tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post2636750159850041156..comments2023-12-24T13:03:35.696+00:00Comments on Miserable Old Fart: England or South Africa?Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-51533686895199867842007-10-25T12:07:00.000+01:002007-10-25T12:07:00.000+01:00where have you gone MOF is everything ok?where have you gone MOF is everything ok?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-32020523520497053632007-10-21T11:02:00.000+01:002007-10-21T11:02:00.000+01:00A win for England would have put the cause of prom...A win for England would have put the cause of promoting rugby around the world back by years.<BR/><BR/>Boring, negative and just boring.<BR/><BR/>And every team that they play seems to get dragged down to the same level.Pendduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244123496175993094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-47953102991089891412007-10-21T10:52:00.000+01:002007-10-21T10:52:00.000+01:00The best rugby team won on the day. The rugby worl...The best rugby team won on the day. The rugby world cup is about selling the game to a global audience and getting young people inspired to pick up the oval ball, sell a few dummies and score in the corner.<BR/><BR/>In fairness to England, they do not have the ability to throw the ball around and so played to their strengths. However, the 10 man kicking game which prevails in their club structureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-22417654440026232952007-10-18T21:35:00.000+01:002007-10-18T21:35:00.000+01:00I hope England win as they are from Britain and I ...I hope England win as they are from Britain and I think sport success is good for the general mood. It is why I desperately wish the Welsh football team could qualify for a major football tournament (the real game on grass!).Lots of my mates are routing for SA - and I expect SA to win.Martin Eaglestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583850541409297727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-12876570333667368582007-10-18T21:28:00.000+01:002007-10-18T21:28:00.000+01:00I will support the team that plays the best rugby....I will support the team that plays the best rugby.<BR/>England havent to date - booting points is not what its all about <BR/>From what I have seen the Boks have played a far more open game <BR/>I have no prefered team as I said but I like another coment just acnnot stand the ho ha and jingoism that anEngland win will bringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-85550836952681475242007-10-18T19:50:00.000+01:002007-10-18T19:50:00.000+01:00It pure rugby terms.....it would be the worst resu...It pure rugby terms.....it would be the worst result possible for England to win it. I mean relying on a mammoth pack and Wilkinson's boot. I wouldn't mind if England wone and actually played some decent rugby...but they don't. I will take my hat off to them though for showing some grit. Their team also sings their anthem as if they want to too.....which is a lot more than can be said for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-65860091188589703462007-10-18T17:33:00.000+01:002007-10-18T17:33:00.000+01:00Time was when there was a good deal of sympathy fo...Time was when there was a good deal of sympathy for the Boers in Wales, a minority language group standing up to the British Empire and all that.<BR/><BR/>The tragedy of the Boers was that their identity got mixed-up with racism - so that they even ended up disowning members of their own linguistic group because their non-European blood was just a bit more obvious than that of the average Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-91565917695190500482007-10-18T17:10:00.000+01:002007-10-18T17:10:00.000+01:00This dual identity business is all very well until...This dual identity business is all very well until you have a war ... then you have to chose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-8243797393774712272007-10-18T15:23:00.000+01:002007-10-18T15:23:00.000+01:00A dual national identity is possible only if you b...<I>A dual national identity is possible only if you believe in the power of illusion.</I><BR/><BR/>Well that's bollocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-10269748740616161552007-10-18T13:56:00.000+01:002007-10-18T13:56:00.000+01:00A dual national identity is possible only if you b...A dual national identity is possible only if you believe in the power of illusion.<BR/><BR/>A Welsh (British) identity is not inherently anti-English. It is anti-Union.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-48470063874817075652007-10-18T11:17:00.000+01:002007-10-18T11:17:00.000+01:00As someone born and raised in England to English p...As someone born and raised in England to English parents, I'm supporting South Africa.<BR/><BR/>It's the old adage, I support 2 teams: Wales and anyone who's playing England.<BR/><BR/>The problem when England win anything is that the media never shut up about it. I read a post on Digital Spy where the writer had switched to S4C's coverage of one game because all the commentators wanted to talk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-88087206570639628522007-10-18T08:34:00.000+01:002007-10-18T08:34:00.000+01:00I'm supporting ZA - Delarey is a better song than ...I'm supporting ZA - Delarey is a better song than Swing Low - check it out on youtube.<BR/><BR/>By the way I'm ignoring the implication that comments are only welcome from bloggers - that's just incest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-31499580479636781662007-10-18T07:35:00.000+01:002007-10-18T07:35:00.000+01:00Maybe we might be a little more inclined to suppor...Maybe we might be a little more inclined to support them if they dropped the attitude that we MUST support them because "we are all brits together".<BR/><BR/>Apart from Wales I have supported Portugal, Tonga & Argentina in this cup, and have supported <B><I>against</B></I> England, Ireland & Australia. <BR/><BR/>This choice of countries was based solely on playing style and attitdue and nothing Pendduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244123496175993094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-23597805983253706442007-10-18T05:10:00.000+01:002007-10-18T05:10:00.000+01:00Neither. That won't stop me enjoying the game thou...Neither. That won't stop me enjoying the game though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com