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[November Tests 2017 EOYT] Scotland vs. New Zealand (18/11/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 880162" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>Rugby could be the tenth sport in England it doesn't change the fact that they have the stadia, the money and the player base FAR in excess of everybody else.</p><p>The trouble is they have a tournament structure in the club league and in the 6 Nations that does not help them to prepare for the RWC the way the SH tournament structures do.</p><p>There is no travelling up here, there IS mega travelling in the SH.</p><p>You're just showing yourself to be ignorant by ignoring it.</p><p></p><p>Yes Englands management were poor at the last RWC, but their players were excellent. Eddie will get them better prepared for Japan.</p><p></p><p>Ireland lost players, that makes it so much harder, but it was Argentina that belted you out of the RWC, not one of the big three, and they smoked you.... instead of looking for excuses, put it right; perhaps if they were battle hardened in a tournament structure that more closely resembles the RWC year in year out they would have been better prepared for a 'campaign' of sustained pressure... instead of giving everything for a one off Autumn game that has no silverware attached. ;-)</p><p></p><p>Eyes on the prize.</p><p></p><p>7:1 is the RWC ratio.</p><p>Teams that can function in the red hot furnace of the RWC will show their mettle.</p><p>I'm picking that England will be right in the hunt at the next RWC, I can't say that about Ireland though. They crack under pressure.</p><p>After their historic victory over the AB's in Chicago, they had a 2 week turn around to recharge their batteries and play in Dublin in front of their home crowd in a return fixture.</p><p>Ireland got belted off the park 3 tries to nil.</p><p>Who has the ability to produce under sustained pressure?</p><p>That is the team that will win the RWC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 880162, member: 70721"] Rugby could be the tenth sport in England it doesn't change the fact that they have the stadia, the money and the player base FAR in excess of everybody else. The trouble is they have a tournament structure in the club league and in the 6 Nations that does not help them to prepare for the RWC the way the SH tournament structures do. There is no travelling up here, there IS mega travelling in the SH. You're just showing yourself to be ignorant by ignoring it. Yes Englands management were poor at the last RWC, but their players were excellent. Eddie will get them better prepared for Japan. Ireland lost players, that makes it so much harder, but it was Argentina that belted you out of the RWC, not one of the big three, and they smoked you.... instead of looking for excuses, put it right; perhaps if they were battle hardened in a tournament structure that more closely resembles the RWC year in year out they would have been better prepared for a 'campaign' of sustained pressure... instead of giving everything for a one off Autumn game that has no silverware attached. ;-) Eyes on the prize. 7:1 is the RWC ratio. Teams that can function in the red hot furnace of the RWC will show their mettle. I'm picking that England will be right in the hunt at the next RWC, I can't say that about Ireland though. They crack under pressure. After their historic victory over the AB's in Chicago, they had a 2 week turn around to recharge their batteries and play in Dublin in front of their home crowd in a return fixture. Ireland got belted off the park 3 tries to nil. Who has the ability to produce under sustained pressure? That is the team that will win the RWC. [/QUOTE]
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