While I apologise for the effect the thread had on you, I’m not so contrite about starting it, since posting the result of an enormous international sporting event is a very unusual thing for which to require a spoiler - I had no way of knowing the US networks were retarded regarding this event (pun intended). 
Congratulations England. Anyone that beats Wales must be good 
Roll on the Six Nations Championship, who’s going to be the first to beat the new world champions.
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The Scots and the Welsh will be pleased to know that , according to Fox News , it was " Britain " that beat Australia in the Rugby World Cup.
If Fox News said it, it must be true…
Give 'em a break. Maybe the reporter had been berated once too often by Brits for referring to Britain as “England”, so they overcompensated…
Obviously we didn’t win, but I seem to remember a thread that said that the US didn’t make too poor of a showing.
I would like to have gone down to Sydney to see the final, I went last weekend to the semis and had a terrific weekend (blimey, those rugby chaps can down some beer). But too many aussie workmates and friends wanted me to stay put and watch the match here with them, in order for them to be able to pour it on, when England get walloped.
Have never been so nervous watching a game before, two red and white jerseys (being joined by another Essex lad) in a pub of green and gold. What a match though, I was certain Australia would grab it at the end, they have a knack of pulling something out of the bag, in all sports. Magic kick, magic result, and a magic couple of hours pub-crawling afterwards.
Often I’ve come across aussies, not too sportsmanlike in defeat, but Saturday night they were great, especially as they came so close to winning. All ‘well dones’ and ‘the better team …’. Pat on back to all the aussies I met in the pub and in town that night.
This might explain why a friend of mine was running around with a silly smile singing Swing Low Sweet Chariot on top of his voice at last Saturday’s hash.
congrats - wll deserved.
we’ll get yous next time, though!
Jjimm, thats a very nice Ulster Flag you made!
oh fiddlesticks. i wanted to go to the parade they were going to throw on tuesday when the team gets back, but due to local security concerns they are post-poning it until next week… when i return to the states
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There aren’t that many Jewish rugby players, are there?
I really wish I could take that last post back. I hit submit before I really thought about it. I promise I didn’t mean anything offensive by it and I apologize if anybody did. Just a really bad joke. You can throw stuff at me if you want.
World Cup-winning English winger Ben Cohen is Jewish.
Go you Pommies!
Artistic license - no white smileys y’see. Anyway, there’s no red hand in the middle, so use your imagination.
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That looks like someone stuck a brussels sprout to the England flag.
Either that or United Colours of Bennetton have run out of ideas