RWC 2011 Will Be Remembered As A Non Event

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Now that the dust has settled on yet another RWC who else thinks its time for the format to change?

For me it needs to change by the next RWC as some teams are getting a raw deal with schedules and some teams like England have an easy pool which ultimately cost them as they lost focus when they came up against a real quality team, Wales on the other hand had to raise their game just to make it through the pool stage which does help focus the mind as they have experienced failure at the pool stage many times before, Ireland was another case where by they really only had one meaningful game before they faced a battle hardened Welsh team in the QF.

The current format is so unbalanced and unfair that whoever wins the 2011 RWC won’t compare to what has gone before and shouldn’t be mentioned in the same breath.

RWC 2011 will be remembered as a non event for all rugby fans.

George Carlin wrote:I've missed you Hersh - nobody else is quite the same cross between Captain Manwaring, Mr Magoo, Simon Cowell, Victor Meldrew, Basil Fawlty and Stuart Barnes.

there's a healthy dose of Kermit in their too

Gatts wrote:

George Carlin wrote:I've missed you Hersh - nobody else is quite the same cross between Captain Manwaring, Mr Magoo, Simon Cowell, Victor Meldrew, Basil Fawlty and Stuart Barnes.

there's a healthy dose of Kermit in their too

And perhaps, having considered, just a pinch of Frank Spencer.

Ooh Betty!

Frank Spencer doesn´t fit with that group even though Hersh often is having a bit of trouble... to make people see his point of view.

Alf Garnett or even Hyacinth Bucket fit more in the overbearing, pompous category.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:Frank Spencer doesn´t fit with that group even though Hersh often is having a bit of trouble... to make people see his point of view.

Alf Garnett or even Hyacinth Bucket fit more in the overbearing, pompous category.

Hyacinth definitely

Hersh will now be known as Hyacinth Bucket

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:Frank Spencer doesn´t fit with that group even though Hersh often is having a bit of trouble... to make people see his point of view.

Alf Garnett or even Hyacinth Bucket fit more in the overbearing, pompous category.

Alf Garnett! That's who I was looking for!

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:haha dublin dave. Probably misjudging the event and thinking it´s like the Wellington Sevens and everybody is in a party atmosphere. Quite agree that such tasteless melodic popcorn deserves the heave-ho.

Its because generally NZ crowds are serious and quiet. Pins dropping echo at the Caketin. I was amazed at all the fun and noise at the WC games. Very non NZ I thought.

I noticed when i was in sydney two years ago for a warratahs vs crusaders game that the kiwis, young ones usually not working in banks by day, loved to dress up in amusing costumes. I thought it was great, really added to the atmosphere.

There were a few young welsh lads interviewed in auckland on bbc radio wales dressed as seventies rugby players with side burns etc going to all the games...

All great fun. It was a brilliant RWC one i am sure we wont forget.