Rugby World Cup 2007 - Quarterfinals #1 & #2

Australia vs England - Results : 10-12

What an upset!!! The poor Wallabies! The country is gonna blame them now... Poor things. But seriously, they just couldn't break through England's defense. Kudos to England. Though not entirely pleased that England's points all came either from drop goals or penalty kicks! Not as exciting as scoring TRIES!!

Wanted England to win, so that the All Blacks will have Australia as an opponent in the semis (I'm sure they are going to beat France!!!), but hope they don't freeze with England too. Hmmm....

New Zealand vs France - Results : 18-20

I cannot believe that another upset has happened. Not again!!! What is wrong with the All Blacks?!? Why can't they show their real stuff and perform the way they are meant to perform?! Why must they always fail at the World Cup, when it's their best chance to show the world that they ARE the true rugby champions of the world?! Sigh...

The All Blacks are going to get a lashing when they return to NZ. I don't think the newspapers are going to be too kind to them after this horrific outing. The first time they got knocked out in the QUARTERFINALS. Sigh... Just a really depressing day for southern hemisphere rugby. Hope South Africa can make it through, and retain some of the dignity of the Tri-nations.

WHY?!? :(

Apparently there was a 100-1 odds that it'll be an England vs France semi-final. Guess those that bought on that made tonnes of money. Sigh...

[PS - By the way, that last France try was SO a forward pass!!!! :'( ]