francine Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Good match at the halliwell jones, New zealand v Samoa. Excellent second half. Great entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 a match that will stay with me for a while. edge of the seat stuff. some great tries and some really bruising play. did think that Samoa might have won it at one point but just too much of a deficit. Would love to know what the coach said to them at half time as they seemed to be a totally different team at the start of the second half. think if it had been any other team but new zealand they would have won easy. That No. 17 takes some stopping when he gets a head of steam on him. no wonder they passed the ball to him after the kick off. hope tonight's match is half as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francine Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I agree with your comments Sid Number 17 was a man mountain, guess it was like hitting a brick wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Just for interest, did both sides do a "haka" before the match started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 yes they did and some quite good gurning going on when they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Scarey faces that's for sure. Here's a link Obs, it was really good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHO6wIF_ktY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Brill Diz; love watching them; makes you wonder how Captain Cook felt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Great night at LSV last night, over 10000 watching Tonga beat Cook Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Been some really great rugby played over the matches so far and some really impressive tries scored. What impresses me is the running onto the ball. they seem to be going all out by the time they get passed the ball and make some really great yardage out of it. often see four or five having to make tackles such is the power of some of the platers. also enjoyed the commentary on premier sports as well, actual comments on the match and not something that happened twenty years ago when great granddad tackled somebody else's great granddad when he was offside like you get with hemmings and co. also have to smile at some of the names of the players, right tongue twisters some of em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yes there have been some great contests - pity we all know the winners will come from two or three teams! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Hardly been any mention in the National press. And on a day when England v Australia Rugby Union was watched by 80,000+. The rugby league version struggled to get 45000 and I am told that free tickets were being handed out prior to the match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 We can see which way our tv companies really lean when Union comes up against League.....a level playing field in terms of coverage by all broadcasters would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Media coverage is usually a reflection of public interest, so when you get 22000 watching a quarter final of the Rugby League World Cup against 82000 watching what was little more than a friendly then you can understand which way the tv companies lean. Not only the tv though, my Sunday paper had 5 pages of Rugby Union coverage v 2 half columns of Rugby League.. Also when you get a side winning 62-0 in the quarter finals it doesn't really generate excitement in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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