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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by sb_73, Feb 5, 2022.

  1. Hammersmith bookie

    Hammersmith bookie Well-Known Member

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    The best team in the Rugby World Cup wins it 95% of the time Beth ! Ireland a great side but until you win the World Cup you can never say your one of the truly great teams
     
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  2. Stroller

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    Brilliant game, worthy of a final. NZ just more clinical. Ireland seemed to get a bit desperate when there was still plenty of time left.
     
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  3. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Just got back to the hotel.

    Feels like a game we lost rather than the Argies won it.

    We failed to kick on at 10-0 …. another score then and we thought that the Argies’ heads would have gone … but it never materialised <doh>

    The Pumas fans were fantastic … completely outshone and outsang the Welsh - we should hang our heads in Shame :emoticon-0130-devil
     
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  4. finglasqpr

    finglasqpr Well-Known Member

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    I met some of them in Paris before the Ire V Scot game and in Tokyo during the last world cup. They are very passionate alright.

    Never, hang your head in shame. Wales has always been a great rugby nation. Sport is so cruel at times and so great at other times. You win some, you lose some. Equally as gutted but like you, extremely proud. Chin up.
     
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  5. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    I know what you mean and largely agree with you but our support was really poor today.

    It may have been because the Argies were in largish‘clusters’ and were able to generate some noise/momentum
     
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  6. QPRNUTS

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    On a positive note we still have England and France left
     
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  7. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    I suspect that England will be the ‘last man standing’ from a NH perspective ….
     
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  8. QPRNUTS

    QPRNUTS Well-Known Member

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    I’ve just had a brain fart

    what about we have our own World Cup every 2 years and we don’t invite them Southern Hemisphere lads
     
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  9. Taffvalerowdy

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    They’d still bloody win it …, <laugh>
     
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  10. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Bon soir mes amis <cheers>
     
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  11. QPRNUTS

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    45 minutes to kick off
     
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  12. sb_73

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    I really have no confidence in this England team. They've played the luck of the draw well so far, but I’ve seen nothing from them that would convince me that they would live with the quality and intensity of the Ireland/NZ clash yesterday or France or the Boks for that matter. The chasm in standard between the two games yesterday could well be repeated today.

    Looking forward to it though.

    How’s the head?
     
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  13. QPRNUTS

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    The whole of last night was a sobering experience :(
     
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  14. rangercol

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    Come on England!!
    Great turn out from our fans.
     
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  15. rangercol

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    Oh spiffing. THIS ref again!!
     
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  16. Goldhawk-Road

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    Poor decision to go blind by Mitchell. Don't rate him
     
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  17. rangercol

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    Great try. Good start.
     
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  18. rangercol

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    Fiji excellent in the breakdown.
    Mustn't get isolated.
     
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  19. Goldhawk-Road

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    Not Curry again...
     
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  20. QPRNUTS

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    Discipline Discipline Discipline

    keep it simple stupid
     
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