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<blockquote data-quote="munross" data-source="post: 282854"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dullonien @ Oct 13 2009, 04:21 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=416330" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Du Preez has won the Super14, A Lions Series, and the Tri-Nations. So it will be interesting...</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>it's nothing to do with what they've won, it's the performances that they put in throughout the season, which were both outstanding, so it's a toss of a coin.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>I just think that the historic nature of both championship wins will come into play. It's tough to ignore it. <strong>SA have won the Tri Nations plenty of times etc</strong>. Wheras last year truly was an increadible year for Ireland, the likes that's never happened before and is unlikely to happen again anytime soon. O'Dricaoll was at the heart of the majority of that success (bar Munster winning the ML), and the judges will be aware of that. The success of the team has always factored in the winning decision imo.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p> :huh: .We won it for only the <em>third</em> time this year... (edited)</p><p></p><p>Anyway here are my 5 nominations :</p><p></p><p>*Fourie du Preez</p><p>*Morne Steyn</p><p>*Paul O'Connell </p><p>*Brian O'Driscoll</p><p>*Jamie Roberts</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="munross, post: 282854"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dullonien @ Oct 13 2009, 04:21 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=416330']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Du Preez has won the Super14, A Lions Series, and the Tri-Nations. So it will be interesting... [/b][/quote] it's nothing to do with what they've won, it's the performances that they put in throughout the season, which were both outstanding, so it's a toss of a coin. [/b][/quote] I just think that the historic nature of both championship wins will come into play. It's tough to ignore it. [b]SA have won the Tri Nations plenty of times etc[/b]. Wheras last year truly was an increadible year for Ireland, the likes that's never happened before and is unlikely to happen again anytime soon. O'Dricaoll was at the heart of the majority of that success (bar Munster winning the ML), and the judges will be aware of that. The success of the team has always factored in the winning decision imo. [/b][/quote] :huh: .We won it for only the [i]third[/i] time this year... (edited) Anyway here are my 5 nominations : *Fourie du Preez *Morne Steyn *Paul O'Connell *Brian O'Driscoll *Jamie Roberts [/QUOTE]
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