Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Welcome to the BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Contest!
There are 10 days till the third largest sporting event will be yet again causing bleary eyes and broken hearts. The IRB Rugby World Cup France 2007! And of course we all know who's going to win! No? Time to predict the World Cup!
First and for all: it's FUN! That's the most important rule to remember, so no fighting!
I'm keeping it simple (but will create a more complex one for the die hards-look out for it in chit chat), so you won't be studying on Rugby for hours. Here's the contest:
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Tip at least 1 GG per category (you can choose if you enter 1 or 2 both categories) and put your answers in this thread. I'll put up my own prediction as well, so you'll have an example.
Category 1: Group Phase
For each group put the teams in order of how they will finish at the end of the round robin phases. (20 answers) Bonus points will occur as follows
+1 for the top 2 in order
+2 for the top 3 in order
+4 for all in order
Bonus points will be given for each group
Category 2: Finals
Who will play the semifinals, the final and will be world champion? (7 answers)
TiebreakerQuestion:
How many tries will be scored in the round robin section of the tournament?
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Rules
1. At least Tip 1 GG per category.
2. Post your prediction in THIS THREAD. That way everyone knows things are running fair. You can always look up all the predictions (and correct me if I'm making mistakes).
3. Contest entries are allowed until 24 hours before the opening match; France - Argentina - Sept 7, 2007; 21:00 France time.
4. Ties are broken by the tiebreaker question. If there is still a tie, I'll draw a winner randomly for 1st place (and if it happens that I'm in the running for winning, I won't be in the random drawing). If there is still a tie for 2nd and 3rd, the GG will be split!
5. You can only win 1st place once! You can win 2nd and 3rd more than once.
6. Winner of a category will win 50% of the total GG in this category, number 2 will receive 30% of the total GG in this category, and number 3 will receive 20% of the total GG in this category. Note as I cannot give GG to myself I am on the record to say I will donate 10 GG to each category
7. Any rules I have overlooked or forgot can be added or changed at all times but at my discretion.
8. If something isn't clear please tell me and I'll edit & add.
9. 5GG to be awarded to an entrant, randomly selected by me.
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More World Cup info in the next message.
Special thanks to Basl for his 2006 world cup thread that I have butchered
Edits: First 4 for spelling, grammer. 5th edit to change bonus points
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Phil Alberg
United States
Cumberland
Rhode Island
UG18 04-Feb Woburn, MA
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
You should be able to find all the information you need at this site:
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/
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Chris Geggus
United Kingdom
Brentwood,
Essex
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
What about the many of us who don't have any or spare Geek Gold?
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Phil Alberg
United States
Cumberland
Rhode Island
UG18 04-Feb Woburn, MA
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
Group A: ENG, RSA, SAM, TGA, USA
Group B: AUS, WAL, FJI, JPN, CAN
Group C: NZL, SCO, ITA, ROM, POR
Group D: IRE, FRA, ARG, GEO, NAM
Semi Finalists: NZL, AUS, ENG, SCO
Finalists: NZL, ENG
World Champion: NZL
# Tries scored in round robin: 340
Edit: Reformatted to conform to more compact format.
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
WORLD CUP INFO
Groups:
Group A: England, South Africa, Samoa, USA, Tonga
Group B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Portugal ,
Group D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Georgia, Namibia
Tries scored in previous editions Round Robin:
2003: 304 (40 matches)
1999: 197 (30 matches)
1995: 147 (24 matches)
Links:
Official Schedule:
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/fixtures/calendar.html
IRB Rankings:
http://www.irb.com/rankings/index.html
Next message: copy the parts you need and fill in your predictions.
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
Group A:
Group B:
Group C:
Group D:
Semi Finalists:
Finalists:
World Champion:
# Tries scored in round robin:
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
Although spielfreak has shot through the gate like a blooded hound, I'll give my predictions to give you all a feel for how your entries should look
Group A: South Africa, England, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Wales, Canada, Fiji, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Namibia, Georgia
Semi Finalists: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France
Finalists: Australia, France
World Champion: France
# Tries scored in round robin: 325
edited for grammer and spelling
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Comp
Ahiksking wrote: What about the many of us who don't have any or spare Geek Gold?
This was the same problem that occurred during the Football World Cup. As I'm asking for a minimum 1 tip for each category it's not that onerous to
a) Upload a couple of photos
b) writing a review or session report or two
c) begging seems to work for some.
d) geekmodding-we had a fellow in our EPL fantasy league geekmod the 5 GG entry fee.
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andrew
Australia
bayswater
western australia
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Although spielfreak has shot through the gate like a blooded hound, I'll give my predictions to give you all a feel for how your entries should look
Group A: England, South Africa, Samoa, USA , Tonga
Group B: Australia, Canada, Wales, Japan, Fiji
Group C: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Argentina, Ireland, Georgia, Namibia
Semi Finalists: England,Australia,New Zealand,France,
Finalists: Australia, France
World Champion: Australia
# Tries scored in round robin: 291.65
hey niel.
i'll tipp you the gold soon... ie. when i've earned it 
now i have to work out how to take a pic that makes it thought the moding process...
