The other team.

Before we all get riled up too much (it might be too late for that already), say something positive about the other teams, and for a moment do not mention your own team.

NZ - Richie McCaw
OZ - Waltzing matilda
WAL - Who else but george North.
IRE - Rory McIlroy
FRA - their food is great
ENG - They have a queen.
ARG - Lobbe.

NZ - Richie McCaw, Corey Jane.
OZ - Neighbours...
SA - Fruit. We get nice fruit from South Africa.
IRE - Tommy Bowe of course.
FRA - The calendars they do.
ENG - the Severn Bridge
ARG - Contemponi

NZ - Dan the man... swoon
OZ - isla fisher... swoon
SA - Ollie le roux... swoon
WAL - kathrine jenkins... swoon
FRA - food and wine
ENG - king jonny
ARG - leo messi and dr phil

NZ - Flight of the Conchords
OZ - Chris Lilley
SA - Charlize Theron
FRA - Imanol Harinordoquy
ENG - Muse
WAL - Manics / Stereophonics
ARG - Dr Phil

[quote="Mickado"]
ENG - Muse

IRE -
ENG - my wife
FRA - Gauloises
NZ - Lord of the Rings
SA - Wilbur Smith
AUS - My boys favourite book, "swim little wombat, swim"
ARG - mmmmmmmmm lovely steaks
WALES - hiraedd

Muse are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fact.

FRA -
ARG -
NZ -
OZ -
SA -
ENG - English whiskey
WAL - Welsh whisgi
IRE - ? (struggling ...)

Asbo - Typical Scottish response there

NZ- Steinlager and 2 NZ$ to the £
OZ- Kath & Kim, Angry boys
FRA- Lovely Cheese &
IRE- Stunning pint o
WAL- My Wife & Boys
SA- You can go up close to a White shark in a cage.
ARG- Beef.

He said don't mention your own team...

NZ - The throat slit haka
OZ - Quade Coopers superhero pose when kicking
SA - Brussoe's top notch acting

IRE - One of my earliest memories is thowing up mint hot chocolate at Waterford Crystal
FRA - Their coach with the hair (wish i could remember the name)
ENG - The off feild antics have managed to get non-rugby fans interested in the RWC
ARG - Probably the only place in the world with a decent football and rugby team, but no real domestic leagues.

Cari wrote:Asbo - Typical Scottish response there

But none of them have jumped on me yet?! V disappointed

New Zealand - Lamb
Australia - Barbeques
Argentina - Steaks
South Africa - Wine
France - More wine
Ireland - Guinness
Scotland - 18 year old Lagavulin
Wales - Daffodils to decorate the dining table (sorry, don't like leeks).

Cari wrote:He said don't mention your own team...

Who me? I didn't mention England.

NZ - My holiday in 2006
Australia - Chris Lilley
South Africa - My sister breaking her toe running barefoot like Zola Bud (sp)
Ireland - My Wife/My mother (different people)
England - My Dad
Argentina - Steak!
France - the shoulder shrug

[quoteFrance - the shoulder shrug[/quote]

Ah yes, such panache in one movement

NZ: The AB's, The GreyGhost!
France:
Argentina: more
Wales: Snowdonia. Kathryn Jenkins.
SA: Nelson Mandela, Johan Muller!
Australia: ...er Kylie Minogue...
England: ....

Mickado wrote:Muse are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fact.

your science is flawed

The strokes are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fac

D24tress wrote:

Mickado wrote:Muse are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fact.

your science is flawed

The strokes are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fac

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Muse are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever

I think you'll find the greatest rock band ever was Led Zepplin and the best rock band in the world right now is Alterbridge who have probabley the best rock vocalist still touring.

New Zealand - The ability to be just so good at rugby that everyone has to adapt to be better.... and still manage to throw it away come the RWC.
Australia - AC/DC branded wine, this gave me a good laugh
Argentina - Marcos Ayerza, genuinely a nice guy and great prop
South Africa - my girlfriends family
France - Galic flair
Ireland - Guinness and a great holiday with the lads
Scotland - the beautiful countryside
Wales - Welsh humour

formerly known as Sam wrote:
I think you'll find the greatest rock band ever was Pink Floyd

+ 1

Eng - Aston Villa and my mates

Wal - Love their passion for rugby and my mates

Fra - Love their anthem

NZ- Johna Lomu, was great to watch

Aus - Just have alot of time for aussies in general.

SA - their accent cracks me laugh, in a good way though.

ARG - Admire them, we've had a few good battle's with them over the years.

Breadvan wrote:

Cari wrote:He said don't mention your own team...

Who me? I didn't mention England.

How rude of me. I assumed you are Welsh.


No no no. The best rock band still going at the moment are U2. They're certainly the highest earners as well.

