TOURNAMENTS: WORLD CUP 2003 (Standings)

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[.cnI redruM]

For the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a bonus points system will operate with four points for a win, two for a draw, a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and a bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer.

World Cup : Pool A

Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB PTS Ireland 2 2 0 0 109 24 85 2 0 10 Australia 2 2 0 0 114 16 98 1 0 9 Argentina 2 1 0 1 75 38 37 1 0 5 Romania 2 0 0 2 25 135 -110 0 0 0 Namibia 2 0 0 2 21 131 -110 0 0 0

World Cup : Pool B

Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB PTS France 2 2 0 0 112 47 65 2 0 10 Scotland 2 2 0 0 71 26 45 2 0 10 Fiji 2 1 0 1 37 79 -42 0 0 4 United States 2 0 0 2 33 58 -25 0 1 1 Japan 2 0 0 2 40 83 -43 0 0 0

World Cup : Pool C

Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB PTS Samoa 2 2 0 0 106 22 84 2 0 10 England 2 2 0 0 109 12 97 1 0 9 South Africa 2 1 0 1 78 31 47 1 0 5 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 19 132 -113 0 0 0 Georgia 2 0 0 2 15 130 -115 0 0 0

World Cup : Pool D

Team P W D L F A Diff TB LB PTS New Zealand 2 2 0 0 138 13 125 2 0 10 Wales 2 2 0 0 68 30 38 1 0 9 Italy 3 2 0 1 62 96 -34 0 0 8 Tonga 2 0 0 2 32 63 -31 0 1 1 Canada 3 0 0 3 30 128 -98 0 1 1

[.cnI redruM]

With The US coming up one good placekick short v. Fiji, it's down to Argentina to carry the banner for the Western Hemisphere. We're seemingly the world's largest rugby-free zone.

[Colosis]

Don't bet on the Argies carrying the banner. The Irish want revenge for knocking them out of the same competition 4 years ago. GO Irish :)

[Tolik]

TOURNAMENTS: WORLD CUP 2003

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For the 2003 Rugby World Cup, a bonus points system will operate with four points for a win, two for a draw, a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and a bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer.

World Cup : Pool A

 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

TB

LB

PTS

 Ireland

2

2

0

0

109

24

85

2

0

10

 Australia

2

2

0

0

114

16

98

1

0

9

 Argentina

2

1

0

1

75

38

37

1

0

5

 Romania

2

0

0

2

25

135

-110

0

0

0

 Namibia

2

0

0

2

21

131

-110

0

0

0

 

World Cup : Pool B

 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

TB

LB

PTS

 France

2

2

0

0

112

47

65

2

0

10

 Scotland

2

2

0

0

71

26

45

2

0

10

 Fiji

2

1

0

1

37

79

-42

0

0

4

 United States

2

0

0

2

33

58

-25

0

1

1

 Japan

2

0

0

2

40

83

-43

0

0

0

 

World Cup : Pool C

 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

TB

LB

PTS

 Samoa

2

2

0

0

106

22

84

2

0

10

 England

2

2

0

0

109

12

97

1

0

9

 South Africa

2

1

0

1

78

31

47

1

0

5

 Uruguay

2

0

0

2

19

132

-113

0

0

0

 Georgia

2

0

0

2

15

130

-115

0

0

0

 

World Cup : Pool D

 Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Diff

TB

LB

PTS

 New Zealand

2

2

0

0

138

13

125

2

0

10

 Wales

2

2

0

0

68

30

38

1

0

9

 Italy

3

2

0

1

62

96

-34

0

0

8

 Tonga

2

0

0

2

32

63

-31

0

1

1

 Canada

3

0

0

3

30

128

-98

0

1

1

 

[.cnI redruM]

THanks for helping w/ the format :)

[Tolik]

No problem. I use MS FrontPage. Copy and paste any web page into it. Adjust formatting if needed. Then copy and paste the HTML code (created automatically by the software) into FR posting. It is not the most elegant HTML code, But (!!!): no special knowledge required.

[Tolik]

I watch rugby once in a while. Tough game. Lots of big, strong, and very quick guys.

I have a question to you or anybody else. US major leagues pay huge money and attract top talent. It's understandable that physical talents required to be a major league caliber baseball player are very different form other games. Rugby and football while drifted far apart in the rules, still draw from the similar physical talent pool. NFL scouts are searching everywhere, including arena football and European league. I am surprised that I never heard any top rugby player transitioned into NFL. The pay increase should have made the effort worthwhile. I admit I don't know how much the national team level players are making playing rugby in England for example, but its hard to imagine NFL pay level anywhere.

Any insights? Thanks.

[.cnI redruM]

NFL players carry more mass. A rugby player would have to stop doing the 8 miles a day of running, belly up to the buffet and pump more iron to transition very well.

Also, NFL tackling is different than what you learn in rugby. In rugby, unless you're blocking the try line, you don't necessarily have to drive the opposition back. In the NFL, every meter (yard) counts on every play. It's actually more destructive to the shoulders and back to be an NFL tackler than a rugby tackler.

[Tolik]

Thanks. Still, the pay difference should be attractive, isn't it? There is constant complaining on the part of the coaches and arm-chair coaches about lack of the real standouts. To open up a well of new talent among rugby athletes makes sense to me. To learn some new skills... well, top-notch players should be able to. Nobody ever even tried?

[.cnI redruM]

A place-kicker for the Atlanta Falcons back in the 80's. He scored a drop-kick for 3 pts during a game once. It's a holdover rule from rugby that even most NFL junkies are unaware of. He learned to drop kick goals as a rucker in either SA or OZ, I forget which now.