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<blockquote data-quote="Nickdnz" data-source="post: 306293"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Leinsterrock @ Mar 7 2010, 04:23 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=439862" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>I all most understood that post...</p><p></p><p></p><p>No, their not equal. There is a gap. It's closing and 2009 was a good year for NH teams, but to say they are "=" is ********, at least at this stage. And it's delusional to think otherwise. I don't think NH players are bad. There are some unbelievable players. Despite this the standard of international players from the Southern Hemisphere is greater then that of the North Hemisphere. The IRB says the top three teams are NZ, SA and Aus. They didn't pull these names out of a hat, it is based on a ranking system which is pretty sound. To prove a point, New Zealand is not equal to Ireland. This has been proven as Ireland has never beaten NZ (though feicarrsin is glorius). As i said the gap may be closing, but there remains a gap none the less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nickdnz, post: 306293"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Leinsterrock @ Mar 7 2010, 04:23 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=439862']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I all most understood that post... No, their not equal. There is a gap. It's closing and 2009 was a good year for NH teams, but to say they are "=" is ********, at least at this stage. And it's delusional to think otherwise. I don't think NH players are bad. There are some unbelievable players. Despite this the standard of international players from the Southern Hemisphere is greater then that of the North Hemisphere. The IRB says the top three teams are NZ, SA and Aus. They didn't pull these names out of a hat, it is based on a ranking system which is pretty sound. To prove a point, New Zealand is not equal to Ireland. This has been proven as Ireland has never beaten NZ (though feicarrsin is glorius). As i said the gap may be closing, but there remains a gap none the less. [/QUOTE]
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