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All Blacks down Argentina 33-10; Australia edges South Africa 11-9
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ExportExpert
Aussie sneaked through amazing, no possesion, no territory and the smallest of margins, damn what a brutal game, Smit's face told the story at the end of game interview.
South Africa were very very unlucky not to have won that game, difficult to say the best team won on the day.
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Lets get something straight here, I dont like england rugby because they play a dull boring style and drag every team they play into a grind, at the moment I dont like the aussie team because of one drop kick player by the name of QC, you need to understand that previously if NZ wern't playing I'd always call hard for aussie and have been heard to start the aussie aussie aussie chant in bars before.
I dont want to see QC hold the trophy therefore i am biased agaisnt aussie at the moment.
By the way my sister is australian and I have neices who are aussies, many good friends who are AUSSIE AND THEY ARE ALL great people.
Lunchbox
Two awesome games today. I picked them both, happy about that after getting both games wrong yesterday. All set up for NZ vs OZ Semi. So much in that for the NZ media, Eden park, Henry vs Deans, 2003 revenge match etc. It's gonna be a killer game. No matter what the media makes of it, it's knockout and with the history between these two teams it could go both ways.
Easy to hate Cooper, everyone I know does. But he's still just a young lad, I think he will mature in the next few years. Ali Williams and Byron Kelleher were much bigger D-heads when they were young. The bashing he has been getting recently from the media could be enough to turn him to League. I hope we don't loose him, having him in the team makes beating the Aussies so much more satisfying!
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4 teams left 3 kiwi coaches 75% chance of a kiwi victory one way or the other. lol
DentShop
Which, as we all know - has never happened before at a World Cup.
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You're right dentshop, gives NZ even more motivation to beat them, especially as its at Eden Park too where Australia has not won for 25 years, and the last time Australia played at eden park they were beaten soundly, and the all blacks didnt even raise a sweat.
All Blacks have not lost at Eden Park for 17 years.
The fortress beckons, come get some.
Mentaiko2
CARN AUSSIES!!