We will win the Tri Nations this year : Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:52 pm  

Simply because its is been played in England meaning that the Aussies don’t like playing over here and that we can beat NZ over here. Same happens in Australia where England players don’t like to play so the same goes for Aussie players in England.

Its happened in the world cup and it happened in the world club challenge.

I just hope that one day players will drop the whole international ignorance stuff so that we can finally see who is the best team in the world. But for this year an England win will do nicely in the Tri Nations.

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:09 pm  

But the aussies always win on british soil also

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:54 pm  

NickNJ wrote:

But the aussies always win on british soil also

...surely you can't be picking fault with Damo!...he's infallible

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:45 pm  

it's the FOUR NATIONS

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:07 pm  

England couldn't beat an egg.

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:20 pm  

England has a decent chance of winning the 4 nations.

We were rubbish in the World Cup but the criticism has been hysterical and over the top

We can bounce back

: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:24 pm  

Quacoe wrote:

England has a decent chance of winning the 4 nations.

No.

No you dont.

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:35 am  

bobm wrote:

...surely you can't be picking fault with Damo!...he's infallible

Of course not, but it's also the 4 nations

In all seriousness, there was truth in what he was saying...even if he didn't understand why he was sayign it

There is no coincidence that the England team made up of Saints/Leeds players failed. Both teams play with speed around the ruck and gain momentum that way, playing under australian conditions with the grapple doesn't allow for this.

Under 'our' conditions I think we could turn them over, depends how the convicts adapt and they usually adapt well unlike ourselves. It'll be tight.

Be interesting to see if we adopt NRL rules in SL as it'll turn the competition on it's head.

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:27 pm  

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:37 pm  

NickNJ wrote:

Of course not, but it's also the 4 nations

In all seriousness, there was truth in what he was saying...even if he didn't understand why he was sayign it

There is no coincidence that the England team made up of Saints/Leeds players failed. Both teams play with speed around the ruck and gain momentum that way, playing under australian conditions with the grapple doesn't allow for this.

Under 'our' conditions I think we could turn them over, depends how the convicts adapt and they usually adapt well unlike ourselves. It'll be tight.

Be interesting to see if we adopt NRL rules in SL as it'll turn the competition on it's head.

I can see what your saying there. Must admit I'd like to see our ptb's as slow as in the NRL to encourage smarter play from the half-backs, whether any of the current crop could cope is the question. It may take years for clubs to bring some through that would be up to scratch.