Rugby World Cup 2011: 10 Lessons Learnt, a Light-Hearted Review Thus Far

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Published: September 23, 2011

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A New Zealand rugby fan shares what he's learnt at this year's rugby world cup.

(1) A lot of teams are good at scrummaging. Someone somewhere has made a bundle selling scrum machines to minnow nations.

(2) When it comes to rugby, Georgia are the masters—Russia the subservient.

(3) Ryan Nicholas and James Arlidge are alive and well, both playing rugby in Japan. Good to see you guys are safe. We can call back the Hercules planes.

(4) Sumo Stevenson and James McOnie are not the same guy. Sumo seems a lot more serious a fellow.

(5) Martin Johnson is not misguided when he says his team is composed of grown-up men. The lads, wearing the rose of 1066, are indeed very focused on the game. They’ve had no time to enjoy the perks New Zealand offers. Things like bungee jumping, road trips in newly bought cars, nights out, domestic barneys or going to the beach, have largely gone amiss.

(6) Will Carling, Zinzan Brooke, Rob Henderson and Scott Quinell have all put on a bit of beef. Check the Heineken This is the Game vids for confirmation. Although maybe the Welshman was always ‘stocky,’ or was that his brother?

(7) When it comes to selecting All Blacks there is great diversity of opinion amongst fans. Things like being mates, looks, a shared background has more bearing on who you'd select rather than form or ability.

I mean how can the public forget the miserable performance SBW gave against the Springboks in Port Elisabeth? Any other player would have been banished after playing such a woeful game e.g. where’s Zac been since the Brisbane game (admittedly there may be other issues at play here).

That’s right the difference is SBW went shirtless whereas Zac Guildford got legless.

(8) Selectors are swayed by players being mates, looks, their background and/or marketability. After having played all his rugby at centre, SBW is no...
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