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The RWC CHAMPIONS gloating thread
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<blockquote data-quote="Ospervat" data-source="post: 769436" data-attributes="member: 72942"><p>[ATTACH]4072[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I deliberated whether or not to respond to this as I'm absolutely convinced you did not get the point I was making - so not entirely sure it's worth taking a second crack.</p><p></p><p>I for one with absolute conviction am perfectly comfortable with the fact that AB's and Oz won the first 2 RWC's. I do not in any way begrudge them their victories or the credit due for their accomplishments.</p><p></p><p>Your attempt to set aside the comparisons I made with other sports are complete nonsense. Sorry but your argument on this aspect is illogical.</p><p></p><p>You are also oblivious to the real political playing field of the 70's, 80's and early 90's and the impact it had on all sports in SA. SA rugby was nothing more than a pawn in a much larger battle that had very little influence as an amateur code. If the international community had agreed to set aside the boycott for 1987 & 1991 I do not for one moment believe that SA would definitely have won the RWC. The knowledge, skills and experience necessary to compete on the international stage was by this time badly eroded and would have counted against them. But like all internationals at this level any tier 1 team could potentially beat any other tier 1 team on the day - anything is possible!</p><p></p><p>I am not convinced by your argument that being no1 in the rankings is more important than the silverware where the AB's are concerned. Suggest you read this article which goes into the background behind the scenes for the changes in the AB's since 2007.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://m.sarugbymag.co.za/?postslug=/blog/details/recognising-what-went-wrong#/recognising-what-went-wrong" target="_blank">http://m.sarugbymag.co.za/?postslug=/blog/details/recognising-what-went-wrong#/recognising-what-went-wrong</a></p><p></p><p>You have I notice chosen not to respond directly to the following:-</p><p></p><p>if the AB's due to some freak set of circumstances were unable to attend RWC 2015 and EG. Australia won the final against SA would the Kiwis so easily recognise Oz as the world champs?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ospervat, post: 769436, member: 72942"] [ATTACH]4072.vB[/ATTACH] I deliberated whether or not to respond to this as I'm absolutely convinced you did not get the point I was making - so not entirely sure it's worth taking a second crack. I for one with absolute conviction am perfectly comfortable with the fact that AB's and Oz won the first 2 RWC's. I do not in any way begrudge them their victories or the credit due for their accomplishments. Your attempt to set aside the comparisons I made with other sports are complete nonsense. Sorry but your argument on this aspect is illogical. You are also oblivious to the real political playing field of the 70's, 80's and early 90's and the impact it had on all sports in SA. SA rugby was nothing more than a pawn in a much larger battle that had very little influence as an amateur code. If the international community had agreed to set aside the boycott for 1987 & 1991 I do not for one moment believe that SA would definitely have won the RWC. The knowledge, skills and experience necessary to compete on the international stage was by this time badly eroded and would have counted against them. But like all internationals at this level any tier 1 team could potentially beat any other tier 1 team on the day - anything is possible! I am not convinced by your argument that being no1 in the rankings is more important than the silverware where the AB's are concerned. Suggest you read this article which goes into the background behind the scenes for the changes in the AB's since 2007. [url]http://m.sarugbymag.co.za/?postslug=/blog/details/recognising-what-went-wrong#/recognising-what-went-wrong[/url] You have I notice chosen not to respond directly to the following:- if the AB's due to some freak set of circumstances were unable to attend RWC 2015 and EG. Australia won the final against SA would the Kiwis so easily recognise Oz as the world champs? [/QUOTE]
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