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[2013 TRC] South Africa vs. New Zealand in Johannesburg (05/10/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF Mr Fish" data-source="post: 595160" data-attributes="member: 20892"><p>Whether or not you think you would've won shouldn't influence your views. You didn't win, that's the only fact with regards to that match. It's not like the All Blacks were awarded a try in the last minute off a forward pass, the cards didn't directly lead to the outcome. I'm not suggesting the Springboks wouldn't have won regardless of the cards, but you just can't say with all certainty that they <em>would've</em> won had it not been for the cards (at least, you can't logically suggest this). I'll be charitable here and say it was evenly matched, which leaves this match in South Africa as the deciding point. That being said, a win for the Boks doesn't necessarily mean they're better, because they have the home advantage. Unless the Springboks comprehensively thrash the All Blacks, it'd be ridiculous to assert that the Springboks are the best team in the competition. Indeed, if they do thrash them it's likely they'll win the competition anyway, so you could objectively say they were the best team then regardless <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF Mr Fish, post: 595160, member: 20892"] Whether or not you think you would've won shouldn't influence your views. You didn't win, that's the only fact with regards to that match. It's not like the All Blacks were awarded a try in the last minute off a forward pass, the cards didn't directly lead to the outcome. I'm not suggesting the Springboks wouldn't have won regardless of the cards, but you just can't say with all certainty that they [I]would've[/I] won had it not been for the cards (at least, you can't logically suggest this). I'll be charitable here and say it was evenly matched, which leaves this match in South Africa as the deciding point. That being said, a win for the Boks doesn't necessarily mean they're better, because they have the home advantage. Unless the Springboks comprehensively thrash the All Blacks, it'd be ridiculous to assert that the Springboks are the best team in the competition. Indeed, if they do thrash them it's likely they'll win the competition anyway, so you could objectively say they were the best team then regardless ;) [/QUOTE]
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