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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 91498"><p>At the moment definately Ireland- but as someone has rightly pointed out, a lot can still happen in 10 months time.</p><p></p><p>Aus seems to leave their best for NH world cups(they have`nt lost one in the northern hemisphere to date) while a whole crop of Boks are currently injured or rested. France can never be discounted at home either- and home-ground advantage is a really big thing at the RWC.</p><p></p><p>On the point of SA and Oz falling behind, just remember one thing- both teams left their best performance for their final test on tour, most likely because they eventually got used to the conditions. At the RWC, both will have a couple of "soft" games to get the confidence up and used to the conditions before going into the business end of the comp. in the knock-out stages.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, it all comes down to 2 or 3 high-pressure must-win matches- whoever gets those right, will ultimately win the RWC- not necessarily the best team. If the best team won the RWC every time, NZ would now have 3 or 4 RWC ***les, not just 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 91498"] At the moment definately Ireland- but as someone has rightly pointed out, a lot can still happen in 10 months time. Aus seems to leave their best for NH world cups(they have`nt lost one in the northern hemisphere to date) while a whole crop of Boks are currently injured or rested. France can never be discounted at home either- and home-ground advantage is a really big thing at the RWC. On the point of SA and Oz falling behind, just remember one thing- both teams left their best performance for their final test on tour, most likely because they eventually got used to the conditions. At the RWC, both will have a couple of "soft" games to get the confidence up and used to the conditions before going into the business end of the comp. in the knock-out stages. At the end of the day, it all comes down to 2 or 3 high-pressure must-win matches- whoever gets those right, will ultimately win the RWC- not necessarily the best team. If the best team won the RWC every time, NZ would now have 3 or 4 RWC ***les, not just 1. [/QUOTE]
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