Greatest Sporting Rivalry

[zepher25]

What do you think the greatest international sporting rivalry is, im going to go for Australia and England, in everything they fight hard and to the wire, there fairly equally matched in most sports and the fans massively get into it

 

[guill]

Brazil - Argentina or Serbia - Croatia i think.

 

[Axver]

Australia versus New Zealand.

 

[GibsonGirl]

South Africa vs Australia (any sport)

Isn't it great when there's mutual dislike for Australian sporting teams? The Brits hate them, the New Zealanders hate them, the South Africans hate them...

 

[LMP]

The Yankee-Red Sox rivalry is well-documented and still fun to watch.

 

[GibsonGirl]

The Yankee-Red Sox rivalry is well-documented and still fun to watch.

International sporting rivalries, LMP, international. Had it been regional, I would have mentioned Liverpool FC vs Everton FC and the Montreal Canadiens vs the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

[Eliv8]

United vs City
England vs Germany
England vs Argentina

Chargers vs Raiders

Anyone vs France

 

[LMP]

International sporting rivalries, LMP, international. Had it been regional, I would have mentioned Liverpool FC vs Everton FC and the Montreal Canadiens vs the Toronto Maple Leafs.

I figured I'd speak about what I know best

 

[GibsonGirl]

I figured I'd speak about what I know best

Canada/USA is pretty wild. Do you watch much hockey?

 

[LMP]

Canada/USA is pretty wild. Do you watch much hockey?

I'm not much of a hockey guy, I did see a few Lightning games though.

I'm more of a basketball guy.

 

[namkcuR]

The Celtics/Lakers Rivalry of the 1980s

North Carolina/Duke

The Bulls/Knicks Rivalry of the 1990s

Ohio State/Michigan


They're not international but they're the best. Especially those Celtics/Lakers and Bulls/Knicks rivalries. Some of the greatest basketball series' ever played.

 

[wizard2c]

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I'm not much of a hockey guy, I did see a few Lightning games though.

I'm more of a basketball guy.

Lightning......did you say my home team..........excuse me but I'm battling Aragorn over the Stanley Cup Finals.........you have to know living in Florida I'm on the Hurricanes to win.....though I shed a tear that the Lightning have to relinquish the Cup........

Hurricanes 5 / Edmonton 4 end of game 1

 

[LMP]

The Celtics/Lakers Rivalry of the 1980s

North Carolina/Duke

The Bulls/Knicks Rivalry of the 1990s

Ohio State/Michigan


They're not international but they're the best. Especially those Celtics/Lakers and Bulls/Knicks rivalries. Some of the greatest basketball series' ever played.

hell, even the Knicks/Heat one in the late '90s was pretty good for a while.

Bill Russell/Wilt Chamberlain rivalry in the '60s and '70s.

 

[Justin24]

Brazil V Argentina or France or Columbia

Giants V Dodgers

 

[zepher25]

the thing with all those other teams that hate Australia is 8/10 times Australia wins

 

[babyman]

Brazil-Argentina
England-Germany
Italy-Germany

 

[Hewson]

England and The Falkland Islands

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

rocky and drago

 

[Hewson]

Rocky and Bullwinkle

 

[CKONE]

India -v- Pakistan (cricket)

USA -v- themselves in American Football

Rangers -v- Celtic (football)

England -v- Germany (international football)

Tyson -v- Don King

 

[UberBeaver]

Back in the Day -

US v Russia was big.
E. Germany vs W. Germany.

Now - England / Germany
England / France
Brazil / Argentina.

 

[the rockin edge]

England vs Argentina

 

[zepher25]

in the world of cricket i dont think anything is bigger than the Ashes, Australia v. England

 

[roy keane]

Argentina-England

 

[Axver]

the thing with all those other teams that hate Australia is 8/10 times Australia wins

Uh, no. Want me to drag out the statistics? Here's one example, from the rugby.

Out of 123 games between Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand has won 81, Australia 37, and 5 have been drawn.

That's pretty decisively in favour of New Zealand by a ratio of over 2 wins to 1.

 

[Angela Harlem]

hate isn't rivalry.

 

[the rockin edge]

hate isn't rivalry.

no, but it's part of many.

 

[zepher25]

Uh, no. Want me to drag out the statistics? Here's one example, from the rugby.

Out of 123 games between Australia and New Zealand, New Zealand has won 81, Australia 37, and 5 have been drawn.

That's pretty decisively in favour of New Zealand by a ratio of over 2 wins to 1.

i didnt know that, i was estimating and seeing as im from melbourne i think rugby sucks

 

[Earnie Shavers]

i didnt know that, i was estimating and seeing as im from melbourne i think rugby sucks

So, umm, which sports are you talking about exactly?

 

[zepher25]

im talking in general whats the biggest international sporting rivalry and why any sport, Do Isralies and Plaistinians play sport against each other?