Posted on 10/19/2007 11:36:54 AM PDT by Cecily
Paris was the target of a cross-Channel invasion today ahead of tomorrow's rugby World Cup Final.
Thousands of England fans have already arrived in the French capital but tens of thousands more are expected to follow throughout today and tomorrow.
Fans defied national train strikes and a scarcity of match tickets, which were changing hands for more than £2,000.
At Gare du Nord today an army of supporters, some draped in England flags, filled the concourse with their cheers ringing out across the station.
They had risen before dawn to ensure they beat strike action by French public transport workers, which crippled the local rail network.
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BOKS
And it’s, GO ALLBLACKS!!!
>>BOKS<<<
yes, yes of course...my apologies
But.. what happened to the ALLBLACKS?
“What will be ironic - the muslim off France will behave themselves this weekend...they don’t want to get in a scrum with these English fans...”
I’d buy a ticket and drape myself in the British flag to see that.
‘Not true, Prime Minister Brown said he backed the English team all the way (once the Scottish team was out). So there is at least one Scot cheering for England. :)’
Hehe. Forgive my cynicism! :)
‘And it’s, GO ALLBLACKS!!!’
No need for them to go, they’ve already gone, didn’t even make the semi-finals! :D
‘I’d buy a ticket and drape myself in the British flag to see that.’
Tickets are currently changing hands for about $4000 each, and you’d better make that an England flag, not a British one if you want to survive the match! :D
Yeah, I know. But I thought if they heard the word "invasion", they would surrender anyway.
(Ooops! There I go again.)
The French beat the All Blacks and then the English beat the French. How the All Blacks got beaten is beyond me.
Comment allez-vous, mon petite choux ?
LOL, I remember when I took my nephew to his first rugby match. We have a local rugby team here in South Jersey. My nephew asked one of the players what position he played. When he told him he was a hooker, my nephew looked at him like he was insane.
I hope you hadn't been drinking when you explained that the Hooker engaged in a lot of "Rucking".
Are the beastly Brits burning cars like the other “invaders”?
My nephew and his classmates loved to watch the matches.
I rented a mini-van one afternoon and took 12 of his friends to the match against a visiting team from Wales.
The boys got to be regulars at the matches and acted a water boys for the team.
Hey Tim do you know if VS is televising the match???
I think there ought to be a picture rule on that girl. Yowza!
Argentina ran in five tries against France to claim third place at the Rugby World Cup, winning 34-10 at the Parc des Princes.
There's an outfit called Creekrugby.com that offers live streaming of the final and the runner-up match for $16.95.
Did you see the Frogs got walloped by the Argentinians 35-10.
35 Strike that it was 34-10
I will be cheering England, but they are going to have to play their hearts out to win this one. The last round against SA was really ugly, but they seemed to have gelled as a team since than.
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