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Post by rhino on Jul 10, 2008 16:45:52 GMT 10
They are 35 minute halves.
Jim , I will be going down the coast on Saturday then hope to catch the other games in Brissy in the arvo.
send me a personal message with your mobile number and we might be able to catch up
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Post by rhino on Jul 13, 2008 18:32:08 GMT 10
I drove down the Goldy on Saturday morning and watched Wales v France and Ireland v New Zealand .
Wales looked the goods against France who didn't have a good day .
I talk with the Welsh boys a lot and actually assisted their coach on the sidelines .
Was a real buzz .
Ireland had plenty of heart but the Kiwis just kept coming.
From here I drove to Brissie and took in Australia v Greece and Scotland V England .
Australia flogged Greece but I actually thought Greece were an ok side .
And Scotland too had plenty of heart but England too much experience.
This game has to be promoted more in the UK.
The Irish , Scottish and Welsh in particular play with so much heart and these countries are well suited to rugby league .
Most of the guys I spoke to were natives of their country but a lot of Aussie accents from the Greek side.
Cannot understand why there is no PNG, Fiji,Samoa and Tonga in the Uni world cup.
They have competed in past cups .
Will try and get to the plate and cup semis on Tuesday and Wednesday night .
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Post by jim on Jul 13, 2008 18:39:49 GMT 10
Greece did look a decent side from what i saw. Problem was they got very little ball and played like a beaten team most of the game. Early on the game was tight but Australia blew out the scoreline after half time.
I liked the ground and I guess there were about 500 people at the game but there were signifiactly less after Australia finished. I was suprised at the amount of greeks there TBH.
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Post by rhino on Jul 13, 2008 19:33:13 GMT 10
The silly thing about it was that at the games down the coast it was $ 8 to get in and there would have been lucky to be 100 people.
The games were on at 11 am and 1 pm. Too early.
Would have got a much bigger crowd if they played them at 5 pm and 7 pm.
They also had the British community Lions v Jim Beam Cup reps but I left as they were kicking off.
Then in Brisbane at Langlands park there is a good crowd and admission is free .I guess a lot of the crowd was still there from the Easts QLD Cup match .
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Post by jim on Jul 14, 2008 11:16:26 GMT 10
The silly thing about it was that at the games down the coast it was $ 8 to get in and there would have been lucky to be 100 people. The games were on at 11 am and 1 pm. Too early. Would have got a much bigger crowd if they played them at 5 pm and 7 pm. They also had the British community Lions v Jim Beam Cup reps but I left as they were kicking off. Then in Brisbane at Langlands park there is a good crowd and admission is free .I guess a lot of the crowd was still there from the Easts QLD Cup match . I was suprised entry was free TBH, It could have been atleast $1 or $2 and it probably would have made $500 or so. Also suprised wales flogged France. I said earlier it would a cracking game, I didn't expect Wales to smash them. Still, well done wales, my brother will most likely be heading off to the semi so he must have been impressed. |
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Post by jim on Jul 16, 2008 17:02:21 GMT 10
Semi FianlsPlate 1- Greece 28 def Ireland 10 Plate 2- France 34 def Scotland 4 Cup 1- England V New Zealand Cup 2- Australia V Wales Finals7th- Ireland V Scotland Plate Final- France V Greece 3rd- TBD V TBD Cup Final- TBD V TBD Scotland finally get their first points! Greece V France for 5th place and Ireland V Scotland for 7th. Games on tonight England V New Zealand - 5pm @ Griffith Uni Australia V Wales - 7pm @ Griffith Uni |
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Post by rhino on Jul 16, 2008 22:25:16 GMT 10
Went to the uni tonight to watch the cup semis .
England D New Zealand approx . 32 - 18
Australia D Wales approx 28 - 10
Didn't pay a hell of a lot of attention to the scores .
Wales troubled Australia quite a bit and could have caused an
upset but for too many errors and ill discipline .
England and New Zealand would in my opinion be the game of the Cup to date .
So England and Australia in the Cup final.
Wales and NZ play off for 3rd .
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Post by jim on Jul 21, 2008 18:01:41 GMT 10
So this is the way it finished:
1st - Australia
2nd - England
3rd - New Zealand
4th - Wales
5th - Greece
6th - France
7th - Ireland
8th - Scotland
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