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[RWC2023] Wales vs Australia (24/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="die_mole" data-source="post: 1150893" data-attributes="member: 73648"><p>I used to think the "don't play your final before the final" thing was bullshit until I heard some of the smarter athletes talk about what it was like. It's not they players are purposely choosing to not try in certain games but rather it's just really hard to get into that zone on a frequent basis.</p><p></p><p>England faced a similar criticism for the 2019 New Zealand semi final (I wasn't a believer in emotional energy at the time) but that was a one week turn around so Ireland do have more time. I do think that South Africa did reveal an outpouring of emotion as well after the game so I would express similar doubts about their knockout hopes. They are essentially guaranteed a spot in the knockouts though.</p><p></p><p>France and New Zealand seemed to treat that first game as a prologue rather than a clash of the ***ans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="die_mole, post: 1150893, member: 73648"] I used to think the “don’t play your final before the final” thing was bullshit until I heard some of the smarter athletes talk about what it was like. It’s not they players are purposely choosing to not try in certain games but rather it’s just really hard to get into that zone on a frequent basis. England faced a similar criticism for the 2019 New Zealand semi final (I wasn’t a believer in emotional energy at the time) but that was a one week turn around so Ireland do have more time. I do think that South Africa did reveal an outpouring of emotion as well after the game so I would express similar doubts about their knockout hopes. They are essentially guaranteed a spot in the knockouts though. France and New Zealand seemed to treat that first game as a prologue rather than a clash of the ***ans. [/QUOTE]
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