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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Italy undermining the 6 Nations
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<blockquote data-quote="Reiser99" data-source="post: 836784" data-attributes="member: 72977"><p>In response to those saying Italy are better than Georgia, that is probably true. However Georgia are currently above them in the rankings and they have only played each other once in 2003 (if the internet is correct). I would love to know the result of a game now. However I imagine Italy will do everything possible to never play Georgia and find out.</p><p></p><p>One issue for me is that teams develop with competition. Now this Six Nations has the potential to be incredible because so far apart from the Italian games, the other 3 played have a points difference of 13 in total. If Scotland keep up their level and France, then this can only push the top 5 on. This is what Italy lack, any real competition to push them on. When you're at the bottom and know you can't go lower, you lose that extra motivation. The risk of a play off with Georgia could give Italy that extra push to develop further. It's hard winning the wooden spoon regularly to motivate yourself to the level necessary and now with Scotland's improvement you feel they have little to aim for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reiser99, post: 836784, member: 72977"] In response to those saying Italy are better than Georgia, that is probably true. However Georgia are currently above them in the rankings and they have only played each other once in 2003 (if the internet is correct). I would love to know the result of a game now. However I imagine Italy will do everything possible to never play Georgia and find out. One issue for me is that teams develop with competition. Now this Six Nations has the potential to be incredible because so far apart from the Italian games, the other 3 played have a points difference of 13 in total. If Scotland keep up their level and France, then this can only push the top 5 on. This is what Italy lack, any real competition to push them on. When you're at the bottom and know you can't go lower, you lose that extra motivation. The risk of a play off with Georgia could give Italy that extra push to develop further. It's hard winning the wooden spoon regularly to motivate yourself to the level necessary and now with Scotland's improvement you feel they have little to aim for. [/QUOTE]
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