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Predictions for the quarters onwards, the format is as followsGroup A
Australia
England
France
Lebanon
Group B
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
Tonga
Group C
Papua New Ginea
Wales
Ireland
Group D
Fiji
USA
Italy
Quarter Finals
QF1Semi Finals
SF1Final
SF1 Winner v SF2 Winner
I'll go withQuarter Finals
Australia v Samoa
Tonga v Fiji
New Zealand v Lebanon
England v PNG
Semi Finals
Australia v Tonga
New Zealand v England
Final
Australia v New Zealand
Winner
Australia
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[quote="Frank Zappa":1sacjrvf]Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.[/quote:1sacjrvf]
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| Quote: TheUnassumingBadger "Predictions for the quarters onwards, the format is as followsGroup A
Australia
England
France
Lebanon
Group B
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
Tonga
Group C
Papua New Ginea
Wales
Ireland
Group D
Fiji
USA
Italy
Quarter Finals
QF1Semi Finals
SF1Final
SF1 Winner v SF2 Winner
I'll go withQuarter Finals
Australia v Samoa
Tonga v Fiji
New Zealand v Lebanon
England v PNG
Semi Finals
Australia v Tonga
New Zealand v England
Final
Australia v New Zealand
Winner
Australia'"
I'd go the same apart from France making the quarters ahead of Lebanon. Would have fancied us to beat NZ and make the final if it was on home soil, but the conditions will obviously suit them |
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Group A
Australia
Group B
New Zealand
Group C
Papua New Ginea
Group D
Italy
Quarter Finals
QF1Semi Finals
SF1Final
SF1 Austrailia v England
Winners Austrailia
Although I think Tonga have a real chance of winning group B, which would be great for the game and the World Cup.
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Quarter Finals
QF1: Australia v Samoa
QF2: New Zealand v Fiji
QF3: Tonga v France
QF4: England v PNG
Semi Finals
SF1: Australia v New Zealand
SF2: Tonga v England
Final
Australia v England
Winners : Australia
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Group B is very hard to predict.
NZ are at their weakest for some time, while Samoa and Tonga have finally started taking International League seriously since the last WC and have played some very good games against each other and other Pacific nations. Scotland are also surprisingly strong. Anyone could win that group, but Samoa is my tip, with Tonga a chance to pip NZ for the other spot.
PNG should win their group easily. They are a much stronger side at home and a much stronger side since the last WC.
Fiji should be a bit too strong for Italy.
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| Quote: Sir Kevin Sinfield "Although I think Tonga have a real chance of winning group B, which would be great for the game and the World Cup.'"
Tonga could win the world cup and it would do nothing for RL in Tonga, let alone the game as a whole, but would be a great boost for a second NZ NRL side as that's where most of their squad come from 
My predictions are:
Quarter Finals
Australia v Samoa
New Zealand v Fiji
Tonga v Lebanon
England v PNG
Semi Finals
Australia v New Zealand
Tonga v England
Final
Australia v Tonga
Winner
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Wire_91 wrote:its your first final in about 8 years and now you ravin and rantin about it F**k off, and ill be going old trafford tomoz cheering on the saints and ill be writing on this forum givin you loads of shi* when your drying you eyes and the wire fan will be here handing out the tissues in the thousands, thats if you do take that many fans cause now it looks like its your fans who have jumped on the band wagon now your in a final, this time last year there was only 1000 people in the jjb and now its fillin up cause youve won the league hahaha proper true supporters you are:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_27542.jpg |
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England to lose a close one to the kiwis in the semi, then Australia hammer Kiwi's in the final.
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problem with Samoa & Tonga is that they'll gas towards the end of games, they'll always start strong but physiologically pacific islanders struggle staying the distance
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Australia to beat NZ in the final and England to lose gallantly in the semis, just as it has been for so many years.
However, until a ball is passed or kicked, we can dream.
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"I'm sorry, but I would hope that we would beat Cas with a 1 day turnaround."
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Do England have any warm up matches or do we just rock up to face Australia first game ?
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England play a warm up game in Perth against a WA side. I’m not sure what playing standard the opposition will be.
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Samoa beat NSW country under 23s in the first warmup game. Final score was 42 - 26 I think.
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The warmup game in Fiji between Aust, PNG and Fiji went;
1st 40 minutes - Aust beat PNG 20 - 4
2nd 40 minutes - PNG beat Fiji 10 - 0
3rd 40 minutes - Aust beat Fiji 18 - 0
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PNG and Fiji played first
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“You are playing a game of football this afternoon but more than that you are playing for England, and more even than that, you are playing for right versus wrong. You will win because you have to win. Don’t forget that message from home. England expects every one of you to do his duty.”:1230.gif |
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My prediction? Pain
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HOW MANY TIMES?????
£20 a ticket and £15 on beer and merchandise.....so an away fan is worth £35. At best, 1,000 is the average away support split across 11 rounds and I am being really generous here, so Toronto, replacing say Wakefield will cost a SL club £35,000.
The minimum turnover of a SL club is £4,000,000 so Toronto instead of Widnes is worth less than 1% of a SL clubs turnover.
There are many valid reasons for and against expansion into America, but "AWAY FANS" isn't one of them. 
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