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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 394245" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>2003 is the only RWC where the favourite actually won IMO</p><p></p><p>1987 - The Wallabies were the favourites as they won the Bledisloe Cup in 1986 ... winner NZ</p><p>1991 - NZ were favourites as they were undefeated from 1987 - 1990 ... winner Australia</p><p>1995 - Australia were the RWC and 1994 Bledisloe winner, NZ got beaten twice at home by France in 1994 ... winner South Africa</p><p>1999 - South Africa were the Tri Nations champions in 1998 and the RWC holders ... winner Australia</p><p>2003 - A lot easier to determine the favourite due to IRB rankings, England the favourite and winner</p><p>2007 - NZ the favourite but under achieves ... winner South Africa</p><p></p><p>Analysis: The favourite has only won once out of six tournaments, NZ and Australia have been favourites twice, and South Africa once, with none of these sides going on to win the tournament in the years that they were favourites.</p><p></p><p>... so, as it's already been mentioned , anything can happen in a knock out tournament, and usually does</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 394245, member: 43400"] 2003 is the only RWC where the favourite actually won IMO 1987 - The Wallabies were the favourites as they won the Bledisloe Cup in 1986 ... winner NZ 1991 - NZ were favourites as they were undefeated from 1987 - 1990 ... winner Australia 1995 - Australia were the RWC and 1994 Bledisloe winner, NZ got beaten twice at home by France in 1994 ... winner South Africa 1999 - South Africa were the Tri Nations champions in 1998 and the RWC holders ... winner Australia 2003 - A lot easier to determine the favourite due to IRB rankings, England the favourite and winner 2007 - NZ the favourite but under achieves ... winner South Africa Analysis: The favourite has only won once out of six tournaments, NZ and Australia have been favourites twice, and South Africa once, with none of these sides going on to win the tournament in the years that they were favourites. ... so, as it's already been mentioned , anything can happen in a knock out tournament, and usually does [/QUOTE]
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