Level One – where our daft fandom spills over like beer…
- England qualify top of their group / Scotland do…
- New Zealand get a grip / the grip is tenuous and the choke potential merely rises…
- Wales go out following tragically breathtaking defeat against Fiji/Samoa or both / Wales beat South Africa in the final
- Brian Habana refuses to play following spat with the management / Habana gets a pass
- Argentina second to England in group / After a Puma prop takes over kicking duties
- Elsom and Pocock guide Australia to glory / Wallaby pack implodes against England
- Above the other way round
- Richie McCaw breaks turnover records / McCaw sinbinned in final for persistent offending
- France make 15 changes to team for quarter final / they get beat by England
- Ireland proceed as dark horses / O’Driscoll magnificent in quarters victory over South Africa
- Scottish back row rampages through tournament / Then they wake up
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Kiwi’s turn on an absolute exhibition in each of the knock-out games and a nation rejoices / the world smiles with them and applauds
Level Two – where surely we must be drunk…
- Wales qualify top of their group following Springbok implosion / England commit to 15 man rugby
- Shane Williams scores hat-trick as Wales crush All Blacks / James Hook plays 10 and joins the pantheon of world stars
- Martin Thomas wins a late call-up for Wales and dives over to win final / Then converts
- France blitz Australia in magnificent semi / Australia steal it from France
- Argentina beat All Blacks in quarters
- Guest appearances from Lomu and Carling / Carling stops Lomu in his tracks
- Lomu gets up and tramples entire English defence / But McCaw penalised for use of hands
Level Three – where spookily things reflect what might really happen…
- England All Blacks final
- Australia New Zealand final
- Wales beat Aus and Eng but fall to All Blacks
- South Africa have it relatively easy until clash with NZ in semi
- Italy make knockout stages
- Argentina really do beat the All Blacks in the quarters!
‘Real World’ likely fixtures and results…
Quarter Finals
Australia 20 Wales 16
England 16 France 12
S. Africa 19 Ireland 9
NZ 30 Argentina 16
Semi Finals
Australia 16 England 19
South Africa 17 NZ 23
Final
England 18 NZ 30
And what do you think?