thursday, july 24th 2008

Rugby World Cup Awards

After all that rugby it seems only right that we have our own little awards ceremony for the characters and incidents that have made the World Cup 2007 so memorable.

So, please read on:

Worst refereeing decision: STUART DICKINSON

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Pool A/ England - Tonga (36-20) : England ramble on

It looks like England are starting to find their feet in this tournament, after what was, in the end, a fine win over a spirited Tongan side.

This was the ultimate pressure situation for the defending champions, facing a win or bust match against a team that were fresh from almost beating the same squad that demolished England earlier in the group phase. More

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What a scare for the Springboks, and perhaps some lessons learned by coach Jake White and his team:

Lesson 1: Don't put out a second string side against probably the second strongest team in the group, especially one on the up like Tonga, having just beaten its Pacific neighbours Samoa for the first time in 7 years. More

The race for second spot in Pool A has suddenly been thrown wide open after Tonga ended seven years of hurt, by beating their Pacific cousins at the tenth time of asking.

How did they do it?

They stood up to be counted in defence and their forwards refused to be forced backwards in contact for the full 80 minutes. More

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Pool A/ Tonga – USA (25-15): How the other half lives

It's always interesting when two minnow get to play each other, it really is a case of seeing how the other half lives. More

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