The Pacific Island teams really impressed me today - both Tonga and Samoa giving it a really good go!

Has been a very interesting World Cup so far and it is going to get better. Come on Wales!

Jon, who do you think will be in the finals of the world cup. In your opinion, which teams got a legitimate shot at the world cup.

Well I hope Wales will reach the final.

They deserve that much after the appalling refereeing performance when Wales played Australia in the 2003 RWC in Wales.

Personal bias and patriotism aside,

New Zealand, South Africa and Australia are the big three - probably the winner will be found out of them.

Trevor - Canada probably have their best chance against Japan on 25th. It should be a fascinating clash of styles and I'm looking forward to the match. To be honest, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there wasn't a single northern hemisphere team left by the time we get to the semis, but of course as a Scotland fan I'm hoping for the best! Jonno, I'd agree with you on the Big 3, and if you look way up there (points to top of thread) I tipped SA at the beginning...

Thank you Quiz. I will certainly watch the last games for Canada and I hope they win one game. Since watching the World Cup, I love rugby better than the Canadian and American football. It is an excellent game. I like watching Wales, England, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

I am an international rugby fan - I can't stretch myself to watch local games.

Indeed Trevor, it is much better than the American sports.

QB - South Africa would be a good tip. In the iRB RWC tipping competition - I have gone for New Zealand - forever almighty.

Oh how I wish we still had Barry John, Gareth Edwards, Mervyn Davis, Charlie Faulkner, and all the other GREAT Welsh players of the 70's - back in the days when WALES dominated rugby !

Jonno - I was in Edinburgh on Saturday - seeing the All Blacks in full flow was just awesome (I, personally, would have given Doug Howlett MoftM). Delboy - don't you think the WRU made their biggest mistake getting rid of Mike Ruddock and caving in to Player Power?

lol QB - that's a debate that could go on for years !

I really wouldn't like to speculate as to exactly whats gone wrong with Welsh rugby over the last 25 years or so, but I don't think we will EVER recapture our former glory

An ex of mine (who played for Wales) thought that getting rid of the grammar schools was what caused the start of the decline...

The Rugby Union World Cup only began in 1987. If it had , say, started in 1967 and every 4 years , then the Wales sides that played in those days would have won it 2, 3 , maybe even 4 times? Obviously, we'll never know but I can remember watching these huge men in red tops and sideburns and with names like Ivor and Mervyn and Ieuan beating Scotland, then Ireland, then France and then the English to win the grand slam.

It was just one of those unexplainable , almost freakish times when over half the side were genuine world class players.

Remember when the Japanese first came to Wales? One of my abiding Rugby memories is Mervyn Davies running for the line with three Japanese down each leg - and not pausing at all! :-)

Anyway - to get back to the current lot - huge congratulations to Georgia for thrashing Namibia (why aren't they a better team, considering their location?) and well done and bad luck to Canada for the draw!

How do you put a Black Border around a post? Sorry delboy22 and jonnowales. (Hugs)

Well what would you know - Wales OUT! An absolute gutter!

Sorry Jon that they are out. I was hoping they would make playoffs.

Lest we not forget what a fantastic result, not just for the Fiji side but for all the "smaller but improving nations".

We had England having to dig pretty deep to beat Tonga and, as I sit here, the Scottish side are only 2 pts up with 10 mins left against Italy. And Canada made Australia work a lot harder than the used to do against so-called weaker nations.

And Wales at least contributed to an excellent match. Well done, Fiji.

Well. as a Scotland fan - Italy deserved to win, still - onwards amd upwards!

Papo2228, congratulations! The Pumas now play Scotland...

Biggest come back since Lazarus! Unbelievable. Well done England. What price an England v Scotland final? ;-)
Comiserations to Australia.

Swing low, sweet chariot. A STERLING performance. Well done lads.

"John Howard, Ned Kelly, Ian Chappell, Rod Laver, are you listening? Your guys took one hellava beating!"

I am sorry to say that I am getting more and more drunk...did we actually win?

Johnny Wilko i want your babies..

Kiwi fans in Cardiff:

"Four more years" lol

Dear Quiz Beagle,
Tomorrow either uf us will be celebrating after the match Scotland vs Argentina. The Pumas are eager to go into smifinals and all the Argentine people are with them.
Anyhow we love reading RobbieBurns´poetry.
The very best from you from Bunos Aires.
Papo2228

And the Kiwis are out too!!!

The joy!!!

Who'd a thunk it??? Kiwis and Aussies out in the quarters!!!

Leaves it all wide open now.