Best Memories from RWCs past

Rosie Gardens

I'm getting very excited, and my poor husband is going to be left a rugby widower for the next while, I was trawling through youtube and this is
my absolute FAVOURITE memory from 2011, well actually probably from ANY RWC... especially seeing as we all know what hapapened next

So lads, what's your favourite memory from world cups past. Irish or otherwise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gV-Wbg04s

Henwin

Gordon Hamiltons try against Australia, at landsdowne road. I was a 9 year old girl jumping around the kitchen, my dad was fixing my bike, i loved rugby then and still do now, cannot wait to attend the romania game.

CatFromHue

England and Australia coming out in the second half of the 2003 Final with the song "It's raining men" on the PA system

bilston

1987 - Only vague memories by Serge Blancos try against Australia

1991 - Gordon Hamilton's try against Australia, only to met with utter despair

1995 - Probably just the general memory of Lomu running over anything and everything.

1999 - France's comeback against NZ

2003 - BOD's performance against Australia

2007 - That world cup never happened!

Actually just being in Paris for the France Ireland game. We were crap but the atmosphere before and after will live long in the memory

2011 - Ferris on Genia

Ceadog

Without a doubt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAu5Hu4tsvc

thomond2006

The Tonga win against France in 2011. If only Tonga had beaten Canada though, then they would have qualified out of the group!

total former

Probably the 2003 game between Wales and NZ. Just pure entertainment.

CardinalJ

Got into Eden Park about 40 minutes before kick off, this day four years ago. 10 of us had saved up and flown out from Dublin for three weeks. All the locals near us had their faces painted green, most of them sang irelands call. Obviously the game was amazing atmosphere was electric. The Ferris on Genia moment lead to a crazy atmosphere. Result was huge and we knew it meant we'd top the group.

You're all old

Losty Dublin

This always make me guffaw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMZrPjW5cs

marco_polo

Probably Lomu destroying all comers in 1995 I think, some remarkable similarities in these two videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLTxcyarfjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w6Vy3l9Gk4

.ak

A lot of you need to go back to YouTube linking school.

Dave_The_Sheep

Fiji taking it to South Africa in the second half of their game. Pity they couldn't keep it going, but what a few minutes of rugby.

Argentina's two games against France in the same WC2007 were also great. Not for Ireland, but still great all the same.

Hamilton's try in 1991 was my second earliest sporting memory (O'Leary in Italia 90 being the first). I didn't understand the importance at the time, but the reaction I do remember.

I didn't get to watch the Ireland Australia in 2011 game as I was away on camp unfortunately. The Tongans against France were great though, crazy scrums and then the French being ... French. Nuts.

This is the most memorable part of that Australia match for me. Almost runs the pitch after 77 mins of the highest level of Rugby.

Absolutely screaming at the TV knowing we have it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJqc8JGwWXY

Yeah_Right

My memories of the RWCs.

1987
Michael Jones. WOW!
JKs try vs Italy.
Huw Richards (Wales) belting Gary Whetton repeatedly before being laid out by Shelford.
Watching Kirk lift the trophy at my first ever live rugby match.

1991
Campo. You bastard!
Realising the ABs weren't invincible
Bring back Buck.

1995
JONAH!
Mehrtens.
Marc Ellis with 6 tries.
That semi final.
Stransky making me cry into my beer.

1999
Cullen at 13, Umaga at 14 and Wilson at 15. WTF!!
Those f***ing French.

2003
Spencer!
A great ABs team playing beautiful rugby.
Umaga wasn't injured!
Mortlock :-(
The POMs winning with Dad's Army.

2007
Convincing a sports bar in Lithuania to show an ABs match instead of ManU v Chelsea while being served drink by hot women in slutty maids outfits.
The French and Wayne Barnes causing the rest of the RWC to be lost to me in a haze of drugs and alcohol.

2011
Many sleepless nights as I wished I was back home.
Ireland v Aussie.
Tonga v France.
AB 10s dropping like flies.
Kaino picking up Ioane like he was a little child.
The tension and then relief of the final.

2015
Bring it on!!

Dave_The_Sheep

Deleted User wrote: »

This is the most memorable part of that Australia match for me. Almost runs the pitch after 77 mins of the highest level of Rugby.

Quality chase and tackle in fairness.

kuang1

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Quality chase and tackle in fairness.

Yes it was.

This is a great thread.

astonaidan

Haka between NZ and Tongas war dance was pretty cool, plus Carlos Spencer refusing to play like it wasnt tricks rugby

penybont exile

John Devereux intercept and stroll over to knock England out in '87
Lomu in '95 .... Durban mud .... Great tackle by JvdW on Lomu early in the final.
Entering the MS for the first time in '99 - roof closed - Argentina
NZ in '03 - the emergence of Dan Carter ..... They would have won that year if they'd kept him at 10
Marseilles in '07 .... Thousands of Welsh fans supporting Fiji

And my favourite ......

Roberts smashing DOC from the KO in '11 .... Followed by Williams nipping in by the corner flag & a great conversion by RP. Set the tone for what was to come.

total former

penybont exile wrote: »

And my favourite ......

Roberts smashing DOC from the KO in '11 .... Followed by Williams nipping in by the corner flag & a great conversion by RP. Set the tone for what was to come.

You, get out. YOU GET OUT NOW.

Rosie Gardens

.ak wrote: »

A lot of you need to go back to YouTube linking school.

