman & Leigh (Go Wagga Wagga ;)) - its not over for the Wallabies yet and I am hoping that we get to play England. I reckon that the whole country will stop to-night, just to watch the game between England and France.

What a magnificent series it has been - the stories that I have head on how life long friendships have been formed between people from all over the world - in Pubs - Trains - Buses - in the Streets and Parks, people can been seen wearing their nations colours, all singing their national songs. In so far as I am aware, there has been no trouble between the Rugby Supporters; just imagine what it would have been like if it had been a Soccer series. :eek:

If the Wallabies lose, then I guess the ANZAC tradition will again unite us and we shall go into a period of deep depression and take our anger out on the politicians and just go on hating the Poms.

;)

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[NSWCop]

Yeah, its been a great series. Pity about the All Blacks, personally I would have prefered to see a local derby for the finals, but that's the way the pools worked out.

Now, I just hope the Poms can take out the Frogs.

It would be more satisfying to watch Australia play England,...and WIN!!!!!:D :D :D

[Brotaki]

The heading for this mornings newspaper the Sunday Mail : THE END OF THE WORLD

This heading took up half the front page, and yes it was about the All-Black loss, I think this is a perfect example of how serious we takes this.

Now excuse me, I've got a bunker to go dig. :eek:

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by Brotaki
The heading for this mornings newspaper the Sunday Mail : THE END OF THE WORLD

This heading took up half the front page, and yes it was about the All-Black loss, I think this is a perfect example of how serious we takes this.

Now excuse me, I've got a bunker to go dig. :eek:

Actually, a lot of people don't really appreciate just how serious the New Zealanders take their Rugby and they will in fact turn on each other in frustration over this loss - heads will roll.

:eek:

I should talk, what will we do if Australia loses to England?:eek:

Regards,

JohnKelly
Australia

[gazza]

oooooooops a bit late ..but to all the kiwis....haaahaaaaaaaa and i backed em to ....silly me ....at least you can have frogs legs for a snack ..and this time im picking us to thrash the poms ...yesssssssssssssssssssss

[NSWCop]

Originally posted by JohnKelly

:eek:

I should talk, what will we do if Australia loses to England?:eek:

Regards,

JohnKelly
Australia


JohnKelly;

BITE YOUR TONGUE !!!:eek: :D :D

[Sgt Lobster]

Just listened to the local radio, and there's just been an Aussie on giving us Poms a bit of a bashing lol !

Had one of my constables almost begging to get Saturday off as well !


Lobster. :)

[ron9572]

COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by ron9572
COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!

Come on England you say!!! and you a Sandgroper!!!

If England wins, we are coming to get you and if you are an ex Pom, then your Ten Pounds will be refunded and you are being sent back to England!!!

Anyhow, when was the last time England won at any sport against Australia.

;)

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[NSWCop]

Originally posted by JohnKelly
Come on England you say!!! and you a Sandgroper!!!

If England wins, we are coming to get you and if you are an ex Pom, then your Ten Pounds will be refunded and you are being sent back to England!!!

Anyhow, when was the last time England won at any sport against Australia.

;)

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

John, make sure you pick me up on the way through!
Not that that's ever going to happen!!!!:D

ron: the harsh western sun has obviously scrambled your brain!! Drink 2 Carlton Draughts and a Tooheys New and see me in the morning!!
:D :D :D

[gazza]

Ahhh well i better take my foot outta my mouth..17/20 with seconds to go Congrats to the English Team,good match,good teams and enjoyable matches allround.....as they say ..till next time :( ....:)

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by Brotaki
The heading for this mornings newspaper the Sunday Mail : THE END OF THE WORLD

This heading took up half the front page, and yes it was about the All-Black loss, I think this is a perfect example of how serious we takes this.

Now excuse me, I've got a bunker to go dig. :eek:

Can I come and join you. :(

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[Sgt Lobster]

The kick off was 09:00 GMT and we were on earlies 07:00 start so we missed most of the match :mad: To cap it all I was arresting a drunken nugget at a domestic at 12:40, the pubs had been open since 09:00! You can tell things are pretty hectic when the sergeant ends up arresting at a domestic lol!

One of the lads had begged to take the day off, wonder if he'll manage to get in for earlies tomorrow (it's still Saturday here). He won't dare go sick, but will he try and blag the night sergeant for the day off?


Lobster.:D

[JohnKelly]

Originally posted by Sgt Lobster
The kick off was 09:00 GMT and we were on earlies 07:00 start so we missed most of the match :mad: To cap it all I was arresting a drunken nugget at a domestic at 12:40, the pubs had been open since 09:00! You can tell things are pretty hectic when the sergeant ends up arresting at a domestic lol!

One of the lads had begged to take the day off, wonder if he'll manage to get in for earlies tomorrow (it's still Saturday here). He won't dare go sick, but will he try and blag the night sergeant for the day off?


Lobster.:D

Ah, sure at the end of the day, isn't the old job the same the world over.

It was a very tight game, but in the end, England played the better game and set Johnny up nicely.

I don't begrudge England the win, although to be honest, if Australia was going to lose, then I would have preferred that they would have lost to Ireland. ;)

Cheers mate,

JohnKelly
Australia

[NSWCop]

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

Congrats to the Poms. Great win, great game.

ron, you sure picked it. Maybe I should get out in the sun some more?:D

[ron9572]

Great game by both teams and definately worthy of being called a grand final.

If anyone criticises the Australian team (and I have seen a few derogatory things in the papers over here) I would certainly give them a slap.

But on the day, Jonny Wilkinson was the man!!!!!

[rugbyman]

Im getting wound up here trendsetters. However in the pursuit of good law enforcement relations I will keep my very strong opinions to myself.

Don't say I didnt warn you. We now have to wait for another 4 flaming years until we can do something about it!!!!!!

Roll on summer training

Rugbyman

ps I would like to quote the "big dipper" if I may

"Dipper, when did you start training for this grand final."
"The day after we lost the final last year"

[Huey14]

What rugby?



:D

[Sgt Lobster]

My bobby tipped up for earlies and he seemed surprisingly fit and healthy!

Lobster.

[Wonga]

Better late than never ...... congrats to the English lads on the w/e's win.To be fair they were the better team on the day and for most of the tournament(It's about time the cup came to the northern hemisphere).

I reckon that if too many of the squad don't retire England will dominate the game for a couple of years yet, and as for that Wilkinson lad - Priceless and he's still only 24.

I'm really not looking forward to the Ireland v England game in next years 6 nations :eek: :eek: