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Rugby World Cup 2015
[2015 RWC] Semi Final 1: South Africa vs. New Zealand (24/10/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="tompaton7" data-source="post: 762491" data-attributes="member: 64388"><p>Unless it absolute pours down with rain making attacking rugby impossible, I can't see anything other than a comfortable New Zealand win. If Wales had their first choice backs like Davies, Liam and Scott Williams, they would have won, all we needed as a little creativity out wide and a little common sense not to kick the ball and just throw caution to the wind. South Africa never once looked like scoring until Cuthbert's (which wouldn't have happened if Liam Williams was fit) defensive blunder, even though they were in our half with the ball for long sustained periods. They are unbelievably predictable and Wales showed with the likes of Lydiate and Warburton is all you have to do is chop them low and jackal. There was no foot work at all. You can outmuscle Scotland and USA all you want, there's no way it will work against teams with amazing flair like the Argies, Aus and NZ. They will need to score tries to beat the ABs because I have no doubt New Zealand will cross the line. And on that performance, I just cannot see them doing it. One dimensional bosh rugby is easy pickings for the All Blacks.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Argentina and Australia have a way better chance of doing so. The only thing that potentially will stop them is fitness (see the first pool game).</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NZ were using those games as training runs, manipulating scenarios to test themselves. Those games are not a good base to judge considering they went into them knowing they had won. Just like judging South Africa's form on their win over a poor Samoa team and 2nd string Scotland and USA teams is not the correct way of looking at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tompaton7, post: 762491, member: 64388"] Unless it absolute pours down with rain making attacking rugby impossible, I can't see anything other than a comfortable New Zealand win. If Wales had their first choice backs like Davies, Liam and Scott Williams, they would have won, all we needed as a little creativity out wide and a little common sense not to kick the ball and just throw caution to the wind. South Africa never once looked like scoring until Cuthbert's (which wouldn't have happened if Liam Williams was fit) defensive blunder, even though they were in our half with the ball for long sustained periods. They are unbelievably predictable and Wales showed with the likes of Lydiate and Warburton is all you have to do is chop them low and jackal. There was no foot work at all. You can outmuscle Scotland and USA all you want, there's no way it will work against teams with amazing flair like the Argies, Aus and NZ. They will need to score tries to beat the ABs because I have no doubt New Zealand will cross the line. And on that performance, I just cannot see them doing it. One dimensional bosh rugby is easy pickings for the All Blacks. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Argentina and Australia have a way better chance of doing so. The only thing that potentially will stop them is fitness (see the first pool game). [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] NZ were using those games as training runs, manipulating scenarios to test themselves. Those games are not a good base to judge considering they went into them knowing they had won. Just like judging South Africa's form on their win over a poor Samoa team and 2nd string Scotland and USA teams is not the correct way of looking at it. [/QUOTE]
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