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    Rugby League

    Ireland through to the knockout stages of the World Cup

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2008/1...and_samoa.html

    Didn't even know we were in it until I saw the game on Sky this am.
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    i am following their progress, and i didnt really expect them to come through this game - great stuff
    think its Fiji next which will be tough - they massacred the French

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    then where meant to be the whipping boys of the group and where odds on not to qualify from it. so it a very big achievement for them to get out of the group.

    as bennocelt said though Fiji will be tough but you never know
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    Ireland now in World Top 6?

    Nice to see the motley crew do well but it is a bizarre competition. Possibly up there with baseballs "World Series".
    http://www.forastrust.ie/

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    Scotland shocked Fiji by beating them so i think that is who Ireland will be playing (will have to double check that though). Ireland won't fear any team in this barr Australia by the looks of things. Australia going to run away with it as easy winners. Stuffed England and New Zealand already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jofspring View Post
    Scotland shocked Fiji by beating them so i think that is who Ireland will be playing (will have to double check that though).
    Ireland are playing Fiji. Fiji had a big win over France and topped their group on points difference.

    Ireland won't fear any team in this barr Australia by the looks of things. Australia going to run away with it as easy winners. Stuffed England and New Zealand already.
    Australia, England and New Zealand are sreets ahead of everyone else. Ireland wouldn't get near them.
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    I don't follow rugby league but like the cricket world cup I've been trying to follow the games and once again we pull off an upset. Fantastic achievement. I remember reading a rugby WC preview in the guardian or observer a few weeks back and it asked the question for each team that was competing 'what is the best they can hope for in this competition?' - the Irish response had something along the lines of 'to avoid serious injury'. Yeah I know they were playing two rough and tumble nations but I thought it was a little disrespectful. So good on em for proving the doubters wrong.
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    And they're all Pats fans. They all got "Ni neart go cur le cheile" (put your own fadas in….) tattoos

    One Irish born player played yesterday.
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    Monday, 10 November 2008
    Rugby League World Cup
    Fiji v Ireland, 8:55
    Really bad times for matches. Sky ratings must be very small.
    http://www.forastrust.ie/

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    Quote Originally Posted by pete View Post
    Really bad times for matches. Sky ratings must be very small.
    You realise the games are on in Australia?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    You realise the games are on in Australia?
    Yes.
    http://www.forastrust.ie/

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    Is there any domestic-based players in our team?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ifk101 View Post
    Is there any domestic-based players in our team?
    I think there might be one. They have a blog about it on the RTE website. Something like 3 or 4 of them born here and started playing here. Plenty of fellas in the squad with high level experience in England and Australia.

    Here's the blog: http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/featur...byleague4.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by ifk101 View Post
    Is there any domestic-based players in our team?
    yeah there is at least one carlow based player in the team

    http://www.rlwc08.com/teams/Ireland.aspx player profiles
    Last edited by Youths4Ever; 06/11/2008 at 11:34 AM.
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    well we are all rugby league fans now are we, i for one have always been a rugby league fan, ye are not proper rugby league fans like me. Ye just wouldn't understand. You have to go to matches to call yourself rugby league fans.

    I'd say we will beat Fiji if we can play as well as we did against tonga and put away the scores.
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea View Post
    You have to go to matches to call yourself rugby league fans.
    Agree 100%

    Still think Carney is a Brit?

    Only Irish born player to play yesterday
    Last edited by Dodge; 06/11/2008 at 2:32 PM.
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    http://rli.ie/world-cup

    That's the local Rugby League website.
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    Agree 100%

    Still think Carney is a Brit?

    Only Irish born player to play yesterday
    Where does that Wayne Kerr play, I believe he's brilliant at pulling off big tackles.
    Last edited by Roadend; 06/11/2008 at 3:42 PM.

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    Looks like there is 5 Irish born players, and we thought the football team was bad in the early 90s!! Wonder what the criteria to qualify is for RL.

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    have a first name that sounds irish.

    Ya Dodge, he aint playing for Ireland is he....
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
    I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
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