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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 576298" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>This is very wrong.</p><p></p><p>The side has not fared too well since the RWC, but looking longer term, the youth system has got to a stage where Georgia has beaten Italy for two years in a row now at age group level and the game has only relatively recently come into the mainstream public view since RWC 03 and they have a good physical and natural aptitude for the sport. So there should actually be plenty of young talent to come through in the future and build a far more successful side than the current one, the sport is still on the rise.</p><p></p><p>Romania have also arrested their decline now. They may not be rising, but they are no longer going downhill either and are firmly still in the top 8 of Europe.</p><p></p><p>As for Madagascar, that result was a freak result based on home advantage and a weakened Namibia team. The fact Namibia have now sent out a strengthened team to Africa qualifying after being put in a must win situation and brushed aside an opponent that nearly beat the 2012 squad by 30 odd points that they suggests that they are still very strong favourites to qualify. None of the African teams have shown much sign of beating the likes of Romania tbh.</p><p></p><p>Regarding Japan, I would say progressing out the group is a long shot (unless they somehow get a favourable draw as automatic top seed or something).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 576298, member: 48703"] This is very wrong. The side has not fared too well since the RWC, but looking longer term, the youth system has got to a stage where Georgia has beaten Italy for two years in a row now at age group level and the game has only relatively recently come into the mainstream public view since RWC 03 and they have a good physical and natural aptitude for the sport. So there should actually be plenty of young talent to come through in the future and build a far more successful side than the current one, the sport is still on the rise. Romania have also arrested their decline now. They may not be rising, but they are no longer going downhill either and are firmly still in the top 8 of Europe. As for Madagascar, that result was a freak result based on home advantage and a weakened Namibia team. The fact Namibia have now sent out a strengthened team to Africa qualifying after being put in a must win situation and brushed aside an opponent that nearly beat the 2012 squad by 30 odd points that they suggests that they are still very strong favourites to qualify. None of the African teams have shown much sign of beating the likes of Romania tbh. Regarding Japan, I would say progressing out the group is a long shot (unless they somehow get a favourable draw as automatic top seed or something). [/QUOTE]
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