: Tue May 05, 2009 12:10 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Same thing that happened to them in most sports, chucked out of the window due to fixture congestion plus the logistics of organising another neutral venue at short notice.

not keen on settling it by penalty kicks

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:19 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

not keen on settling it by penalty kicks

IMO if the teams were level at the end of extra time it should have gone back to the points gathered in the group stage.

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:23 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

IMO if the teams were level at the end of extra time it should have gone back to the points gathered in the group stage.

not a bad idea. do you think bourgoin will get anywhere with their complaint?
why is the final at kingsholm? how many does it hold?

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:39 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

not a bad idea. do you think bourgoin will get anywhere with their complaint?
why is the final at kingsholm? how many does it hold?

If I were them I'd be very upset that for the ninth consecutive year the Challenge Cup final is being held in England. Kingsholm has been picked as a decent sized stadium far enough away from Northampton to be "neutral" IMO.

As far as the date is concerned, delaying it until the end of the French Top 14 season would adversely impact on Northampton, as their season is already finished and they would be going into the final without having played for a month. If it was always going to be on that particular weekend I can't see why it should be moved just to suit Bourguin.

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:47 pm  

England will bid to host the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup, the Rugby Football Union have confirmed.

: Tue May 05, 2009 12:59 pm  

Get on the British Lions, I was confident before but with the following Injury list continuing to mount:

OUT:

Butch James (Cruciate Ligament)
Conrad Jantjes (Broken Leg)

INJURED:

Andries Bekker (Rib)
Schalk Burger (Calf)
Jean de Villiers (Groin)
Fourie du Preez (Calf)
Adrian Jacobs (Shoulder)
Francois Steyn (Knee)

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:03 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

Get on the British Lions, I was confident before but with the following Injury list continuing to mount:

OUT:

Butch James (Cruciate Ligament)
Conrad Jantjes (Broken Leg)

INJURED:

Andries Bekker (Rib)
Schalk Burger (Calf)
Jean de Villiers (Groin)
Fourie du Preez (Calf)
Adrian Jacobs (Shoulder)
Francois Steyn (Knee)

Lions still available at 2.87

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:30 pm  

Catalancs wrote: England will bid to host the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup, the Rugby Football Union have confirmed. The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. Burnham said: "England 2015 would be a superb addition to a great decade of sport in Britain. The RFU has pulled together an outstanding bid that will take the game to new audiences. It has the government's full support and we will now work with them to make the case for it." http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/09/05/05/manual_133933.html

Catalancs wrote: England will bid to host the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup, the Rugby Football Union have confirmed. The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. Burnham said: "England 2015 would be a superb addition to a great decade of sport in Britain. The RFU has pulled together an outstanding bid that will take the game to new audiences. It has the government's full support and we will now work with them to make the case for it." http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/09/05/05/manual_133933.html

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:45 pm  

Catalancs wrote: The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. Burnham said: "England 2015 would be a superb addition to a great decade of sport in Britain. The RFU has pulled together an outstanding bid that will take the game to new audiences. It has the government's full support and we will now work with them to make the case for it." http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/09/05/05/manual_133933.html Isn't that just incredibly sickening to hear. The support Union gets from the media and Government is ridiculous and totally undeserved. But already you know that every ground will be full to the rafters. The sport is superbly run.

Catalancs wrote: The RFU's five-strong Dublin delegation will include 2003 World Cup winners Lawrence Dallaglio and Will Greenwood, plus Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. Burnham said: "England 2015 would be a superb addition to a great decade of sport in Britain. The RFU has pulled together an outstanding bid that will take the game to new audiences. It has the government's full support and we will now work with them to make the case for it." http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/09/05/05/manual_133933.html Isn't that just incredibly sickening to hear. The support Union gets from the media and Government is ridiculous and totally undeserved. But already you know that every ground will be full to the rafters. The sport is superbly run.

: Wed May 06, 2009 6:07 am  

the aussie's are not bidding for the 2014 2019 world cups now