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October, 05th 2011 20:27 PM

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The rugby bit:

Published 29.9.11

RWC 2011 New Zealand

Well, the quarter finals are amongst us, but how did the equal dibs of northern and southern hemisphere sides get there? I’ll tell you…

The Boks defended their line against The Sam’s as if Shaka Cestawayo and his impi’s themselves were spilling over the Blood River.

Habana finished off a well worked try in the corner to clinch a five pointer, which was measured by the return try from a bulldozing George Stowers. From there the Vaali’s hung on by the skin of their teeth to win 13-5… but would you bet against them?

Tonga smashed up the French, who are at sixes and sevens but when have you ever known them not to be – don’t trust men with beards, men who don’t smoke and Frenchmen.

England played to the crowd in an epic battle with Scotland and if you believe that you’ll believe Andy Robinson didn’t at least shed a wry smile when he got home.

From 12-9 down with three minutes to go a beautiful floater from Flood found Ashton to rattle up his tally to six and England won over a second half, from taking a pounding in the first, to clinch it 16-12.

Robinson praised his boys, who played superbly, but nodded to the collectiveness of a shaky England, ‘You can’t fault England. They held it together under pressure and saw themselves through.’

Australia smashed Russia 68-22 with some excellent handling, but hats off to the Ruskies for pulling in three tries of their own in the wet second half.

Ireland showed a very controlled form over Italy to come in the sheds at 9-6 and put some great work in the second half, finished with three deserved tries and propped their lead to 36-6.

The sea of green prompted B. O’D to point out it was like a ‘Home win’.

Wales ran over a reluctant Fiji 66-0, but don’t let that fool you the Dragons aren’t on form – crikey, that Jamie Roberts is good.

New Zealand stomped a weary Canada 79-15 and with or without their talisman DC they are looking formidable.

fool says:

So the quarters: How can you possibly choose between Wales and Ireland? A creeping momentum will nudge the fool to opt for the Paddy’s

England have their win over France stamped all over this quarter, but remember what I said about beards etc – still, England into the semis

South Africa and The Wallabies is another cracker, and form, suggests the Boks to make another final, but the Aussie backs can make the French backs of the 80’s look like the English of the same era. – The Boks will pull through

Who wouldn’t love the Argies to cause a couple of islands to sink into the Pacific without a trace! But it’s not going to happen. There’ll be a battle up front, some mild tackles but the Oil Slick will run all over the Argies.

In other games

ITM/ Currie Cup/ English Premiership and Magners are on hold till they stop playing every bloody day of the week and we get to somewhere near the finals!

Some shorts:

*Not many actors been spotted in the crowds this year

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end rugby here!

A willow the wisp of cricket now:

And now ladies and gentlemen a thribble on the light side:

In the snippets

*Whinge-bag Umar Gull said, ‘I saw Anderson do it last year when we went to England,’ He’s talking about ball tampering, as the build up to England’s ODI tour, ‘Then in the Ashes Stuart Broad was seen roughing up the ball with his boot.’

All of which he categorically denies, ‘I was explaining that the ball gets scratched when it is thrown against a rough surface or hits the advertising boards. The names I mentioned were in that context and at no point did I try to accuse any individual bowler of ball tampering.’

It’s early now and… - I’m done

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