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International rugby thread

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RugbyBuck;1579570; said:
Are the Uruguay matches World Cup qualifiers?
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Yes...if they win both games they are in or if they split but win the point differential they are in. The loser still has another chance:

This would include the loser of this two-game series (the third place Americas team) versus the second place Asian side in a semifinal with the winner playing the victor of the European 3 team against the African 2 team to claim the final spot in the RWC.
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Canade has already booked their ticket...the US beat them 12-6 at home but lost 41-18 in Edmonton so Canada earned the Americas #1 bid. The US is 9-1 against Uruguay the last 20 years and had to challenge Uruguay for the last qualifying spot in the 2007 RWC.
 
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Just watched highlights of the Currie Cup final (got sidetracked by family Halloween obligations last night). Looked like a great match with the Cheetahs coming back and making the BBs work for it. Habana's second try was a brilliant combination of talent and effort. Nice to see that he still has it even though the Boks don't seem to think they need him offensively.
 
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JackBauer;1582070; said:
The book, by John Carlin, is excellent and well worth a read. I hope Hollywood hasn't sentimentalised the film version too much, although having seen that trailer I'm not too optimistic about that. I'll still go and see it though.
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Reading the book right now and it really is fantastic...
 
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England v. Australia (5:00 EST) and Wales v. New Zealand (10:00) are showing on Setanta USA tomorrow. Get thee to a pub to watch some rugby.

Also, I had a bad dream last night that the Boks lost to an English club team. Only problem is that I can't wake up from it.
 
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RugbyBuck;1581582; said:
Just watched highlights of the Currie Cup final (got sidetracked by family Halloween obligations last night). Looked like a great match with the Cheetahs coming back and making the BBs work for it. Habana's second try was a brilliant combination of talent and effort. Nice to see that he still has it even though the Boks don't seem to think they need him offensively.
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No, the Boks are resting a number of players right now for at least six weeks. Too much rugby and they are past exhausted. Habana is one of the players who SARFU want rested now. Prof Tim Noakes spoke out publicly to get these guys rested. I actually think our second string can handle the English.
 
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