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Rugby World Cup 2007
France - Argentina
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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 141826"><p>I think that the French have picked very close to their strongest lineup for this game. The tight 5 is looking very solid, and the back row looks absolutely superb.</p><p></p><p>But for those who are predicting a 10-15 point blowout for the French, I urge you to take a look at the Argie pack. Ledesma, the Fernandez-Lobbes and Roncero will grace most national sides in the world. They`ve certainly got the pack to upset the French. The biggest query must be why Hasan isn`t playing. I really rate him as one of the best in the business.</p><p></p><p>The French should probably win it in the backs- the Argies might have one of the best 9`s in the world, but I`m not convinced by Hernandez at 10- he`s a class 15, IMO the best in the business, but he`s got precious little experience of flyhalf, and for such a crunch game, I`d have preferred a more experienced 10. Plus Manuel`s past his sell-by date IMO, so the French might have a weak spot, especially on defense, to exploit in the centres. And Jaunzion and co. will need no second invitation to get cracking on exploiting that.</p><p></p><p>So, overall, I think it`ll be a helluva good game, and extremely tight. Could go either way, but I doubt whether there`ll be more than 5 points in it either way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 141826"] I think that the French have picked very close to their strongest lineup for this game. The tight 5 is looking very solid, and the back row looks absolutely superb. But for those who are predicting a 10-15 point blowout for the French, I urge you to take a look at the Argie pack. Ledesma, the Fernandez-Lobbes and Roncero will grace most national sides in the world. They`ve certainly got the pack to upset the French. The biggest query must be why Hasan isn`t playing. I really rate him as one of the best in the business. The French should probably win it in the backs- the Argies might have one of the best 9`s in the world, but I`m not convinced by Hernandez at 10- he`s a class 15, IMO the best in the business, but he`s got precious little experience of flyhalf, and for such a crunch game, I`d have preferred a more experienced 10. Plus Manuel`s past his sell-by date IMO, so the French might have a weak spot, especially on defense, to exploit in the centres. And Jaunzion and co. will need no second invitation to get cracking on exploiting that. So, overall, I think it`ll be a helluva good game, and extremely tight. Could go either way, but I doubt whether there`ll be more than 5 points in it either way. [/QUOTE]
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