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Favourites to win? Could this be one of the most open World Cups for a long time?
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1098657" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>Good assessment. I would say that physical fitness is as important for Ireland as mental fitness. Injuries in key positions would see their chances of winning tank pretty rapidly. Sort of some miraculous breakthroughs, they're going to be trusting to luck (and the bubble wrap they put on Sexton) in this regard.</p><p></p><p>The point about England is interesting. Up until now I thought that the effect of being on the right half of the draw was overrated, but on reflection, the effect of playing two finals before the actual final is significant. I'm not saying that England would have won the last final if they had qualified for it by slowly bludgeoning Wales to death instead of producing a generational performance against New Zealand, but it's at least a factor in the way the final played out IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1098657, member: 58362"] Good assessment. I would say that physical fitness is as important for Ireland as mental fitness. Injuries in key positions would see their chances of winning tank pretty rapidly. Sort of some miraculous breakthroughs, they're going to be trusting to luck (and the bubble wrap they put on Sexton) in this regard. The point about England is interesting. Up until now I thought that the effect of being on the right half of the draw was overrated, but on reflection, the effect of playing two finals before the actual final is significant. I'm not saying that England would have won the last final if they had qualified for it by slowly bludgeoning Wales to death instead of producing a generational performance against New Zealand, but it's at least a factor in the way the final played out IMO. [/QUOTE]
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