NZ - the countryside - scenery
Eng - their generosity
France - cobblestones
Argentina - lady gauchos & steak
Ireland - the Blarney Stone and all the green...
Wales - Bonnie Tyler's husky voice
SA - the big cats

NZ - My great uncle
OZ - Natalie Imbruglia
WAL - Cardiff Uni/Castle
IRE - The girls and those accents
FRA - National Anthem
SA - Mandela
ARG - Lionel Messi

New Zealand - Conrad Smith and lord of the rings
Australia - The weather, the sports teams aren't bad either.
Argentina - Juan Fernandes Lobbe and their wine.
South Africa -Schalk Brits and Ernst Joubert
France - Imanol Harinordoquoy and Brittany
Ireland - Guinness in Dublin is the best! Friendly Leinster fans.
Scotland - Kelly Brown and Edinburgh.
Wales - George North and Snowdon
Italy - the food and the people

Oz – Lara Bingle. Stephanie Rice. Rodney Rude. Hunters and Collectors. Australian Crawl.
Eng – Emma Watson (I’m young enough to not be arrested for this)….and my wife. Noel Gallagher - god
Wales – Katherine Jenkins. Aberdaron. Anglesey. Manics
Ireland – lack of local knowledge of girls suggests I’ll plump for an Irish Stew. Susie Amy is quite fit and she’s with Rob Kearney. B*witched anyone?
France – Heaven. My 3rd home. After NZ and England.
Argentina – Steak. Lots of it. Beautiful too.
Sth Africa – The mortal enemy. Is having my utmost respect even though I absolutely hate them positive enough? Love watching cricket/rugby broadcasts out of the republic because the TV blokes always pick out the fit birds in the crowd

chewed_mintie wrote:Oz – Hunters and Collectors.

Good Call!

Mickado wrote:Muse are the finest rock band in the world now. possibly ever. Don’t argue with me on this, it’s scientific fact.

I think The Cure/Stones/RHCP would disagree with that.

Actually for Australia:-

Forgot to say, love their accent to and some of their sayings.

Also Crocodile Dundee films

Steve Irwin(RIP).

Rex Hunt's fishing programme

Yibbida Yibbida folks, and er dont forget to thank your mother for the rabbits.

For Australia also

Heath Ledger (RIP)

Holly Valance.

Wales - Alex Jones and Katherine Jenkins.

Cari wrote:Chewed Mintie - Suzie Amy is English, not Irish.

I know - that's why I put the bit about her being with Rob Kearney. It's tenuous but she's fit and she'll do.

Is Heath Ledger an Aussie?
Learn something new everyday. I know it’s been said so much it’s pretty much a cliché but his portrayal of the Joker was amaze-balls.

England deserve a wee shout for The Who, Led Zeppilin, Pink floyd, Iron Maiden and The Clash.... hey thats not too bad at all... .

.....also My GF is English...

Sorry, Chewed, I got that after I'd posted it....I'm more half asleep now than I should be this time tomorrow...

OK so if we're talking music I'd have:

NZ - The Temper Trap
OZ - INXS
WAL - Manics
ENG - The Clash
IRE - U2
SA - errrrm.....
ARG - eh....
FRA - Serge Gainsbourg

Mickado wrote:Is Heath Ledger an Aussie?

Yeah. He started his glittering Hollywood career in Home & Away no less.

roddersm wrote:England deserve a wee shout for The Who, Led Zeppilin, Pink floyd, Iron Maiden and The Clash.... hey thats not too bad at all... .

.....also My GF is English...

I sometimes forget it, but my GF was born there too!

Argentina - Malbec
France - Côte d'Azur
SA - Kruger national park
Oz - Tim Minchin
Wales - Trekking in Snowdonia.
NZ - Mount Cook
England - rodders' girlfriend!

I love Muse-they killed at Wembley-but Pearl Jam takes the best rock band for me. However due to the USA no longer being at the World Cup, Muse definitely would be at the top. Early Shihad would too.

Cari wrote:Sorry, Chewed, I got that after I'd posted it....I'm more half asleep now than I should be this time tomorrow...

OK so if we're talking music I'd have:

NZ - The Temper Trap
OZ - INXS
WAL - Manics
ENG - The Clash
IRE - U2
SA - errrrm.....
ARG - eh....
FRA - Serge Gainsbourg

come on, Cari it can't be difficult

SA - Biltongbek.

greybeard wrote:England - rodders' girlfriend!

NZ - Martin Johnson
OZ - Dan Parks ( haha scotland)
WAL - Rupert Moon
IRE - Geordan Murphy
FRA - The Armitage boys
ENG - George North (who else)
ARG - Castro
SA - Matt Damon

I'm sorry people but blatantly ZZ Top are the greatest rock band! (and Bruce Willis is the best blues player...)

Smirnoffpriest wrote: Bruce Willis is the best blues player...

Steven Segal would slap him up, arrest him, and then show him what prison blues is all about

OZ - Ozzie Rules and Jobs in Building

WAL - Gymrodyr Celtaidd

FRA - 1789 and all that.

ENG - 600 years of domination leading to a common language and an identity of national psychosis

ARG - Diego (the greatest)

SA - Beko

NZ - Distracting attention from Irish sheep-shagging.

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:

Smirnoffpriest wrote: Bruce Willis is the best blues player...

Steven Segal would slap him up, arrest him, and then show him what prison blues is all about

I remember once – I must have been stoned or something – seeing Bruce Willis live onstage with members of The Drifters singing lead vocals on ‘Under the Boardwalk’. It was pretty trippy for someone who lists Die Hard as one of his favourite movies.

“yippee ki yah mutha f*cker” to “at the park you hear the happy sound of the carousel”

he didn't look so hard then!!

If Blues is going to come up then Ireland are going to win that now the Americans are out. On that note ZZ Top are Texas Blues boys I wouldn't class them as rock.

Cari, Seether are an alright South African rock band.

Seeing as this is apparently not meant to be Rugby related:

NZ - Stewart Island
Aus - has to be my wife (sorry Kylie )
France - Champagne
Arg - best steaks in the world
Ireland - musicians , too many to list
SA - Kevin Pietersen - thanks chaps
Wales - Ryan Giggs

If we're talking music.

The Saw Doctors.

Altogether now everybody,

' I wish I was on that N17, stone walls and the grass is green'