Comments on: France – The Real RWC Chokers http://irelandrwc2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/france-the-real-rwc-chokers/ Following Ireland's (mis)fortunes in the 2007 Rugby World Cup Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gerry http://irelandrwc2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/france-the-real-rwc-chokers/#comment-417 Gerry Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:27:22 +0000 http://irelandrwc2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/france-the-real-rwc-chokers/#comment-417 Choking could be defined as being unable to close the thing out when it is well within your capability. France's world cup ambitions invariably come asunder just when the finishing line is in sight. They are indisputably one of the great powers of world rugby and by all accounts <i>should</i> have won at least one world title by now. Having beaten the All Blacks, this time around should have been their best shot at it, but they blew it. As for us, well, we have never come within shouting distance of winning the world cup. We have never gotten beyond the quarter finals. We are however, the champion chokers of the Six Nations, with five second place finishes and three third places since 2000. :) Choking could be defined as being unable to close the thing out when it is well within your capability. France’s world cup ambitions invariably come asunder just when the finishing line is in sight. They are indisputably one of the great powers of world rugby and by all accounts should have won at least one world title by now. Having beaten the All Blacks, this time around should have been their best shot at it, but they blew it.

As for us, well, we have never come within shouting distance of winning the world cup. We have never gotten beyond the quarter finals. We are however, the champion chokers of the Six Nations, with five second place finishes and three third places since 2000. :)

]]> By: maroule http://irelandrwc2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/france-the-real-rwc-chokers/#comment-414 maroule Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:22:27 +0000 http://irelandrwc2007.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/france-the-real-rwc-chokers/#comment-414 Is "choking" the same as loosing? You could do the same with Ireland, Scotland, etc. and all WC non-winning nations... truth is in all the matches you're enumerating, France was always second best... with the exception of 95 when SA won courtesy of the ref... none of these defeat was particularly shocking... about last saturday, their tanks simply dried out in front of England's 10 men rugby... Is “choking” the same as loosing? You could do the same with Ireland, Scotland, etc. and all WC non-winning nations… truth is in all the matches you’re enumerating, France was always second best… with the exception of 95 when SA won courtesy of the ref… none of these defeat was particularly shocking… about last saturday, their tanks simply dried out in front of England’s 10 men rugby…

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