Sorry Daddy!!!!:o:o:o

nice_guy80

always this

Rosie Gardens

I've a feeling that Japans win over the Boks is gonna be a favourite memory for quiet a while (with me anyway)

nice_guy80

nice_guy80 wrote: »

always this

This is actually one of my earliest memories of Rugby. Came from very much more a GAA family background but my Dad despite being from and playing for Dublin (mother from Cork) followed Munster quite a bit in the rugby and as such always watched the international games as well.

I remember this game being on and as an upset beckoned everyone was watching. After Italia 90 I was devouring anything sports-wise in green being only 9 / 10 at the time and ended up watching this match without having a rashers what was going on.

I remember following Ireland and South Africa in 95 and on the final weekend we scraped by Wales but the strong memory from that weekend was SA playing Canada which was the first time I can remember a mass brawl in rugby. Every time there was a breakdown with more than a few bodies you were expecting it to kick off again. Was great stuff and the other big talking point after the final pool weekend.

Nib

Can't believe no one has mentioned this. Probably my earliest memory of rugby, I remember being in awestruck watching this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK8ThQtDSGk

iroced

As a French, of course 1999 but I'd say the most important game in our History is the 1987 semi in Australia. I don't remember it since I was only 5 years old but it's in the History book (like Sevilla 1982 in football).

The Rugby World Cup was not seen as a major event in France back then. For us le bouclier de Brennus & le Tournoi (V Nations) were the major things. This World Cup on the other side of the planet shared between 2 countries sounded like an exotic experience.

And then came the Australia game.

But to come back to the original topic, my best memory has to be this crazy 1999 semi-final. Only thing is we couldn't make a second upset in the final. 1 year after winning the football World Cup we all thought we were gonna double with rugby. What a terrible disappointment the final was.



Actually, it's a painful and blasé memory but the last RWC final is somehow one of the game we're the proudest of. After a chaotic WC, everyone thought we were going to be crushed in the final. Not many were shouting for us either. But we played one of the best game of our history. The All Blacks compeltely choke on their own ground. McCaw had to "kill" Parra. But Trinh-Duc stood up to the task. And well, seeing everyone change side during the game and support us for our heroic display (we did not blow a fuse from Joubert non-refereeing) was something I'll remember forever (I was in Ireland then). The way you win or lose is almost as important as winning and losing. And if we had to be Cruyff's Netherland rugby equivalent (without the arrogance, at least for that game and comp') we're fine with it .

thebaz

'87 - France v Aus
'91 - Ireland v Aus - Hamilton try , then the heartbreak
'95 - The arrival of Lomu and the re-emergence of a post apartheid South Africa
'99 - France v NZ - best game of rugby I ever saw
'03 - England - a northern hemisphere triumph
'07 - The Irish downfall , the emergence of the Pumas
'11 - the high of beating Aus, the low of losing to Wales, and NZ triumph
'15 - Japan

Rosie Gardens

thebaz wrote: »

'91 - Ireland v Aus - Hamilton try , then the heartbreak

Was there, and the collective sound of all the Irish hearts breaking was deafening! Remember a tear or two rolling down my cheek (I was a teenager)

lbj666

'87 too young to remember
'91 too young to remember
'95 think i watched a match proper for the first time, Ireland All Blacks and vaguely remember Lomu causing trouble. Kinda wanted to All Blacks to win the final , the significance of the South Africans winning as an 11yr old wasn't lost on me but i still wanted the all blacks to win.

'99 Got proper into rugby now. Was a big Man U fan at the time (finished with them long ago) and used get seriously depressed after getting knocked out of the CL, like against Dortmund and Monaco. Lens was the only thing ever comparable in Rugby.

I was really looking foward to the England New Zealand pool match and remember Lomu destroyed them again. Then they have a bit of a shaky 1/4 against Scotland so there were slight alarm bells but everyone ignored them. Then the french match happened.

'2003 Remember POC being really lucky he didn't get suspended for stamping on an Nambian player.
NZ vs Tonga Haka

The Wales New Zealand Pool match was incredible to watch.
Will Greenwood against South Africa forgetting to touch the ball down and foward passing it all to the 22 for a drop out.
Samoa gave England a right rattle in the pool stage.

Ireland Australia , Ireland trying to get back into it before the half have an attack and get to close to the aussie line before Shane Horgan flew in over the top and gave away a penalty, fit to kill him. BOD tackling George Smith by the dreads.

Wales vs England, Wales just after scoring their try had England properly shaken , Welsh and Aussie crowd hopping. Soon after the restart Dan Luger slices a clearance kick so badly it goes into touch behind him , never laughed at something in a Rugby match so much in my life.


'2007

The Argies , despite being really tight and conservative showing people in the 3rd place playoff and against the minnows Ireland they really really could play lovely rugby when they wanted to.

Being in Cardiff for the 1/4 and never seen so many pissed people in one place in all my life or since. Stunned by the atmosphere and result and incredible night but to be honest i was a bit fed up of seeing the All Blacks failing again so that kinda took from the night a bit.


'2011

The Aussie match and going balistic thinking Murray had gone in for that try near the end only to be whistled back. Ferris on Genia.

Trying to tell people not to get carried away because Ireland just did a tactical and scrummaging job on the aussies had two tricks with ferris and o'brien, the italians were poor and welsh in general looked more like they were playing better and were more rounded. Totally fell on deaf ears.

The french torching England like i expected them to.


Remember wanting the tournament to end from the semi's on , too much getting up early to watch ****e. For peace and quiet i was content the All Blacks won it , regardless of Jouberts spinelessness.

I don't even remember the 2003 RWC I had no interest at the time

I am a relatively new Rugby fan by your standards

Rosie Gardens

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't even remember the 2003 RWC I had no interest at the time

I am a relatively new Rugby fan by your standards

Well this RWC is a helluva good place to start