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England for back-to-back cup triumph?

Wilko has put England through to another World Cup final. Who do you think they'll face next - South Africa or Argentina - and can Jonny help his side to a back-to-back cup triumph?

18 comments so far.

ANA@USP of SUVA< FIJI
ENGLAND< ALL THE WAY< BABY!!!! WILKINSON.....GO JOHNNY GO GO GO!!!!!
Josh of Suva
South Africa all the way
Joe Kama of Nadi
SOUTH AFRICA ALL THE WAY...

They have been EXCELLENT right thru-out the tournament. They've been and are the best.

ALL BLACKS were good on paper but never on the field, however SPRINGBOKS are good on paper, good on the field, good everywhere else and look where they are, reaching the RWC Finals.... YoooHoooo!!

They have been rattled and taken to the wire by Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and Argentina and have proven their worth by reaching the FINALS....

England's only hope is Johnny Wilkinson but am sure the Boks have a plan to take care of him...

.... or even stretcher him off, even if it costs them a yellow card....

GO SPRINGBOKS....!!
mujo of malevani
FIJI GOT ROBBED BY THE REFEREE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA.
mujo of malevani
FIJI GOT ROBBED BY THE REFEREE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA.
mujo of malevani
FIJI GOT ROBBED BY THE REFEREE AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA.
wowow of Australia
South Africa will get it.they much more structure,gud coach,gud Managemnt,gud Captaincy...They also got the fire power in their whole 15...Gud luck
wowow of Australia
South Africa will get it.they much more structure,gud coach,gud Managemnt,gud Captaincy...They also got the fire power in their whole 15...Gud luck
saki of nabua
Now the question has been answered it is England against South Africa. With both forwards equally strong the onus is on both backline to do the talking. If South Africa can shut the ball down an allow slow balls to JWilko..then W.E CUP is on its way to South Africa. But if the England team can shut the ball in midfield and avoid giving away unecessarry loose ball to J.P and BH'''NA then England is looking at a back to back win.
But i would like S.A to win to sum up Fijis' effort as only losing in the quarter final to the world cup champion.
Aleve of Honiara
No back-to-back for England.It's South Africa's turn to win the Web-Ellis Cup for the second time.
Vili Dau of USP
i think South Africa would win because they just beaten England in their pool match play-off.

But if Fiji would have won against SA, Fiji would definitely brought the Web Ellis trouphey home.

After watching the two semis i notice that Fiji has got the competitive advantage of beating any team in the world particularly the tier one nations. These teams do not have the individual brilliance that our Fiji boyz has. The other part is that our boyz were super-fit and their performance for each game grown from strength-to-strength unlike Agentina, they had lost the pace in which they beat France in the first match of the RW.

But the onus is on the FRU to employ a Project Manager and a Project Team that would take Fiji in the next four years for the rugby world-cup in 2011 at NZ. I think that because we have planned only to reach the quarter-final that was why we were defeated although our boyz proved that they could go beyond and even win the Web-Ellis Cup.

I am sure that with this Project your/our vision would incorporate " Fiji to be the Web-Ellis Cup Winner in the 2011 at the Long White Clouds of New Zealand."

Our mission would be how are we going to achieve our vision.

May be : 1) Fiji to play 40 test matches prior by 2011

2)Strengthen the HPU

3) Facilitate better Rugby failities for local competition.

4) Include the Nothern Division Union of Vanua-Levu to compete in the Colonial and Fare Brother Copetition and also the Maritime Unions

etc, etc.

If we plan to fail, we will fail to plan.

"We can only control what we have planned for." Cliford F.Gray/Erik W. Warson 2007

All yours FRU
Vili Dau of USP
i think South Africa would win because they just beaten England in their pool match play-off.

But if Fiji would have won against SA, Fiji would definitely brought the Web Ellis trouphey home.

After watching the two semis i notice that Fiji has got the competitive advantage of beating any team in the world particularly the tier one nations. These teams do not have the individual brilliance that our Fiji boyz has. The other part is that our boyz were super-fit and their performance for each game grown from strength-to-strength unlike Agentina, they had lost the pace in which they beat France in the first match of the RW.

But the onus is on the FRU to employ a Project Manager and a Project Team that would take Fiji in the next four years for the rugby world-cup in 2011 at NZ. I think that because we have planned only to reach the quarter-final that was why we were defeated although our boyz proved that they could go beyond and even win the Web-Ellis Cup.

I am sure that with this Project your/our vision would incorporate " Fiji to be the Web-Ellis Cup Winner in the 2011 at the Long White Clouds of New Zealand."

Our mission would be how are we going to achieve our vision.

May be : 1) Fiji to play 40 test matches prior by 2011

2)Strengthen the HPU

3) Facilitate better Rugby failities for local competition.

4) Include the Nothern Division Union of Vanua-Levu to compete in the Colonial and Fare Brother Copetition and also the Maritime Unions

etc, etc.

If we plan to fail, we will fail to plan.

"We can only control what we have planned for." Cliford F.Gray/Erik W. Warson 2007

All yours FRU
jay of suva
England all the way.THEY will be the first team to defend the world cup succesfully.Their big forward pack will provide quality ball to Johny who will then do the damage.Final score ENG:36 SA:0
vuremai 2t's of vatunibale
England will face SA in the final.
If england wants to win the world cup two in a row then the whole england team has to look after johnny on the field coz if not those two cunning fox hanging on the side of the scrum for SA will have the final say on the most anticipated game in early half a century.
Whether england wins the worldcup or not solely depends on johnny,if he finishes the full 80 minutes or not.

As a good sportsman i would like to wish both teams all the best and may they play for their country with honour and pride.

May the team with good discipline and tactics win..

JAH BLESS AND KEEP COOL.......
ronald of australia
pumas will beat SAfrica n will win the RWC.
wilko is doing good but is fading in his skills.
if england have jonny, argentina has henandez who also can kick drops goal from anywhere.
so watch out england!!!
Kaiviti of Viti

How I wish for the Pumas to take the world cup because of its implication to tier 2 nations.

But I think England will pull it off. They have reached the final and we must remember they will be defending the cup. Thats should be enough motivation.
Joe Seru of Lautoka
Yeap its underdogs all the way.....Argentina of coz since they have performed above expectations so far and will prove what 2 tier nations are capable of in the final against the Englishmen....well Jonny is o.k but hope that Argentina will counter wat he comez up with.
Jerry of U.S.A
Pumas.....just for the fact that they represent the tier 2 nations.If they win that will show the Irb that tier 2 nations can win the World Cup.

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