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[November Tests 2017 EOYT] Italy vs. South Africa (25/11/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 881194" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>From a purely rugby perspective I agree entirely, particularly on the Singapore match with Scotland. This year has been better than most, with two games against Fiji and one against the Pumas, in theory, not vastly superior sides - or at least ones you can play without fear of losing by 50 points if you experiment and have a bad day. The rumours are of Georgia next November. </p><p></p><p>There are many positives going on with youth development in recent years and fitness, conditioning and coaching this year at the Pro14 sides. But there is a problem. O'Shea is making himself indispensable as a kind of Director of Rugby, but the success of his coaching team on the national side is far less obvious. Italy will have to keep him and his staff until the RWC and I can't decide if we are going to improve at all in that time (I go back and forth in my mind).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 881194, member: 74121"] From a purely rugby perspective I agree entirely, particularly on the Singapore match with Scotland. This year has been better than most, with two games against Fiji and one against the Pumas, in theory, not vastly superior sides - or at least ones you can play without fear of losing by 50 points if you experiment and have a bad day. The rumours are of Georgia next November. There are many positives going on with youth development in recent years and fitness, conditioning and coaching this year at the Pro14 sides. But there is a problem. O'Shea is making himself indispensable as a kind of Director of Rugby, but the success of his coaching team on the national side is far less obvious. Italy will have to keep him and his staff until the RWC and I can't decide if we are going to improve at all in that time (I go back and forth in my mind). [/QUOTE]
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