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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 596425" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>This needs to be said, it's like we're pretending we're not all that impressed here...</p><p></p><p>It's very good that a team or int'l side would be the best at a sport.</p><p></p><p>But what is impressive with the Blacks is how they never focused on, say, just scoring tries. They've got the best defense out there probably, a powerful scrum (that may find difficulty just these days), the best backs, the best loose forwards, their props can fkn offload...they play possession kick, ball in hand, make their penalties, are the best BY FAR at counter attack, can even maul every once in a while...</p><p></p><p>It's impressive, because usually a team that is great in a sport usually focuses on one thing in particular, and has clear flaws elsewhere. I'm not saying the AB are perfect, but my God...damn close. You have to play the match of your life to beat them.</p><p></p><p>It's just totally abnormal that they're this good; I mean, they've got to be in respect to the sport they play the best no.1 side in the world. Like, in no other sport do we have a no.1 that separates so clearly from all the rest.</p><p></p><p>They need to be celebrated because we take their quality for granted, but two sweeps in a row of this tournament, and the way they did it...sublime.</p><p></p><p></p><p>NOTE: I'm not setting all this up right before they come to France so that if they beat us big, I have an excuse, and if we win, we're basically gods...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 596425, member: 57076"] This needs to be said, it's like we're pretending we're not all that impressed here... It's very good that a team or int'l side would be the best at a sport. But what is impressive with the Blacks is how they never focused on, say, just scoring tries. They've got the best defense out there probably, a powerful scrum (that may find difficulty just these days), the best backs, the best loose forwards, their props can fkn offload...they play possession kick, ball in hand, make their penalties, are the best BY FAR at counter attack, can even maul every once in a while... It's impressive, because usually a team that is great in a sport usually focuses on one thing in particular, and has clear flaws elsewhere. I'm not saying the AB are perfect, but my God...damn close. You have to play the match of your life to beat them. It's just totally abnormal that they're this good; I mean, they've got to be in respect to the sport they play the best no.1 side in the world. Like, in no other sport do we have a no.1 that separates so clearly from all the rest. They need to be celebrated because we take their quality for granted, but two sweeps in a row of this tournament, and the way they did it...sublime. NOTE: I'm not setting all this up right before they come to France so that if they beat us big, I have an excuse, and if we win, we're basically gods...:D [/QUOTE]
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