Rugby World Cup 2007

[Jake]

Would a real sport please stand up?

Are you serious here? Rugby is football without the padding (big differance), restarts after each play (again big difference), and downfield passes. All of which make strength and stamina a more important factor.

I wish I could watch some here. The satellite package isn't bad (rugby union/league, AFL, association football, and some Gaelic Games) at $15/month, but that's on top of the $45/month for the regular service. Bit too much for me to do on my own and the folks are partial to cable.

[Jake]

You just made my weekend.

[Jake]

Looking over comments here and in the media, I think I must be missing something. Wilkinson is playing dreadfully at the moment; if England had a half-decent kicker they'd have beaten France heavily.

Indeed. I checked the match box score expecting a drubbing and saw he missed a conversion, hit two of three penalties, and hit only one of four drop goals.