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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Tri Nations: Springboks - All Blacks @ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (20-8-2011, 15:05)
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 434895" data-attributes="member: 42683"><p>Teams are not playing to score tries, they are not playing for money, they are not playing to score tries, they are not playing to perform flashy backhand-flip passes...</p><p></p><p>Teams play to win. Easy as that. If you get a penalty or dropgoal which gives you 3 points and it wins you the match, why not do it? Should you risk losing by desperately trying to score a try? </p><p></p><p>The only matches where flashy play is more important than winning are the ones where they raise money for charity. You can call it sad, I call it sportsmanship. You play to win, easy as that. I agree that winning with penalties in stead of tries is less satisfying, but that only lasts a day. In the end you are happy you won. People claiming otherwise are just fooling themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 434895, member: 42683"] Teams are not playing to score tries, they are not playing for money, they are not playing to score tries, they are not playing to perform flashy backhand-flip passes... Teams play to win. Easy as that. If you get a penalty or dropgoal which gives you 3 points and it wins you the match, why not do it? Should you risk losing by desperately trying to score a try? The only matches where flashy play is more important than winning are the ones where they raise money for charity. You can call it sad, I call it sportsmanship. You play to win, easy as that. I agree that winning with penalties in stead of tries is less satisfying, but that only lasts a day. In the end you are happy you won. People claiming otherwise are just fooling themselves. [/QUOTE]
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