On the last game's form, you'd pick France over Wales, but that doesn't allow for the French erraticness.

I think NZ should beat Australia, although they might be missing a few good players. They'll have huge crowd support.

I would think that NZ would beat France should it come to that in the final. If it is Australia/france, the NZ fans have a terrible dilemma. Kiwis will cheer for two teams: New Zealand, and whoever is playing Australia. Could they bring themselves to suport France, who have knocked them out in semis several times, or Australia, the old foe who just knocked them out this time? Tough call.

An Englishman, An Irishman and a South African walked into a bar... The Kiwi didn't because he was still at the Rugby World Cup!

I like these guys!

Arrgggggg! Bite me mate! ;)

I can't agree more with your assessment.

I think Australia will be pretty keen to prove the Bledisloe wasn't just a fluke. They might be worth watching even. :)

This guy is funny.

Some of it is NSFW due to it's mild adult nature.

http://www.arcrugby.co.nz/

Haaa....

Poor NZ can't get a break.

http://video.news.com.au/2152702652/...QA3D0.facebook

hahaha... funny as bro!

Kiwis vs Cocks in the final!

If only we had a point for every time Cooper messed up.
If only we had a coach who would pull off an underperforming player.
If only we had some kind of strategy for attack other than the ineffective chip kick.

We probably still would have lost anyway.

We were simply outplayed by a better team, as well as making a number of poor decisions.

Looking forward to watching the All Blacks hammer France next week.

Merc, what did you think of that red card against Wales? I wouldn't argue with a yellow, but the way he eased off rather than going on with the pile drive makes the red seem a bit harsh. Your thoughts?

I know you asked Merc, and as a ref he has important input. But to me, it was a valid red card.
I was listening to Danny Baker on Five Live (ANYONE interested in English sport should do so, regardless of time constraints) and he kept referring back to the rugby.

I came downstairs to watch it on TV because of the sending off and the replays of said event.

Wales should have won. But not because of a wrong call.

Indeed, the Welsh kicked (IIRC) one out of five attempts, and when you lose by a single point...

Reconsidering, All Black Sonny Bill Williams got yellow carded for a much less dangerous shoulder-charge. Compared to that, the Welsh one was much more dangerous.

Was there anyone in tonight's game who didn't bleed at least a bit?

Does anyone else think that some of the calls might have been a bit dodgy after considering that there was a SA ref, keeping in mind Aus beat SA to get to the AB's?

A few were a bit iffy, but we lost that game all on our own.