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Rugby World Cup 2015
RWC: New Zealand - Japan (16-09-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGuy" data-source="post: 447071" data-attributes="member: 44360"><p>I agree to an extant with kovana and Rusty_lock, this game was ugly. After how special the first round had been this game quickly brought us back to the dark days of 2003 and to a lesser extant 2007 where tier two and three nations were hammered. I can see resting players who have even minor injury issues or one or two key players but this was an awful team. Other teams have had short rest like Canada and Namibia but both fielded(or will field) close to full strength lineups for their second games in which they were huge underdogs. Maybe this choice will bite the Japanese in the bum as their team is probably demoralized while Tonga can take positives from their highly physical Canada game and a great effort in the 2nd half vs. NZ.</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing AB supporters are supporting Kirwan's decision as he is a former AB and because they got to see a romp and a reasurance that their depth is a thousand times better than lower ranked teams. For neutrals(especially fans of lower ranked teams) and Japanese fans the final whistle was the highlight of the match.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGuy, post: 447071, member: 44360"] I agree to an extant with kovana and Rusty_lock, this game was ugly. After how special the first round had been this game quickly brought us back to the dark days of 2003 and to a lesser extant 2007 where tier two and three nations were hammered. I can see resting players who have even minor injury issues or one or two key players but this was an awful team. Other teams have had short rest like Canada and Namibia but both fielded(or will field) close to full strength lineups for their second games in which they were huge underdogs. Maybe this choice will bite the Japanese in the bum as their team is probably demoralized while Tonga can take positives from their highly physical Canada game and a great effort in the 2nd half vs. NZ. I'm guessing AB supporters are supporting Kirwan's decision as he is a former AB and because they got to see a romp and a reasurance that their depth is a thousand times better than lower ranked teams. For neutrals(especially fans of lower ranked teams) and Japanese fans the final whistle was the highlight of the match. [/QUOTE]
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