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Originally posted by Dayle Wood:
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<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Dayle Wood:
All blacks a little sloppy at the end
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when you're eleventy billion points ahead, i think you can be forgiven for taking the foot off the gas.
very impressed with the baa-baas. italy aren't really THAT poor a side, yet the kiwis made them look distinctly amateur without ever really leaving second gear.
also quietly impressed with us as well despite the calibre of the opponent. i think
if we can do the welsh in some style in cardiff we might get a bit of a roll on here and be a real threat.
for all everyone keeps harping on about the All Blacks, we're as dangerous as any side in the world when on form. just that us being in form happens so rarely these days...
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The media here in New Zealand are wondering if there is a bit of a gulf between the likes of New Zealand and the 6 nations sides.
They are basing that on the fact that Italy beat a couple of sides in the 6 nations this year (Scotland and someone else) and how emphatically we walked over Italy.
Also to add to that the poor performances by the big northern sides France and England. </BLOCKQUOTE>
i think thats a tad harsh. Firstly Italy are a good team but they are inconsistent. They will have 50 points shipped past them one game and then beat an established big team the next. Secondly the two teams they beat were Scotland and Wales. Wales are a shambles and Scotland are hardly amazing.
I would agree though that at the moment the southern hemisphere teams are of a better quality than the northern hemisphere teams. Ireland's build up and campaign has been terrible, after showing so much promise in the 6 nations it looks as though they could be out before the quarters. Especially as France are probably going to turn up big style in their game. And I would back the argies to top that group now.
France are a good team who got beaten by an extremely strong Argentina. England are diabolical and as I said before Wales and Scotland are hardly great.
The southern hemisphere however have the all blacks who are just awesome, the springboks who appear to have timed their preparation for the world cup to perfection, the who are lacking a good pack and the argies who I'm a big fan of.
IMO there are only two 6 nations teams capable of competing with the southern hemisphere teams and they are France and Ireland. And one of those is woefully out of form.
Incidently you really should let Argentina join the tri nations. They are definitly good enough.
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