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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2023 Six Nations] Italy vs Ireland - 25 February 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1120555" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Italy genuinely look like a top3 attack in the tournament so far. Some lovely extended passages of play resulting in tries. So I think they can get a couple of tries against a top defence and merit the attention of a neutral viewer for about the first time ever under Crowley. But Ireland are an absolute machine at the moment, in full 'peaking too early' mode and able to crush Italy by about 35 points. France would have smoked any other team in those opening 20mins in Dublin, there was so much quality (physical and mental) in that match and Italy are nowhere near that level.</p><p></p><p>If Morisi is unavailable I take it back about Italy scoring tries. He isn't a superstar (neither is Brex, both can be anonymous) but the drop off at centre, particularly at 12, is absolutely apocalyptic. Probably Italy's biggest single issue of the past 10 years for me. Whether Allan or Garbisi starts is very secondary to Morisi's fitness to me.</p><p></p><p>A big test for Italy to avoid a repeat of getting mauled by a similarly outstanding Boks back in November. If Italy can show a defensive improvment as big as their offensive improvment I wouldn't even rule them out from eliminating France from the RWC group stage (potentially game of the group stage along with Wales vs Georgia).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1120555, member: 74121"] Italy genuinely look like a top3 attack in the tournament so far. Some lovely extended passages of play resulting in tries. So I think they can get a couple of tries against a top defence and merit the attention of a neutral viewer for about the first time ever under Crowley. But Ireland are an absolute machine at the moment, in full 'peaking too early' mode and able to crush Italy by about 35 points. France would have smoked any other team in those opening 20mins in Dublin, there was so much quality (physical and mental) in that match and Italy are nowhere near that level. If Morisi is unavailable I take it back about Italy scoring tries. He isn't a superstar (neither is Brex, both can be anonymous) but the drop off at centre, particularly at 12, is absolutely apocalyptic. Probably Italy's biggest single issue of the past 10 years for me. Whether Allan or Garbisi starts is very secondary to Morisi's fitness to me. A big test for Italy to avoid a repeat of getting mauled by a similarly outstanding Boks back in November. If Italy can show a defensive improvment as big as their offensive improvment I wouldn't even rule them out from eliminating France from the RWC group stage (potentially game of the group stage along with Wales vs Georgia). [/QUOTE]
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