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[November Tests 2016 EOYT] Italy vs. South Africa (19/11/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Zapphod" data-source="post: 825192" data-attributes="member: 57286"><p>Before I start I will say that I have not seen the game nor at this point do I know the score but reading the last page or so I get the impression that "South Africa lost because of South African government policy" is it not possible that Italy may just have played better?</p><p></p><p>A couple of weeks ago we had the Irish beating the All Blacks, the easy option is to sit here and say we had no locks, team selection was wrong, it was a full moon, the ref sucked and John Key didn't have his lucky undies on etc. etc. but in the end the Irish simply played better and won.</p><p></p><p>The reality is the gap between the top 10 teams is not that great and anyone of them can beat the others on their day.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that rather than congratulating Ireland and Italy on historic wins people are focusing on excuses for the losing side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zapphod, post: 825192, member: 57286"] Before I start I will say that I have not seen the game nor at this point do I know the score but reading the last page or so I get the impression that "South Africa lost because of South African government policy" is it not possible that Italy may just have played better? A couple of weeks ago we had the Irish beating the All Blacks, the easy option is to sit here and say we had no locks, team selection was wrong, it was a full moon, the ref sucked and John Key didn't have his lucky undies on etc. etc. but in the end the Irish simply played better and won. The reality is the gap between the top 10 teams is not that great and anyone of them can beat the others on their day. It seems to me that rather than congratulating Ireland and Italy on historic wins people are focusing on excuses for the losing side. [/QUOTE]
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