Wallabies to meet All Blacks in Japan

Tuesday 30th June, 02:30 PM JST

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soldave at 09:27 AM JST - 1st July

BurakuminDes - true that. I see another good Origin series win by the Maroons a week or 2 ago. NSW might beat them in a few years time but at the moment they are probably just lacking in a little Origin experience.
Heda_Madness at 11:46 AM JST - 1st July

And in other rugby news, Japan will host the RWC in 2019 (England to host in 2015).
Heda_Madness at 11:48 AM JST - 1st July

As for the Bledisloe cup, NZ are traditionally the best team in the workd for 3 years out of 4, it's just the fourth is a world cup year... At the moment they're pretty poor (just look at the results against France and yes I know their were injuries but 3 years ago the NZ second team would have beaten France) so maybe it's their turn to win it... Though the Aussies have the better coach, something that NZ may regret for a very long time.
northlondon at 12:19 PM JST - 1st July

Come over to where the men can get a lady on their own, except the English and Waseda students that is.

spud, seeing as you're a man who seems to struggle to 'get the English and Waseda students on their own', I can probably suggest a few bars and parks for you.
BurakuminDes at 01:04 PM JST - 1st July

BurakuminDes - true that. I see another good Origin series win by the Maroons a week or 2 ago. NSW might beat them in a few years time but at the moment they are probably just lacking in a little Origin experience.

I'm sorry to say the Queenslanders are better across the park than NSW, I am glad I was in Japan and couldn't watch the games!

As for spud, well I don't want to watch a game where players are at risk of having their eyes gouged out...and the thug who did it only cops a 2 month suspension! Union may attract the university educated types, but also the violent psychopath eye gougers!
northlondon at 01:19 PM JST - 1st July

Agree with Bura. League has always been a better and harder game than Union and the League players have always been recruited into Union and are the standout players in the Union game.
JackDorff at 03:56 PM JST - 1st July

League has always been a better and harder game than Union and the League players have always been recruited into Union and are the standout players in the Union game

...and don`t the Union folk get all shrill when they try to deny it
spudman at 04:23 PM JST - 1st July

Matt Rodgers was a real success. Wendell as well.
Heda_Madness at 08:07 PM JST - 1st July

This was Matt Rodgers before he 'met' Josh Lewsey was it? ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZPZLnA_HWc
BurakuminDes at 10:46 PM JST - 1st July

Matt Rodgers was a real success. Wendell as well.

Well they are still both decent League players, but no greats of the game...and both strolled into the Wannabies team and played dozens of Tests. So did Tuquiri (who has just had his ARU contract torn up today, mind you). You would have to concede Leaguie Brad Thorn was a brilliant purchase for the All Blacks from Aussie Rugby League , very good Broncos forward...walks into the ABs and turns world-beater.

The one thing Union has over League is bigger wads of cash - to buy the brilliant League players. I still wouldn't watch union at less than International level, though.
spudman at 11:45 AM JST - 2nd July

Huh? Brad Thorn was contracted by the Canterbury union. He went back to league and realised his passion was for union. This league versus union debate is moot cause in the professional age the money is in union, no way would a successful union player switch to league. But go back 20 years and there were tons of ABs and top drawer Kiwis being poached by the NRL. Matt Rodgers was the hyped up league star till he went to union, then the NRL boys got long bottom lips about it. Same for Sailor, celebrated for their return to the NRL but not really able to successfully make the switch.

League players have always been recruited into Union. Couldn't happen until the early 1990s.
JoeBigs at 11:53 AM JST - 2nd July

My god Wallabies are attacking people and in Japan of all places!
BurakuminDes at 01:05 AM JST - 3rd July

This league versus union debate is moot cause in the professional age the money is in union, no way would a successful union player switch to league.

It's not even a "debate" for most people in Aus not in the AFL states: League wins hands down. If I want to watch blokes kicking a ball, football (soccer) is vastly more entertaining than Rugby Yawnion. The fact is, Union has more money now than league, but (in Aus) don't develop many players, which is why they must buy League players. Ever seen a "First Grade" club rugby game in Aus? Me neither, but I've heard it's less entertaining and less physical than watching a women's netball match! I like Brad Thorn, he is a champion League player who switched to Union for big cash - and good on him - and if I go to the Test match in Tokyo, I'd pay to watch him and his side demolish the Wannabies.
spudman at 06:35 PM JST - 3rd July

The fact is, Union has more money now than league

point taken league wins nothing. It is a dying corporation with more and more amalgamations in store. NRL shrinking Super 12 expanded and expanding.
Teeej at 09:27 PM JST - 6th July

Where can we order tickets? Thanks.