England V France

[Mich the Tester]

This one's the real clash of the titans for the England fans. Great tradition of knocking the Frogs out of the World Cup, and let's hope it continues this time. I am not expecting an 'entertaining' game in the sense that some people enjoy watching basketball style ball handling skills or silken running, but a real bloody nasty ding dong with a splurge of yellow and possibly red cards, blooded shirts and busted noses, as is the way when English rugby teams meet French rugby teams, even at club level. This will be ugly. A good game for old school forwards to watch and savour.

cue; Henry V at the siege of Harfleur

[Arturo Bassick]

This one's the real clash of the titans for the England fans. Great tradition of knocking the Frogs out of the World Cup, and let's hope it continues this time. I am not expecting an 'entertaining' game in the sense that some people enjoy watching basketball style ball handling skills or silken running, but a real bloody nasty ding dong with a splurge of yellow and possibly red cards, blooded shirts and busted noses, as is the way when English rugby teams meet French rugby teams, even at club level. This will be ugly. A good game for old school forwards to watch and savour.

cue; Henry V at the siege of Harfleur

I do hope so. I want another incident like when Will Carling was hit so hard another one of the England players had to point him in the right direction. He insisted on playing on though.

[cailin maith]

This one's the real clash of the titans for the England fans. Great tradition of knocking the Frogs out of the World Cup, and let's hope it continues this time. I am not expecting an 'entertaining' game in the sense that some people enjoy watching basketball style ball handling skills or silken running, but a real bloody nasty ding dong with a splurge of yellow and possibly red cards, blooded shirts and busted noses, as is the way when English rugby teams meet French rugby teams, even at club level. This will be ugly. A good game for old school forwards to watch and savour.

cue; Henry V at the siege of Harfleur

It needs to be.

I'm quite looking forward to seeing the French booted out. Not as much as I'm looking forward to seeing us (hopefully) pasting the Welsh. Although if we have as dire a first half as we did on Sunday it'll be close.

[Churchill]

The French smell!

At least we owned St. Emillion... for a while.

[Mich the Tester]

I do hope so. I want another incident like when Will Carling was hit so hard another one of the England players had to point him in the right direction. He insisted on playing on though.

I want another incident like when Mick Skinner knocked Marc Cecillon 5 yards backwards and onto his arse at Twickenham, or like when Carling spoke to the team at half time saying the ref was getting a bit upset about the argy-bargy and Wade Dooley said ' does that mean we can keep kicking them?' Carling's response; ' yes, but don't get caught'.

Or of course when Serge Blanco completely lost it after the England forwards polished their boots on his shirt and then punched Nigel Heslop's lights out. Then of course Skinner and Moore joined in, with much shedding of blood.

[Churchill]

I want another incident like when Mick Skinner knocked Marc Cecillon 5 yards backwards and onto his arse at Twickenham, or like when Carling spoke to the team at half time saying the ref was getting a bit upset about the argy-bargy and Wade Dooley said ' does that mean we can keep kicking them?' Carling's response; ' yes, but don't get caught'.

Or of course when Serge Blanco completely lost it after the England forwards polished their boots on his shirt and then punched Nigel Heslop's lights out. Then of course Skinner and Moore joined in, with much shedding of blood.

We're saving that sh!t for the Irish!

[Pondlife]

Not as much as I'm looking forward to seeing us (hopefully) pasting the Welsh. Although if we have as dire a first half as we did on Sunday it'll be close.

I am really looking forward to this one but with an obviously different opinion on the result.

It's lining up to be a corker.

[Mich the Tester]

We're saving that sh!t for the Irish!

Paul O'Connell can deal it out as well as anyone, and that's why the Irish worry me a bit. Still, if they get to the final I'll be adding to their support. Please don't let NZ win it.

In fact I think this could be Ireland's big year.

[Doggy Styles]

I agree mich. France v NZ in 2007 was a classic battle.

What's more you might get a good price on France after their last two performances.

[cailin maith]

We're saving that sh!t for the Irish!

It's lining up to be a corker.

It certainly is

Paul O'Connell can deal it out as well as anyone, and that's why the Irish worry me a bit. Still, if they get to the final I'll be adding to their support. Please don't let NZ win it.

I love Paul O'Connell

Agreed about NZ though. If it has to be a SH team, SA will get my cheers.