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Steve McIlhatton
Australia
Leumeah
NSW
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: RSA, ENG, SAM, TGA, USA
Group B: AUS, WAL, FJI, JPN, CAN
Group C: NZL, SCO, ITA, ROM, POR
Group D: FRA, IRE, ARG, GEO, NAM
Semi Finalists: NZL, AUS, RSA, FRA
Finalists: NZL, FRA
World Champion: NZL
# Tries scored in round robin: 311
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Paul Mackie
Australia
Sydney
NSW
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Here are what will be the actual results (I have read the entrails)
Group A: South Africa, England, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Japan, Canada
Group C: NZ, Italy, Scotland, Portugal, Romania
Group D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Georgia, Namibia
Semi Finalists: South Africa, Australia, NZ, France
Finalists: Australia, France
World Champion: Australia
# Tries scored in round robin: 287.
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Some similarities to the other predictions here, but my gut (and the slaughtered pig's) both tell me that Australia is peaking at the right time...
Total tries will be down slightly because the minnow teams will have become more competitive in the last few years 
(BTW; how do you get 0.65 of a try??)
Thanks for running the comp, Neil. I look forward to winning that GG almost as much as I look forward to George Gregan holding up the cup on Oct 20.
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Martin Sarnecki
Australia
Melbourne (north)
Victoria
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
nnf1 wrote: +2 for the top 4 in order
+4 for all in order
Aren't these the same thing?
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Chris Geggus
United Kingdom
Brentwood,
Essex
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Although a Scottish supporter I must follow my head, not my heart!
Group A: SA/Eng/Sam/Ton/USA
Group B: Aus/Wales/Fiji/Jap/Can
Group C: NZ/Italy/Scot/Rom/Port
Group D: France/Ire/Arg/Namib/Georgia
SFs = SA/Aus/NZ/France
Finalists = NZ/SA
Winners: NZ.
Total tries = 309.
Cheers
Chris.
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Phil Alberg
United States
Cumberland
Rhode Island
UG18 04-Feb Woburn, MA
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Darthlord wrote: nnf1 wrote: +2 for the top 4 in order
+4 for all in order
Aren't these the same thing?
Hehehe, good observation! It would be quite difficult to get the top 4 and not get the fifth entry in a group.
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Frederic Dessonnaz
Switzerland
Yverdon
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Here we go:
Group A: South Africa, England, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Argentina, Ireland, Georgia, Namibia
Semi Finalists: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France
Finalists: New Zealand, France
World Champion: France
# Tries scored in round robin: 310
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Tim Porter
United States
Thousand Oaks
California
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: ENG, RSA, SAM, TGA, USA
Group B: AUS, WAL, FJI, JPN, CAN
Group C: NZL, SCO, ITA, ROM, POR
Group D: IRE, FRA, ARG, GEO, NAM
Semi Finalists: NZL, AUS, ENG, SCO
Finalists: NZL, ENG
World Champion: ENG
# Tries scored in round robin: 301
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Darthlord wrote: nnf1 wrote: +2 for the top 4 in order
+4 for all in order
Aren't these the same thing?
Very good. Yes well I beter change the scoring then. Thanks for pointing out. Appreciate it.
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Dean Thomas
Australia
Bannockburn
Queensland
'The Double' 2010/11 - 'The Repeat' 2011/12?
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: England, South Africa, Samoa, USA, Tonga
Group B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Argentina, Ireland, Georgia, Namibia
Semi Finalists: Australia, New Zealand, Wales, France
Finalists: New Zealand, France
World Champion: New Zealand
# Tries scored in round robin: 310
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John G
United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: RSA, ENG, SAM, USA,TGA
Group B: AUS, WAL, FJI, CAN, JPA
Group C: NZL, SCO, ITA, ROM, POR
Group D: FRA, IRE, ARG, GEO, NAM
Semi Finalists: NZL, AUS, RSA, FRA
Finalists: NZL, FRA
World Champion: NZL
Total tries: 276
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John G
United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
nnf1 wrote:
Finalists: Australia, France
World Champion: France
As an Aussie, aren't you automatically disqualified for this? I realize I have a similar irony in my picks btw.
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Richard Vickery
Australia
Tempe (Sydney)
NSW
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: England, South Africa, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Fiji, Wales, Japan, Canada
Group C: NZ, Scotland, Romania, Portugal, Italy
Group D: France, Argentina, Ireland, Namibia, Georgia
Semi Finalists: England, Australia, NZ, France
Finalists: NZ, France
World Champion: NZ
# Tries scored in round robin: 298.
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Doug Adams
Australia
Oakleigh
Victoria
Boink
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: South Africa, England, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Italy, Scotland, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Georgia, Namibia
Semi Finalists: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France
Finalists: New Zealand, France
World Champion: New Zealand
# Tries scored in round robin: 333
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Gary Jackson
New Zealand
Auckland
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Group A: South Africa, England, Samoa, Tonga, USA
Group B: Australia, Wales, Canada, Fiji, Japan
Group C: New Zealand, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Portugal
Group D: France, Ireland, Argentina, Namibia, Georgia
Semi Finalists: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France
Finalists: New Zealand, France
World Champion: New Zealand
# Tries scored in round robin: 349
Thanks for running this!
Cheers
Gary
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
rooboomr wrote: nnf1 wrote:
Finalists: Australia, France
World Champion: France
As an Aussie, aren't you automatically disqualified for this? I realize I have a similar irony in my picks btw.
No I tip with my head and cheer from my heart.
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Needle
Australia
Leichhardt
NSW
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Re: < 1 week to Win GG-BGG 2007 Rugby World Cup Tipping Comp
Less than 1 week to go so get your tips in quickly. Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
If we get 20 tippers we might actually get a prize to give away. So if you haven't tipped, 'ave a go and if you have, refer your mates.
The bigger the pool the bigger the pull.
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