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<blockquote data-quote="TheSaffycen" data-source="post: 631422" data-attributes="member: 71135"><p>Home advantage is definitely a big factor though. You have the fans and normally the referee on your side, it is true that referees will favour the home side and especially when it is in New Zealand(watch vs South Africa and Bismarck red). This isn't me making excuses before the test it's just true that home sides get nearly all 50/50 calls and some referees crumble when the home fans get on their back. Hopefully we get Nigel Owens as he is brilliant and will let the game flow. I will try to be optimistic coming into the test because we do have some classy players who can on their day match anyone but you have to concede that no-one goes to New Zealand and wins the tour. Our best team vs. theirs shows the quality they have, we can't contain them forever and being the All Blacks they get 2 chances 14 points are on the board. And if its the Saracens Northampton final 7 of these guys aren't there.</p><p><strong>Corbisiero </strong> vs. Woodcock</p><p><strong>Hartley</strong> vs. Mealamu </p><p>Cole vs.<strong>Franks</strong></p><p>Launchbury vs Rettalick</p><p>Lawes vs Whitelock</p><p>Wood vs <strong>Messam</strong></p><p>Robshaw vs <strong>McCaw</strong></p><p>Vunipola vs<strong>Read</strong></p><p><strong>Care</strong> vs Smith</p><p>Farrell vs <strong>Cruden</strong></p><p>Yarde vs<strong>Savea</strong></p><p>Twelvetrees vs <strong>Nonu</strong></p><p>Burrell vs <strong>Smith</strong></p><p>Nowell vs <strong>Smith</strong></p><p><strong>Brown</strong> vs Dagg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSaffycen, post: 631422, member: 71135"] Home advantage is definitely a big factor though. You have the fans and normally the referee on your side, it is true that referees will favour the home side and especially when it is in New Zealand(watch vs South Africa and Bismarck red). This isn't me making excuses before the test it's just true that home sides get nearly all 50/50 calls and some referees crumble when the home fans get on their back. Hopefully we get Nigel Owens as he is brilliant and will let the game flow. I will try to be optimistic coming into the test because we do have some classy players who can on their day match anyone but you have to concede that no-one goes to New Zealand and wins the tour. Our best team vs. theirs shows the quality they have, we can't contain them forever and being the All Blacks they get 2 chances 14 points are on the board. And if its the Saracens Northampton final 7 of these guys aren't there. [B]Corbisiero [/B] vs. Woodcock [B]Hartley[/B] vs. Mealamu Cole vs.[B]Franks[/B] Launchbury vs Rettalick Lawes vs Whitelock Wood vs [B]Messam[/B] Robshaw vs [B]McCaw[/B] Vunipola vs[B]Read[/B] [B]Care[/B] vs Smith Farrell vs [B]Cruden[/B] Yarde vs[B]Savea[/B] Twelvetrees vs [B]Nonu[/B] Burrell vs [B]Smith[/B] Nowell vs [B]Smith[/B] [B]Brown[/B] vs Dagg [/QUOTE]
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