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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
glad that the injury wasn't as bad as it first looked
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Yeah. Tell me about it. It looked as though it may have been a spinal or neck injury. Was a very awkward fall.
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Originally posted by Chris E
Did anyone see the All Blacks? How were they? I saw a bit of France and they looked pretty handy... one of the top 3 sides in the cup IMHO.
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I only saw a little bit. The score was 70-7. Not really a fair representation of the game, 'caues Italy were actually playing some pretty impressive rugby. New Zealand's defence was nothing short of incredible.
I just watched South Africa versus Uraguay. Good to see Joost van der Westhuizen back in form. He scored 3 tries, and his passes were very much on target tonight. But he wasn't under very much pressure. But at least things are looking good for South Africa. When he plays well, the rest of the team tends to rise to the occassion. Louis Koen's kicking was off. I hope he is in form for next week against England. That's going to be the best game in the pool matches, for sure.
France were excellent. Really ran away with it in the second half when Fiji started to lose their discipline. Their kicker is on fire.
I'm also looking forward to Ireland vs Australia. Ireland played fantastic against Romania. Very few mistakes, and they got the basics done very well.
In my opinion, the top teams are going to be New Zealand, South Africa, England and France. I can't see Australia accomplishing much at all this year, unless they suddenly start playing a <i>lot</i> better.