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Rugby World Cup 2015
Do the northern hemisphere teams have any advantages?
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<blockquote data-quote="profitius" data-source="post: 441782" data-attributes="member: 41524"><p>We've all heard about NH teams having little or no chance to win the world cup because the SH teams are better but does the NH teams have any advantages that people are not seeing? </p><p></p><p>One advantage I see is they're more used to playing knockout rugby competitions. The HEC is do or die and you can only afford to lose 1 game in the group stage if you want to win it. </p><p></p><p>The pre season of the NH teams is talked about being a disadvantage and probably rightly so but the freshness can be an advantage. </p><p></p><p>Another could be the weather conditions. Although NZ team is used to them they would prefer dry conditions coming up against the likes of England.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="profitius, post: 441782, member: 41524"] We've all heard about NH teams having little or no chance to win the world cup because the SH teams are better but does the NH teams have any advantages that people are not seeing? One advantage I see is they're more used to playing knockout rugby competitions. The HEC is do or die and you can only afford to lose 1 game in the group stage if you want to win it. The pre season of the NH teams is talked about being a disadvantage and probably rightly so but the freshness can be an advantage. Another could be the weather conditions. Although NZ team is used to them they would prefer dry conditions coming up against the likes of England. [/QUOTE]
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