# Rugby World Cup Predictions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-predictions/192850>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 4, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-predictions/192850 "2003-08-04T07:57:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-predictions/192850/21 "2003-08-07T12:48:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by China Guy \*  
> \*\*My colleagues are going crowing that it will be England and S. Africa in the final \*\*

From your lips to God’s ears my friend… 😃

Grim

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**Author:** ![kiwiboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@kiwiboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiwiboy)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-predictions/192850/22 "2003-08-08T06:06:16Z")

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> \*Originally posted by China Guy \*  
> \*\*Great thread. you guys are gonna hate me but this rugby ignoramous may have a shot to go to the kickoff October 10th match in Melbourne courtesy of my company.
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> I am going to keep up on the threads though so I can learn something…
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> \*\*

The first game (Aussie v Argentina) is in Sydney. You might want to check your tickets **China Guy**. New Zealand play Italy on the 11th in Melbourne so you might be going to that.

Oh and welcome to the wonderful world of rugby. [This site](http://www.rugby365.com/Laws_And_Referees/The_Laws/index.shtml) lists all the laws and has lots of discussions on various aspects of them as they crop up in each week’s matches. Could be useful if you want to understand what the refs are up to (although some calls will aleays be inexplicable…).

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**Author:** ![kiwiboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/35a633/32.png) [@kiwiboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiwiboy)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rugby-world-cup-predictions/192850/23 "2003-08-08T09:36:54Z")

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I’ve just got back from watching Samoa play Auckland. The Samoans looked pretty good, but lost 21-16.

Oh, and **green\_bladder** will be pleased to hear that Fiji beat Canterbury with a last minute drop goal earlier this week.

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