# Rugby World Cup - Down to the last Eight. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127 "2003-11-03T08:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/81 "2003-11-16T11:38:56Z")
When it boils down to it we were always called “more English then the English” Kiwis are traditionaly pessimistic/hopeful. Aussies are optimistic (we already have won it…how dare any buggers say we lost) Aussies always rise to the ocassion. Thats why I will be cheering for the poms. I fear they crumble just like we do. Who knows what freak drugs they put in Aussie water! ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/82 "2003-11-16T12:01:20Z")
BBF: All I’m hoping is that next Saturdays final is a bloody good one, plenty of points with most of them going our way. The S/F today wasn’t a great game by any standards but as the man said there’s winners and losers and England won, that’ll do me…for now anyway. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/83 "2003-11-16T12:10:39Z")
Kiwis will NEVER win anything if we are favourites. Aussies will always win if they are not favourites. England is going down…but I will be cheering for them 😃 If it ever comes down to world domination I want Aussies on our side. For now Poms beating them and kiwis beating Frogs will do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/84 "2003-11-16T12:52:49Z")
Is th€re drûg$@%s in ôuîrÅ ô wåtër? Poms…Ha Sorry, but beating NZ is like stealing your little brother’s bike, it’s easy, it’s fun, it makes him cry…only prob is that you know that one day the little prick is gonna knock your front teeth out for it. You should cheer for your brothers from the great southern land \*\* calm kiwi\*\* not these smelly infidels that are scared of soap and water. We’re much more fun, plus beating the poms isn’t much of a bonus, it’s the kiwi’s we wanted to beat. I hope it is bloody to, bloody fantastic if we beat the poms!! ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/85 "2003-11-16T13:02:47Z")
If I were you Lurks I’d get a good supply of tinnies in next week 'cos your gonna need 'em to drown your sorrows. And who are you calling smelly you ex con ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/86 "2003-11-16T13:17:01Z")
**Spogga** I wouldn’t rark them up too much, they like it. Then they will come steal your bike too! **Lurks** saying “well as long as those bloody Aussies don’t win” is our patriotic/little brother duty! Bloody Aussies! We sit down here trying to be all noticed and you go beat us 😃 GOOOOOOOOO the Poms! (though were I a betting kiwi, I wouldbe betting those tossers over the Tassie have already won it:D ) ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/87 "2003-11-16T13:17:03Z")
OK! an excuse to drink!! Sounds, fine to me, i think I’ll be happy if i follow your interesting and excellent advice. I’ll have to challenge you to the same though. Anyway, if we loose it’s not cause the poms were better on the day, it’s because the refs were crap or bribed or kiwis. The chances of that happening though are pretty slim really. “EX” con…yes…and proud! ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/88 "2003-11-16T13:18:40Z")
Yeah! See Kiwi refs! Thats what the final needs. It should all rest in our hands! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/89 "2003-11-16T13:22:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lurksfromwork \* > **You should cheer for your brothers from the great southern land \*\* calm kiwi** not these smelly infidels that are scared of soap and water. \*\* Yeah, just like the Irish, noble in defeat, will cheer for their nearest neigbour in the final. Er… hang on a minute… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/90 "2003-11-16T13:28:59Z")
To true **calm kiwi** , we appreciate your sporting attitude and we expect you to give us a bit of stick. Thats why aussies fling crap at kiwis…because they’re really just aussies with funny accents and because they are the only other country with a decent sense of homour! Not to good at some sports though. No use flinging crap at a pom, they just end up rolling around in it! ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/91 "2003-11-16T13:29:08Z")
EWWWWWWWW **jjimm** does that mean the Irish will be cheering on the Ockers? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/92 "2003-11-16T13:32:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by calm kiwi \* > \*\*EWWWWWWWW **jjimm** does that mean the Irish will be cheering on the Ockers? \*\* The Irish would cheer on the Hitler Bin Laden XV if they were playing against the English. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/93 "2003-11-16T13:34:13Z")
Hey we can roll in any shit an Aussie can fling and then some …oops I mean…We are tough and good and all that 😃 Frigging jammy bastards (yes we all know you own the cup now and will rub it in our faces forever) We still have the Bledisloe cup if that counts. Ok. Yes we know it doesn’t count…until you want it back bwahahahaha Oh crap! Its shitty being 3rd or 4th. Can I hear a YAY Kiwis for 3rd…anyone…anyone? ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/94 "2003-11-16T13:34:57Z")
Who said the irish were nonces! ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/95 "2003-11-16T13:36:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*The Irish would cheer on the Hitler Bin Laden XV if they were playing against the English. \*\* We feel much the same about those green and Gold lot…any chance of war breaking out before next weekend? I volunteer the Aussies to defend us all. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/96 "2003-11-16T13:37:28Z")
Well Aussies would never say the Irish were nonces. That would be slagging off bread-knicking-grandparents. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/97 "2003-11-16T13:39:24Z")
And speaking of funny accents, I think the score will be sexteen to sex. ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/98 "2003-11-16T13:46:38Z")
Listen you Antipodean drunken lout, No not you Kiwi, the other one, this time next week not only will you be throwing another prawn on the barbie, you’ll be throwing yerself. ---
**Author:** ![lurksfromwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@lurksfromwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurksfromwork)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/99 "2003-11-16T13:46:55Z")
get off…I’ll call my granny a nonce anyday, especially if she hasn’t knicked any bread for dinner! And if aussies ruled the world, a war would consist of the leaders of the two opposing countries seeing who could piss further up the wall, the looser having to shout all other countries a beer. Sport would be religion and pies would be a vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127/100 "2003-11-16T13:50:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by calm kiwi \* > \*\*We feel much the same about those green and Gold lot…any chance of war breaking out before next weekend? I volunteer the Aussies to defend us all. \*\* Ooooh nice one I like it, I like it…and it’s true [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-down-to-the-last-eight/211127.md?page=6)