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[2014 EOYT] Wales vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="Macsen" data-source="post: 689989" data-attributes="member: 14190"><p>I'm starting to despair at Wales' ability to beat the SH sides. You just have to look at their recent - very narrow, yet very consistent - defeats to wonder if there's anything more than ability at play here. They've lost against SA and Australia by one point in so many of their games in the last few years, even when they were a fair bit ahead going into the last 20 minutes.</p><p></p><p>Ireland, England and even Scotland don't seem to have this particular monkey on their back. </p><p></p><p>I think the only way Wales are ever going to beat NZ is if they find themselves 20+ points or so in the lead in the second half. As Wales showed against SA away this year, and Ireland against NZ at home last year, if you've got that kind of mental block against a team that's beaten you for decades you need that kind of cushion so that you don't cave in when the inevitable fightback begins. What's the likelyhood of Wales being 20+ points ahead in the second half? Hmmm...</p><p></p><p>The likely result is a respectable score that flatters Wales a little bit, as it was in the England and Scotland NZ games. Wales will close in during the second half, only for NZ to go up a gear and beat them by 10 or so points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Macsen, post: 689989, member: 14190"] I'm starting to despair at Wales' ability to beat the SH sides. You just have to look at their recent - very narrow, yet very consistent - defeats to wonder if there's anything more than ability at play here. They've lost against SA and Australia by one point in so many of their games in the last few years, even when they were a fair bit ahead going into the last 20 minutes. Ireland, England and even Scotland don't seem to have this particular monkey on their back. I think the only way Wales are ever going to beat NZ is if they find themselves 20+ points or so in the lead in the second half. As Wales showed against SA away this year, and Ireland against NZ at home last year, if you've got that kind of mental block against a team that's beaten you for decades you need that kind of cushion so that you don't cave in when the inevitable fightback begins. What's the likelyhood of Wales being 20+ points ahead in the second half? Hmmm... The likely result is a respectable score that flatters Wales a little bit, as it was in the England and Scotland NZ games. Wales will close in during the second half, only for NZ to go up a gear and beat them by 10 or so points. [/QUOTE]
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