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[2018 November Tests] Ireland vs New Zealand (17/11/18)
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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 922959" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>You think I'm being to optimistic thinking that Ireland can reach a semi final? This is the 2nd ranked team in the world, the best team in 2018, the only team who don't have a losing record against another nation in this RWC cycle and a team who just beat NZ without a player that we've continuously been told we need to win any big game. If you were to ignore world cup history you'd no one would bat an eyelid if you said they'd win. </p><p></p><p>Even when considering past world cups this feels different, in some cases our current back ups are better than, or as good as our starters at the last RWC and I think Heaslip and O'Connell are the only guys who'd walk straight into the current team. We also have experienced unprecedented success in this cycle and there's no year in it where we've been absolutely tragic like 2005, 2010 and 2012. Add to that that I would dispute the claim that Ireland peaked too early in 2011 and 2015 and I really don't see how we could possibly be going to the next tournament and somehow be satisfied with a QF exit, we're better than 18 teams in the competition and can beat the remainder. Of course if we play badly we can lose but you have to go back to the 6n on 2017 to see examples of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 922959, member: 45598"] You think I'm being to optimistic thinking that Ireland can reach a semi final? This is the 2nd ranked team in the world, the best team in 2018, the only team who don't have a losing record against another nation in this RWC cycle and a team who just beat NZ without a player that we've continuously been told we need to win any big game. If you were to ignore world cup history you'd no one would bat an eyelid if you said they'd win. Even when considering past world cups this feels different, in some cases our current back ups are better than, or as good as our starters at the last RWC and I think Heaslip and O'Connell are the only guys who'd walk straight into the current team. We also have experienced unprecedented success in this cycle and there's no year in it where we've been absolutely tragic like 2005, 2010 and 2012. Add to that that I would dispute the claim that Ireland peaked too early in 2011 and 2015 and I really don't see how we could possibly be going to the next tournament and somehow be satisfied with a QF exit, we're better than 18 teams in the competition and can beat the remainder. Of course if we play badly we can lose but you have to go back to the 6n on 2017 to see examples of that. [/QUOTE]
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