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<blockquote data-quote="Substitute" data-source="post: 143380"><p>What Argentina have acheived in my eyes makes them the greatest side in the game. They may not win the world cup but to overcome such adversity is a feat that shouldn't be forgotten. Yes alot of their players play in France, UK etc. but the lack of a meaningful competition and regular top level fixtures is a difficult thing to overcome. Furthermore factor in how much they will have spent compared to England, NZ, SA, France, Wales etc. and the acheivement really does scale up. Just look at Samoa, and even more obviously, Tonga to see what lack of finances and competition can do.</p><p></p><p>But whats best about Argentina is the unassuming role they take. They go out there every game, play to their hearts content and then finish every game looking like they thoroughly enjoyed. It is a massive breath of fresh air to not have the pre-match politics - no excuses, no trying to influence the ref, no speaking up of their game. They just go out their and do their job. They are playing rugby in the true spirit of the game and should only be commended for doing so.</p><p></p><p>Some meaningful tournament must now be inevitably on the way (from a selfish point of view I'd love to see them up here in the 6N, I always enjoy watching them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Substitute, post: 143380"] What Argentina have acheived in my eyes makes them the greatest side in the game. They may not win the world cup but to overcome such adversity is a feat that shouldn't be forgotten. Yes alot of their players play in France, UK etc. but the lack of a meaningful competition and regular top level fixtures is a difficult thing to overcome. Furthermore factor in how much they will have spent compared to England, NZ, SA, France, Wales etc. and the acheivement really does scale up. Just look at Samoa, and even more obviously, Tonga to see what lack of finances and competition can do. But whats best about Argentina is the unassuming role they take. They go out there every game, play to their hearts content and then finish every game looking like they thoroughly enjoyed. It is a massive breath of fresh air to not have the pre-match politics - no excuses, no trying to influence the ref, no speaking up of their game. They just go out their and do their job. They are playing rugby in the true spirit of the game and should only be commended for doing so. Some meaningful tournament must now be inevitably on the way (from a selfish point of view I'd love to see them up here in the 6N, I always enjoy watching them). [/QUOTE]
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