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[November Tests 2016 EOYT] France vs. Australia (19/11/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 825200" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>Australia weren't phenomenal in the WC in general, but their performance against England did lionise them somewhat and given most kiwis, poms and even the Aussie media expected them not make it out of their pool, the fact that they made the final kinda surprised a lot of people.</p><p></p><p>I agree that their "success" was way overblown though - ultimately the team and Australian rugby is very poor right now. But all the same, in truth what this tour is really showing that maybe the Wallabies aren't as awful we're been making them out to be, given that even a poor Australian side with a rapidly diminishing base is still pretty competitive in Europe. </p><p></p><p>That said, we need to get over this notion we're gonna be world beaters in rugby because the game just is very average in this country in terms of development, administration and access to talent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 825200, member: 12207"] Australia weren't phenomenal in the WC in general, but their performance against England did lionise them somewhat and given most kiwis, poms and even the Aussie media expected them not make it out of their pool, the fact that they made the final kinda surprised a lot of people. I agree that their "success" was way overblown though - ultimately the team and Australian rugby is very poor right now. But all the same, in truth what this tour is really showing that maybe the Wallabies aren't as awful we're been making them out to be, given that even a poor Australian side with a rapidly diminishing base is still pretty competitive in Europe. That said, we need to get over this notion we're gonna be world beaters in rugby because the game just is very average in this country in terms of development, administration and access to talent. [/QUOTE]
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