Rugby World Cup

The Scotland - Samoa match was so tense that I had to have chocolate. But it turned out all right for the Flower of Scotland. Sorry Wales didn't beat the Wallabies.

Grannyknot lucky you .

Well done Scotland

Cymru Am Byth

Why do I watch , ninety minutes of panic

No tries, though, what a disappointment
I do like to see them skidding along!

Oh I am so enjoying it. I just love the narrow win games. My only regret is that England are out. I have really enjoyed tonights matches having seen Scotland and Australia win. Still holding my breath before England play their last match. Its the All Blacks for me though ladies!

Annie I was at the SA-USA match last week and felt very sorry for the U.S. team, they tried so hard even after it was completely obvious that they had no chance of scoring even once. I think the score was something like 61-0 to SA. The whole crowd starting chanting "USA" to encourage them - we all wanted them to get some points.

It was a wonderful evening at the Olympic Park. I did enjoy the match, and the atmosphere.

My Welsh friends and colleagues are squaring up to me for an SA - Wales quarterfinal. Ooh!

Why do I watch , ninety minutes of panic

Wales -v- Australia - what a quandary!!

Yes it was , I really can't take anyone feeling humiliated , not even the England rugby team , unless it's in the six nations !

I know, but it was very uncomfortable watching them.

No they were devastated , I blame the media

I felt embarrassed for them.
But my DGS will be pleased!

You may find this difficult to believe but England got such a hammering I felt sad for the team as they left the pitch

Hmm, better not watch it in Wales then
Although I did post that my friend said that 'everyone in Wales is Australian' on Friday night I bet she changes back again when Wales play Australia in the final.

Nah rosequartz , you would have to beat Wales - bet that remark will come back and bite me after our next match

Hello JessM, the other day I was wondering where you were - must be telepathy.

As I have a rugby-playing Australian DGS I have to support the Wallabies now I suppose

I am English, but they were rubbish not playing their best

Not been a great weekend of Rugby unless you happen to be Australian. I'm sure they are very happy to beat the Poms, but England going out has cast a bit of a shadow over the whole thing. Although Welsh myself there are lots of lovely English supporters I know who are having to be very brave - so commiserations to them (specially 2 Bs-I-L who have bought TICKETS for 1/4 finals.
DH is Irish and the match tonight was somewhat frustrating.
Australia look like they are in with a shout to win the tournament methinks. But it goes on quite a while yet doesn't it.

Independence for Monmouthshire!
(But could they muster a rugby team good enough to win the World Cup?)

Sorry about England but at least Wales is doing well. Great.

All is not lost for me ....I'll be rooting for France now, trouble is they have 2 teams..... the one that plays brilliantly and the one that plays like complete numpties. Which team are they going to field next ? But I've always got Ireland in reserve , thanks to my Irish mum.

No one really knows if Monmouthshire is Welsh or English, 1920 when the church was disestablished Monmouthshire was under the church in Wales , when the Welsh office was formed in 1964 Monmouthshire was included as a country of Wales . Perhaps it should be devided? Some parts of Monmouthshire most definitely are Welsh, some want to be in England , they dislike being Welsh .

Monmouthshire was legally English until the 1970s.

Many would like it to be independent!

Scotland need to beat Samoa who haven't had a great tournament so far and will be battling for a win. Ireland (playing Italy today) are likely to follow France into the quarter finals. So there is the distinct possibility that poor old England will be the only 'home' nation not to clear the group stage. As a quarter English, and having lived here longer than I ever lived in Scotland I am .

Which corner of Wales was English after 1920?

That seems to be the default position in Wales too; as a friend posted on FB last night 'everyone in Wales is Australian tonight' with a Croeso y Awstralia sign.
I didn't like to point out to her that this corner of Wales was England when she was born.
And a lot of English people live in Wales (but probably not as many as the Welsh who have escaped to England!)

Even as a Scot ( You know "Who do you support?" " Scotland or whoever is playing England" being the default position) I found last night's match heartbreaking and those poor players' faces as they staggered off defeated, so