Sunday, October 26, 2003
I have been keeping my husband posted on the rugby results. It still seems early days yet, and the exciting games will be coming up later on.
Now this looks like it was a tight game - can't wait to see it on video.
Ireland held off a fierce challenge from Argentina to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals at Adelaide Oval with a nerve-jangling 16-15 victory.
The Irish avenged their shock exit to the Pumas at the 1999 World Cup after the introduction of replacement flyhalf Ronan O'Gara turned the game in their favour midway through the second half.
O'Gara struck two penalties to haul Ireland back from 12-10 down just when their bitter Pool A rivals looked like they were getting on top of a brutally physical encounter at the Adelaide Oval.
Excited Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll, who is one of six players remaining from the 1999 defeat, said he knew the Pumas would throw everything at them.
IRELAND 16 (Alan Quinlan try, David Humphreys pen, con, Ronan O'Gara 2 pens) bt ARGENTINA 15 (Gonzalo Quesada 3 pens, drop goal, Ignacio Corleto drop goal) at Adelaide Oval. Referee: Andre Watson (SAF). Crowd: 28,803.
Here's a cool quote on sportsmanship and other virtues:
"Now what do you suppose would happen if one were to try to treat those around him with justness, loyalty, good sportsmanship, fairness, honesty, kindness, consideration, compassion, self-control, tolerance, forgivingness, benevolence, belief, respect, politeness, dignity, admiration, friendliness, love and did it with integrity?
"It might take a while but don't you suppose that many others would then begin to try to treat one the same way?
"Even allowing for the occasional lapses -- the news that startles one half out of his wits, the burglar one has to bop on the head, the nut who is driving slow in the fast lane when one is late for work -- it should be fairly visible that one would lift oneself to a new plane of human relations. One's survival potential would be considerably raised. And certainly one's life would be a happier one." -- L. Ron Hubbard
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Now this looks like it was a tight game - can't wait to see it on video.
Ireland held off a fierce challenge from Argentina to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals at Adelaide Oval with a nerve-jangling 16-15 victory.
The Irish avenged their shock exit to the Pumas at the 1999 World Cup after the introduction of replacement flyhalf Ronan O'Gara turned the game in their favour midway through the second half.
O'Gara struck two penalties to haul Ireland back from 12-10 down just when their bitter Pool A rivals looked like they were getting on top of a brutally physical encounter at the Adelaide Oval.
Excited Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll, who is one of six players remaining from the 1999 defeat, said he knew the Pumas would throw everything at them.
IRELAND 16 (Alan Quinlan try, David Humphreys pen, con, Ronan O'Gara 2 pens) bt ARGENTINA 15 (Gonzalo Quesada 3 pens, drop goal, Ignacio Corleto drop goal) at Adelaide Oval. Referee: Andre Watson (SAF). Crowd: 28,803.
Here's a cool quote on sportsmanship and other virtues:
"Now what do you suppose would happen if one were to try to treat those around him with justness, loyalty, good sportsmanship, fairness, honesty, kindness, consideration, compassion, self-control, tolerance, forgivingness, benevolence, belief, respect, politeness, dignity, admiration, friendliness, love and did it with integrity?
"It might take a while but don't you suppose that many others would then begin to try to treat one the same way?
"Even allowing for the occasional lapses -- the news that startles one half out of his wits, the burglar one has to bop on the head, the nut who is driving slow in the fast lane when one is late for work -- it should be fairly visible that one would lift oneself to a new plane of human relations. One's survival potential would be considerably raised. And certainly one's life would be a happier one." -- L. Ron Hubbard
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