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[2014 Mid-Year Tests] New Zealand vs England (3rd Test)
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 654413" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>I would just like to make this comment.</p><p></p><p>For the first time in a while, the English Rugby Team have come to New Zealand and not acted like complete dicks. Right back as far as 2008, they have had players involved in questionable off-field stupidity; the "assault & rape" accusations at the "Pony Club" bar in 2008, and the idiocy with Manu Tulagi and Mike Tindall during the 2011 RWC.</p><p></p><p>IMO, this is testament to Stuart Lancaster's management skills. The man obviously has the players focussed on the game and has not allowed them to be affected by all the peripheral stuff, and from all the reports I have read, the players have been nothing less than excellent in their dealings with the public, and have been true ambassadors for both their sport and their country. </p><p></p><p>If Lancaster is able to transfer that focus onto the field as effectively as he has managed it off the field, then England will be a real force to be reckoned with come the 2015 RWC. Personally, I am looking forward to Twickenham, November 8 this year. It will be a classic encounter I am sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 654413, member: 20605"] I would just like to make this comment. For the first time in a while, the English Rugby Team have come to New Zealand and not acted like complete dicks. Right back as far as 2008, they have had players involved in questionable off-field stupidity; the "assault & rape" accusations at the "Pony Club" bar in 2008, and the idiocy with Manu Tulagi and Mike Tindall during the 2011 RWC. IMO, this is testament to Stuart Lancaster's management skills. The man obviously has the players focussed on the game and has not allowed them to be affected by all the peripheral stuff, and from all the reports I have read, the players have been nothing less than excellent in their dealings with the public, and have been true ambassadors for both their sport and their country. If Lancaster is able to transfer that focus onto the field as effectively as he has managed it off the field, then England will be a real force to be reckoned with come the 2015 RWC. Personally, I am looking forward to Twickenham, November 8 this year. It will be a classic encounter I am sure. [/QUOTE]
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