Rugby Union World Cup 2011 Australia v USA

beertons

Hope this is ok, for talk during the matches, etc. Kept getting in trouble in the gambling forum, for talking about the game.

Reckon AUS are going to field a strong team, and try bounce back from the defeat to Ireland. They have a point to prove. Have AUS at -46 myself.

gudede

I got Australia at -44.

I thing Australia will hammer USA. Australia will be out to prove a point after the Ireland game. The USA first side were a poor side, so I'm presumming the second side won't be any better ha.

PhatPiggins

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Adam Ashley Cooper, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Robert Horne, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Quade Cooper 9 Will Genia (c), 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Ben McCalman 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Tatafu Polota Nau, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Stephen Moore, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Dan Vickerman, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Pat McCabe.

USA: 15 Blaine Scully, 14 Colin Hawley, 13 Tai Enosa, 12 Junior Sifa, 11 Kevin Swiryn, 10 Nese Malifa, 9 Tim Usasz (c), 8 JJ Gagiano, 7 Pat Danahy, 6 Inaki Basauri, 5 Hayden Smith, 4 Scott LaValla, 3 Eric Fry, 2 Phil Thiel, 1 Shawn Pittman.
Replacements: 16 Brian McClenahan, 17 Matekitonga Moeakiola, 18 Louis Stanfill, 19 Nic Johnson, 20 Mike Petri, 21 Roland Suniula, 22 Chris Wyles.

Thats a B&I Cup standard team the Americans have put out, with more of the same on the bench. I'm really hoping its a dry day.

GerM

gudede wrote: »

I got Australia at -44.

Nice. I wasn't on the ball and waited until they had been pushed out to -60. Still reckon they'll put up a score. 14 changes to the USA side.

Phonehead

USA are in for some backlash, the Aussies hate losing but to come off the back of being bullied off the park by a Northern Hemisphere team.... this could be a serious try fest.

The Wallabies are lucky to be facing that USA pack and not a Georgia or a Romania, imagine the Aus media reaction if a country they never heard of playing rugby was able to bully them at scrum time.

gudede

GerM wrote: »

Nice. I wasn't on the ball and waited until they had been pushed out to -60. Still reckon they'll put up a score. 14 changes to the USA side.

I done the "Aussie Rules" special in PP (14/1). Australia to score 100 points or more so I'm hoping they'll rack up a BIG score

durkadurka

This coud be as embarrassing as the saffers vs Namibia today

beertons

durkadurka wrote: »

This coud be as embarrassing as the saffers vs Namibia today

What safers? Who did what?

MungBean

beertons wrote: »

What safers? Who did what?

Saffers = South Africa who raped Namibia this morning.

beertons

Ah I get ya now. Had them at +60. Was thinking of lumping on them at over 80 when the score was 73-0. 5 mins left. I didn't. Then saw them run in 2 try's. Sickened.

MungBean

I'm sickened I didnt get on Australia -46. Should have known it would be no contest.

thomond2006

Gorgeous line from Beale off a Quade Cooper break, Horne in the corner.

molloyjh

thomond2006 wrote: »

Gorgeous line from Beale off a Quade Cooper break, Horne in the corner.

What were the Americans doing giving the ball to the Aussies back 3 like that though. Madness. How the touch judge missed Cooper touch the ball on it's way to touch a few mins back is beyond me too.

thomond2006

Can't read the bloody forum thanks to those ****ing spammers. :mad:

thomond2006

Cooper is going to cost me Aus -60. Two missed conversions.

Elsom scored Oz's 2nd try.

MungBean

should be 21-0 by now instead of 10-0 with USA camped on the line. Aussies need to get their act together fast.

thomond2006

Great stuff from the Eagles. 5m scrum on Australia's line.

greendom

Brilliant stuff from the US forwards

Thanos

Some good ball retention there by the US team (if a little lacking in go forward momentum)

duckysauce

great from usa but they are screwing up my accumm.

Thanos

Great move, quick ball from the scrum well worked try!

thomond2006

Eagles try. Can't say they don't deserve it.

But dear lord that was piss poor from Elsom.

molloyjh

greendom wrote: »

Brilliant stuff from the US forwards

Too easy a try for the US. Fair play to them though. USA, USA, USA!

soma

Great passage of play, well deserved try, who are the guys in white and what have they done with the american amateurs..? ;-)

Don't get me wrong - still expecting a cricket score from Aus..

Leslie91

Anybody got a good stream of this?.

thomond2006

Great try from deep from Aus, started by Rocky and finished by Beale.

Big Nelly

In hotel in Cork and of course UTV/ITV not working!!!!:mad:

molloyjh

Totally against the run of play. Third try for the Aussies. Elsom did well but poor defending from the Yanks.

duckysauce

Leslie91 wrote: »

Anybody got a good stream of this?.

http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/4774/2/australia-vs-usa.html

chupacabra

USA scrum half looks like buzz from the hardy bucks

duckysauce

chupacabra wrote: »

USA scrum half looks like buzz from the hardy bucks

Leslie91

duckysauce wrote: »

http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/4774/2/australia-vs-usa.html

Cheers.

duckysauce

Leslie91 wrote: »

Cheers.

get some beers off room service

beertons

Only up. Was expecting a bit more from AUS. They're making hard work of -46

MungBean

Boks will destroy them in the quarters.

handsomecake

hope usa are put to the sword in the second half

duckysauce

handsomecake wrote: »

hope usa are put to the sword in the second half

did you back them ?

chupacabra

handsomecake wrote: »

hope usa are put to the sword in the second half

No love for the little guy then

I for one think that strong showings from the likes of the USA against the top nations is MASSIVELY beneficial to rugby in general. I hope the USA go on to score one or two more tries and put it up to the Aussies who are obviously going to pull away now.

MungBean

chupacabra wrote: »

No love for the little guy then

I for one think that strong showings from the likes of the USA against the top nations is MASSIVELY beneficial to rugby in general. I hope the USA go on to score one or two more tries and put it up to the Aussies who are obviously going to pull away now.

Yeah but its not massively beneficial to my pocket. Aussies need to out 60 past them in second half

chupacabra

Skunkle wrote: »

Yeah but its not massively beneficial to my pocket. Aussies need to out 60 past them in second half

Good thing I dont gamble then. Takes away from my enjoyment of a game massively.

MungBean

chupacabra wrote: »

Good thing I dont gamble then. Takes away from my enjoyment of a game massively.

It does. And not only that but makes it downright horrible at times. Its no way to be watching games to be honest.

funky penguin

I enjoy the occasional 'nothing' bet, like a a euro or two on some off the wall bets.

Actually, in the Clermont home game last December, I had two quid on Cian Healy to score a hat-trick at 250/1

Soooooo close......

beertons

Come on Australia, get a try out of this

beertons

yes

jd007

How long left?

MungBean

Regardless of bets this is a pretty miserable display from Australia. For a world cup contender facing a second string minnow team its pretty pathetic.

MungBean

jd007 wrote: »

How long left?

17 minutes.

beertons

Another try for AUS. Phew.

beertons

And again. Nice one lads.

jd007

Skunkle wrote: »

17 minutes.

cheers, enough time for 24 more points hopefully

handsomecake

delighted.usa getting what they deserve ....a roasting. god their defence is dreadful.