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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Pool C: New Zealand vs. Argentina (20/09/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 745158" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>Not really, you just need to look back to the last cup when Ireland beat Australia to see what lengths teams like France will go to get on the "favourable" side of the draw quarter final wise.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suspect that all of the top sides have all got the self belief to beat us in a one off match already, but you can win the RWC without having to face every team; is really such a stretch to believe that a side could or would leave a quarter final against us to someone else, and take the option to play the Pumas instead ... France, Ireland, and Italy all have better records against Argentina than us.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The closest is a 21 all draw, in the mid 80's when Hugo Porta was playing (that man was class), they also almost beat the All Blacks when Jerry Collins captained the ABs to Argentina ... I think it was a late try that ceiled it for the ABs.</p><p></p><p>Stormer is right, the Pumas have beaten both Australia and South Africa in recent time, and will be very competitive ... I doubt that the ABs would take this one lightly just because they never been beaten by the Pumas before</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 745158, member: 43400"] Not really, you just need to look back to the last cup when Ireland beat Australia to see what lengths teams like France will go to get on the "favourable" side of the draw quarter final wise. I suspect that all of the top sides have all got the self belief to beat us in a one off match already, but you can win the RWC without having to face every team; is really such a stretch to believe that a side could or would leave a quarter final against us to someone else, and take the option to play the Pumas instead ... France, Ireland, and Italy all have better records against Argentina than us. The closest is a 21 all draw, in the mid 80's when Hugo Porta was playing (that man was class), they also almost beat the All Blacks when Jerry Collins captained the ABs to Argentina ... I think it was a late try that ceiled it for the ABs. Stormer is right, the Pumas have beaten both Australia and South Africa in recent time, and will be very competitive ... I doubt that the ABs would take this one lightly just because they never been beaten by the Pumas before [/QUOTE]
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