Looking Towards the Rugby World Cup 2007

Taking a look back at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, we see that England holds the title. Will they be able to sustain and carry on? Jonny Wilkinson is indeed suiting up for England and recently Australia upset New Zealand…as the months count down…lets take a look back.

Jonny Wilkinson scoring the winning goal, a 35m drop goal from dead center. Hooks it perfectly with his right foot (non-dominant) and it goes in perfectly!

Wilkinson. England starts with the ball about midfield and then moves it up with some great support. The last ruck gets a little messy and And just because he is my favorite rugby player, check out this AMAZING try by JonnyJonny gets it about 3 meters from the ruck, he looks for his support and then sees NO FULLBACK, little chip kick over the top and the diving try!

The time of the World Cup is approaching, it begins September 7th and runs through September. I know it is still a few months away, but I have just discovered Bit Torrent and after downloading all the Tri-Nations games, I am super excited! I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to watch the games this year, but the Internet saves the day again!

-Check out this and more at the official RWC 2007 website.

-And this is an interesting article on Drop Goals and the World Cup:

Drop Goals: A slice of World Cup magic
(Rugby News Service) Friday 6 July 2007

Ninety-two drop goals have sailed between the posts in Rugby World Cup history; some of them have been match or even World Cup winning kicks, others totally unexpected and the odd one or two pure self indulgence.

One that definitely falls into the latter category is Zinzan Brooke’s three-pointer for the All Blacks in their semi final with England in 1995, the back row stunning his teammates by unleashing a 40 metre plus effort.

“Is there any more famous drop goals?” laughed Brooke, a World Cup winner with in 1987 after making his debut in the Pool match with Argentina. “The short story is I used to practice all the time in my backyard, you know left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot.

“The moment I decided to do a drop goal was when it was actually bouncing along the ground, the ball bounced straight in front of me, straight between the posts and it was at that moment that I thought right this is going to go through the posts.”

For the complete article, click here.