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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1096409" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Outsiders will compare the team to ABs past and for many that will be the McCaw era. One of the great teams of all time admittedly, but you don't seem to have many players with the presence, intimidation factor or nous that so many of that team had.</p><p></p><p>That's not to say there's not a huge amount of talent - that's a given. As are moments of individual brilliance that England can only dream of. And no doubt sorting out the coaching will help a lot. </p><p></p><p>Can you win the next RWC? Yep. But unless things change you'll just be one of a few teams that might. </p><p></p><p>What [USER=45355]@Kiwiwomble[/USER] says about Whitelock, Retallick and Savea in particular resonates. From an outsider's perspective the ABs are a team to be respected but not feared at the moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1096409, member: 73144"] Outsiders will compare the team to ABs past and for many that will be the McCaw era. One of the great teams of all time admittedly, but you don’t seem to have many players with the presence, intimidation factor or nous that so many of that team had. That’s not to say there’s not a huge amount of talent - that’s a given. As are moments of individual brilliance that England can only dream of. And no doubt sorting out the coaching will help a lot. Can you win the next RWC? Yep. But unless things change you’ll just be one of a few teams that might. What [USER=45355]@Kiwiwomble[/USER] says about Whitelock, Retallick and Savea in particular resonates. From an outsider’s perspective the ABs are a team to be respected but not feared at the moment. [/QUOTE]
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