Rugby World Cup 2011

[Summers]

When is the england game?

[MBDTF]

When is the england game?

Next Saturday at about half 8 in the morning.

[Starvinho]

Wales have been very impressive this morning, they'll take some beating on this form. It's 22-10 with 3 minutes to go at the moment.

22-10 FT. The winner of England vs France will play Wales in the semi-final next Saturday morning. Come on England!

Edited October 8, 2011 by Starvinho

[Starvinho]

England out, France win 19-12

[Cymbols]

I reckon we can take France easy. Only concern is if they find the form they've been lacking recently.

[MGW]

With france you never know which team

Will turn up - the world beaters or the surrender monkeys! I hope and think Wales are more than capable of getting to the final, winning it would mean beating one of the big three, South Africa ( we almost did in the pool game and were unlucky not to), Australlia (beaten by Ireland and looking vunerable) or New Zealand (ummmmmm....).

[Matt]

lol, england. Didn't see the England game but Wales/Ireland was a great match, wanted the Taffs to win but I'd have liked Ireland to have got a try with 6-7 minutes to go to make it even more interesting at the end.

[Lineker]

I bloody hate the French.

[Cymbols]

Semi finals

Wales vs France

Australia vs New Zealand

[Lineker]

Centre Manu Tuilagi has been formally warned by police and fined £3,000 by England rugby officials after jumping from a ferry in Auckland on Sunday.

The 20-year-old was detained by police after swimming a short distance to a pier at the ferry terminal.

"I'm really sorry. It was a silly thing to do and I apologise to everybody for any inconvenience," said Tuilagi.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) would not comment on whether alcohol was involved in the incident.

England were knocked out of the tournament by France in the quarter-final on Saturday and are due to leave for the UK later on Monday.

Manager Martin Johnson said: "This was an irresponsible thing to do. Manu has been disciplined internally and I have warned him about his future conduct."

The fine will be paid to the Rugby World Cup's Christchurch earthquake appeal.

Auckland Police spokeswoman Noreen Hegarty said: "A member of the England team jumped off a passenger ferry and swam a short distance to pier three at the terminal at 6.48pm last night.

"As he climbed ashore he was met by police officers before being taken to the Auckland Central police station and held for around an hour and a half.

"He was formally warned about the offence of disorderly behaviour before being released back to the team management. There is no suggestion he was pushed from the vessel."

The off-field conduct of some of the players has prompted front-page headlines throughout the tournament.

A group of players enjoyed a night out drinking in Queenstown, with permission from team manager Martin Johnson.

Captain Mike Tindall was captured on CCTV footage from the Altitude Bar in conversation with a woman. A bouncer has been charged with illegally obtaining the footage.

Tindall later issued an apology for misleading the England management over his movements that night, having initially claimed he did not go on to another bar afterwards.

Johnson also confirmed during the tournament that he had reprimanded James Haskell, Dylan Hartley and Chris Ashton after a female member of staff in their Dunedin hotel complained of being teased with lewd comments.

Tuilagi was, earlier this month, fined £4,800 by the International Rugby Board for wearing an unapproved mouthguard carrying the name of a sponsor.

The Leicester centre was also banned for five weeks back in May of this year for punching Northampton's Ashton.

Tuilagi was initially banned for 10 weeks but his suspension was reduced in light of a push from from his England team-mate.

:lmao:

Such a clusterfuck of a campaign. This is the icing on the fucking cake.

[Baddar]

What's this about illegal mouth-guards being used, too? Caught a bit of it on SSN this morning.

[Lineker]

In two pool games, he wore a mouthguard which had a non-approved sponsor on it.

[Summers]

He's a bit of a prick.

[Cymbols]

Jesus Christ ref! What the fuck d'you do that for?

[Cymbols]

YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!!! Mike Phillips you legend!!!!!

[Rocky]

We'll be seeing you next weekend then? Obviously after our warmup match against Australia

[Rich]

We'll be seeing you next weekend then? Obviously after our warmup match against Australia

You won't, Wales lost. I laughed.

[Cymbols]

England did well didn't they?

Well done for winning the cup New Zealand. France have been mediocre all tournament.

[Rich]

England did well didn't they?

Well done for winning the cup New Zealand. France have been mediocre all tournament.

I am sorry, how many world cups do Wales have?

[Rocky]

I am sorry, how many world cups do Wales have?

ooh ooh ooh!! I KNOW I KNOW!!