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[November Tests 2017 EOYT] Scotland vs. New Zealand (18/11/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 879857" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>To be honest I've been saying this since the Lions tour, I think their last 2013-2016 level game was Ireland in Dublin last year when they really had to win, maybe the 57-0 against SA but we beat them 38-3 and weren't all that happy while not claiming to be NZ standard. South Africa away aren't good and I'd dispute their great at home, France aren't good, Australia were shown not to be too good today and Argentina aren't good. A decent team, who I think will finish 3 from 5 in Spring, could have had them and it says as much about NZ's decline as it does Scotland's improvement. Whether its Hansen going stale or lack of motivation from a team that can lose a couple of times each season and still be considered to be comfortably the best team in the World I think its going to end badly for them and without a three in a row. England, Ireland, Scotland and even Australia appear to be on a better trajectory and at least three of those sides have the foundations to overtake them before 2019, they all have the coaches and one or two should have enough luck to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 879857, member: 45598"] To be honest I've been saying this since the Lions tour, I think their last 2013-2016 level game was Ireland in Dublin last year when they really had to win, maybe the 57-0 against SA but we beat them 38-3 and weren't all that happy while not claiming to be NZ standard. South Africa away aren't good and I'd dispute their great at home, France aren't good, Australia were shown not to be too good today and Argentina aren't good. A decent team, who I think will finish 3 from 5 in Spring, could have had them and it says as much about NZ's decline as it does Scotland's improvement. Whether its Hansen going stale or lack of motivation from a team that can lose a couple of times each season and still be considered to be comfortably the best team in the World I think its going to end badly for them and without a three in a row. England, Ireland, Scotland and even Australia appear to be on a better trajectory and at least three of those sides have the foundations to overtake them before 2019, they all have the coaches and one or two should have enough luck to do it. [/QUOTE]
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