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Poor England!

Will Greenwood

I didn't think that they looked like winning against the Aussies or the French.  Unfortunately, an English win cannot be ruled out until the final whistle

it aint pretty, but at least its close

I would rather watch that footage, than footage of Vickery lifting the cup!

Decent enough start to the game. 20mins gone SA 6-3 up.

Unfortunately the English could very well beat the Boks as well!

I dunno if they would, they have managed to catch Aussies & French a bit off colour, and the French have always been a bit brittle mentally when a big prize is near. I dont think the Boks would clam up the way the French did tonight. You have to hand it to England though they know how to win tight matches.

The thing is that England could get the siege mentality going again!  The fact that the Boks hammered England, will mean that they go in as underdogs yet again - if the boks come through tomorrows game!

Unfortunately the English could very well beat the Boks as well!

Agree with MS, it depends on who the county champions are!

Horse Hung Harry   

Goalkeeper:
Stephen Cluxton (Dublin)

Full-backs:
Marc O'Se (Kerry);
Graham Canty (Cork)
Dessie Mone (Monaghan)

Half-backs:
Caoimhin King (Meath).
Tomas O'Se (Kerry);
Killian Young (Kerry);

Midfield:
Darragh O'Se (Kerry)
Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone)

Half-forwards:
Anthony Moyles (Meath);  
Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry);
Bernard Brogan (Dublin);

Full-forwards:
Colm Cooper (Kerry);
Paddy Bradley (Derry);
Thomas Freeman (Monaghan);

Can't see Bradley, Cavanagh, or Mone gettin AllStars.. Cluxton big mistake against Kerry may count against him as well.
Derry's best hope is McCloy at FB.
F Doc had a great season at Midfield, but I feel that he will be overlooked probably for O'Se and Whelan

Surprise inclusion for raymond mulgrew there, though he did have a good year.

Thought that myself - although I would assume that you can rule him, Nicky Joyce, and John Doyle out of the hf line, O'Connor and Cussen have little chance in the ff line, Keenan in midfield. Donovan, Mone, Lacey and McNaramara have little chance of an award either..

Football All-Stars nominations revealed
Wednesday, 26 September 2007 18:15
Back-to-back All-Ireland SFC champions Kerry have topped the list of nominations for the Vodafone GAA All-Star awards for 2007 which were announced this evening.

The O Sé brothers Marc, Tomas and Darragh, are among the ten players nominated from Pat O Shea's Kerry side. Both Marc and Darragh received All-Stars last year while Tomas was picked on the half-back line of the 2005 selection.

Meanwhile, two other sets of brothers have also been nominated with Monaghan duo Damien and Tommy Freeman in contention as are Alan and Bernard Brogan of Dublin.

The Farney county's progress in the All-Ireland series and positive displays in Ulster, where they were beaten by Tyrone in the final, have earned Seamus McEnaney's side two other nominations with defenders Dessie Mone and Gary McQuaid also in contention for awards.

It is Monaghan's highest representation in the All-Star nominations since they won the league in the 1980s. Dublin received the second highest number for nominations with goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton searching for his third All-Star, having won the coveted award last year and also in 2002.

Connacht champions Sligo have received two nominations, both in defence, with Ross Donovan and Michael McNamara both searching for their first honour.

Ironically, Sligo's 2002 All-Star and goal-scorer in the Connacht final Eamonn O'Hara is not in contention for an award. Ulster winners Tyrone received three nominations - Conor Gormley, Sean Cavanagh and Raymond Mulgrew.

A total of nine of last year's Vodafone All-Stars have been nominated again for football awards. Along with Cluxton, Alan Brogan and the two O Sé brothers, Karl Lacey (Donegal), Aidan O'Mahony (Kerry), Nicholas Murphy (Cork), Paul Galvin (Kerry) and Kieran Donaghy (Kerry) are all in contention for awards again this year.

The county breakdown is: Kerry (10), Dublin (7), Cork (6), Meath (6), Monaghan (4), Tyrone (3), Derry (3), Sligo (2), Galway (1), Donegal (1), Louth (1), Kildare (1).

The Vodafone GAA All-Stars Hurling nominees will be announced tomorrow.

The Vodafone GAA All-Stars Football nominees for 2007:

Goalkeepers: Stephen Cluxton (Dublin); Brendan Murphy (Meath); Diarmuid Murphy (Kerry).

Full-backs: Marc O'Se (Kerry); Kevin McCloy (Derry); Graham Canty (Cork); Darren Fay (Meath); David Henry (Dublin); Conor Gormley (Tyrone); Ross Donovan (Sligo); Dessie Mone (Monaghan); Karl Lacey (Donegal).

Half-backs: Tomas O'Se (Kerry); Aidan O Mahony (Kerry); Killian Young (Kerry); Barry Cahill (Dublin); Michael McNamara (Sligo); Noel O'Leary (Cork); Gary McQuaid (Monaghan); Damien Freeman (Monaghan); Caoimhin King (Meath).

Midfield: Ciaran Whelan (Dublin); Darragh O'Se (Kerry); Nicholas Murphy (Cork); Fergal Doherty (Derry); Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone); Paddy Keenan (Louth).

Half-forwards: Declan O'Sullivan (Kerry); Paul Galvin (Kerry); Alan Brogan (Dublin); Bernard Brogan (Dublin); Anthony Moyles (Meath); Stephen Bray (Meath); Raymond Mulgrew (Tyrone); John Doyle (Kildare); Nicky Joyce (Galway).

Full-forwards: Colm Cooper (Kerry); Kieran Donaghy (Kerry); Thomas Freeman (Monaghan); Paddy Bradley (Derry); Donncha O'Connor (Cork); James Masters (Cork); Michael Cussen (Cork); Graham Geraghty (Meath); Mark Vaughan (Dublin).

the Warrior's Code by the Dropkick Murphys. its on youtube. it was written about micky ward, all boxing fans will know who im on about.

Anything by the Dropkick Murphys should get the team goin!

It could work, sure there has been a North/South split in Derry for years