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Ireland v Samoa - 26 August 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1139978" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>There is an excellent Youtube video out there I saw a couple of years ago using this as the explanation for why Ireland, Wales and Scotland closed the gap on SANZAAR in the last 10-15 years. Because they can have key combinations of players playing together at club level (which NZ, Aus and SA had started years earlier, which gave them a jump). </p><p></p><p>Samoa have Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and, although not Tier1, have just played Tonga, Fiji and Japan. Decent prep, albeit lacking a strong pack to test themselves against. Georgia and Uruguay would kill to have Samoa's circumstances going into the RWC (although at least Georgia have Scotland this weekend).</p><p></p><p>I think Samoa would comfortably beat Italy if they had an equal footing, but Scotland would be a step too far. The native Scottish backs and backrowers are genuinely top tier and they are able to import better tight five options than Samoa could produce / import.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1139978, member: 74121"] There is an excellent Youtube video out there I saw a couple of years ago using this as the explanation for why Ireland, Wales and Scotland closed the gap on SANZAAR in the last 10-15 years. Because they can have key combinations of players playing together at club level (which NZ, Aus and SA had started years earlier, which gave them a jump). Samoa have Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby and, although not Tier1, have just played Tonga, Fiji and Japan. Decent prep, albeit lacking a strong pack to test themselves against. Georgia and Uruguay would kill to have Samoa's circumstances going into the RWC (although at least Georgia have Scotland this weekend). I think Samoa would comfortably beat Italy if they had an equal footing, but Scotland would be a step too far. The native Scottish backs and backrowers are genuinely top tier and they are able to import better tight five options than Samoa could produce / import. [/QUOTE]
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