[retired_lynchtwn022]

So, time for England (probably) to get rid of the tag that's been plaguing them ever since they won it four years ago.

POOLS
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Pool A
England
South Africa
Samoa
USA
Tonga

Pool B
Australia
Wales
Fiji
Canada
Japan

Pool C
New Zealand
Scotland
Italy
Romania
Portugal

Pool D
France
Ireland
Argentina
Georgia
Namibia

FIXTURES
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7 September:
France v Argentina, Stade de France, St Denis, Pool D (2000 BST)

8 September:
England v USA, Lens, Pool A (1700 BST)
Australia v Japan, Lyon, Pool B (1445 BST)
New Zealand v Italy, Marseille, Pool C (1245 BST)

9 September:
Ireland v Namibia, Bordeaux, Pool D (1900 BST)
Wales v Canada, Nantes, Pool B (1300 BST)
South Africa v Samoa, Parc des Princes, Paris, Pool A (1500 BST)
Scotland v Portugal, St Etienne, Pool C (1700 BST)

11 September:
Argentina v Georgia, Lyon, Pool D (1900 BST)

12 September:
Italy v Romania, Marseille, Pool C (1900 BST)
USA v Tonga, Montpellier, Pool A (1300 BST)
Japan v Fiji, Toulouse, Pool B (1700 BST)

14 September:
England v South Africa, Stade de France, Pool A (2000 BST)

15 September:
Ireland v Georgia, Bordeaux, Pool D (2000 BST)
Wales v Australia, Cardiff, Pool B (1400 BST)
New Zealand v Portugal, Lyon, Pool C (1200 BST)

16 September:
Fiji v Canada, Cardiff, Pool B (1300 BST)
Samoa v Tonga, Montpellier, Pool A (1500 BST)
France v Namibia, Toulouse, Pool D (2000 BST)

18 September:
Scotland v Romania, Edinburgh, Pool C (2000 BST)

19 September:
Italy v Portugal, Parc des Princes, Pool C (1900 BST)

20 September:
Wales v Japan, Cardiff, Pool B (2000 BST)

21 September:
France v Ireland, Stade de France, Pool D (2000 BST)

22 September:
South Africa v Tonga, Lens, Pool A (1300 BST)
Argentina v Namibia, Marseille, Pool D (2000 BST)
England v Samoa, Nantes, Pool A (1500 BST)

23 September:
Scotland v New Zealand, Edinburgh, Pool C (1600 BST)
Australia v Fiji, Montpellier, Pool B (1330 BST)

25 September:
Canada v Japan, Bordeaux, Pool B (1700 BST)
Romania v Portugal, Toulouse, Pool C (1900 BST)

26 September:
Georgia v Namibia, Lens, Pool D (1700 BST)
Samoa v USA, St Etienne, Pool A (1900 BST)

28 September:
England v Tonga, Parc des Princes, Pool A (2000 BST)

29 September:
Australia v Canada, Bordeaux, Pool B (1400 BST)
Wales v Fiji, Nantes, Pool B (1600 BST)
Scotland v Italy, St Etienne, Pool C (2000 BST)
New Zealand v Romania, Toulouse, Pool C (1200 BST)

30 September:
France v Georgia, Marseille, Pool D (1400 BST)
South Africa v USA, Montpellier, Pool A (1900 BST)
Ireland v Argentina, Parc des Princes, Pool D (1600 BST)

6 October:
QF1: W Pool B v RU Pool A, Marseille (1400 BST)
QF2: W Pool C v RU Pool D, Cardiff (2000 BST)

7 October:
QF3: W Pool A v RU Pool B, Marseille (1400 BST)
QF4: W Pool D v RU Pool C, Stade de France (2000 BST)

13 October:
SF1: W QF1 v W QF2, Stade de France (2000 BST)

14 October:
SF2: W QF3 v W QF4, Stade de France (2000 BST)

19 October:
3rd place play-off, Parc des Princes (2000 BST)

20 October:
Final, Stade de France (2000 BST)


All games on ITV1/2/4


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http://www.itv.com/rugby/
http://www.planetrugby.com/
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Talk about comprehensive.

[retired_lynchtwn022]

WARM UPS:

Saturday, 04 August 2007
England v Wales, 16:00

Saturday, 11 August 2007
England v France, 17:00
Scotland v Ireland, 14:30

Saturday, 18 August 2007
France v England
Wales v Argentina, 14:30

Friday, 24 August 2007
Ireland v Italy

Saturday, 25 August 2007
Scotland v S Africa

Sunday, 26 August 2007
Wales v France, 14:45

[retired_cowboy69]

mon Ireland

[retired_oldfierce]

mon Scotland.

Please don't do what we did at the 6 nations.

Italy ffs :****(

[aeonteal]

We all know who's gonna win it, just a triviality playing the games now. England not even gonna make it to the semi's.

[retired_lynchtwn022]

Originally posted by Jonno-Blood:
We all know who's gonna win it, just a triviality playing the games now. England not even gonna make it to the semi's.

Honestly don't think NZ will.. they've choked before, and they'll choke again.

[aeonteal]

Also, could see a shock in pool D tbh, Argentina to knock Ireland out imo. Can see Italy beating Scotland as well.

[aeonteal]

Originally posted by The Best In The World (TBITW):
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Jonno-Blood:
We all know who's gonna win it, just a triviality playing the games now. England not even gonna make it to the semi's.

Honestly don't think NZ will.. they've choked before, and they'll choke again. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Not gonna choke this time, just can't see it happening. Their 2nd XV could win the competition tbh.

[retired_Pinkie83]

I reckon France could do well with the home support, especially if they can avoid NZ in the QF.

[aeonteal]

Yeah, France are NZ's only real contenders tbh, but it's still NZ's to throw away.