All Blacks LOSE

[Maha]

Good on you for standing tall; the rest of the thread is a bunch of waaaaah!!


sweeeeet chariot!

The AB's had 80 mins to show they were better than the French and the Ref......it didn't happen...

[dogsnbikes]

Calm down people. It's only a game!

and its a boring game les blues

[Kendog]

Graham Henry summed is up well.

"They took their chances, we didn't"

[yod]

jeebus, i can handle losing when its fair and square but that pass was a shocker....how did all 3 officials miss something so obvious?!

the binning was a bit off but yeah, coulda gone either way really

ahwell....Abs didnt play well anyway

Boks should win it from here (unless that ref gets another game, then who knows)

[cowpoos]

sweeeeet chariot!

ya not singing in tune ya git!

[Pussy]

I haven't watched a rugby game yet where the refs decisions were 'up to it'
Only difference this time is the favorite team lost. Personally I think the ABs just played a shitty game, like they have done thus far.

The French won...good on them. The ref, however, was shithouse

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

well done France

thank ferk thats over... yah we lost nah nah nah we lost




who cares

[Goblin]

and its a boring game les blues

Hehehe...where's 007XX? She's far from boring!

[Shadows]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pimdpgeVobE

[Skyryder]

Well now that my euphoria has gone off and the wife has sinned me to the dog house. (she thinks it was my fault that we lost for backing the French) it was still an exciting game. To date the best so far in the World Cup as far as 'cliff hanging' rugby goes.

Bottom line on this was the French changed tactics in the second half. Henry spent to much time with combinations and when on field decisions needed to made by McCaw he was unable to do so due to the teams constant change of players and positions. We should have won. Lineouts and our forward play was superior but out back line could not penetrate the French for the reasons I have described. Still a good game and one that has finaly done rugby proud.

Skyryder

[scrivy]

That's the trouble with professional - corporate sports nowadays. People seem to look the other way when crucial decisions are to be made.
We as a nation put the All Blacks on a pedestal, and we rate them the best in the world. But in reality, they just aren't up there consistantly to be awarded that praise.
I don't follow rugby at all, but shit loads of people do. Yes, it would have been good to win, but it is just a game............
How many woman will be battered today as a result of our loss???!!!

[Trudes]

I don't want to talk about it.

[Paul in NZ]

Bugger - what am I going to do with my free world cup jersey now? Bike cleaning rag? Oh well - theres an upside to everything....

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

TWe as a nation put the All Blacks on a pedestal, and we rate them the best in the world. But in reality, they just aren't up there consistantly to be awarded that praise.

do we... I don't... I don't give a toss about the all blacks and or rugby... to hairy fairy for me

[oldguy]

All I need now, is Holden to lose Bathurst and it will be a completely wasted day.
the only good thing ether way, you can drown your sorrows or celebrate with alcohol.