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Upset of the tournament
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 119401"><p>Well I am 52 years old. I have had the pleasure of actually "being around" and seeing every RWC Final LIVE. So I'll give you my opinion on this</p><p></p><p>1987 - no-one was really a red-hot favorite but the All Blacks were expected to win. The RWC was a big unknown then, and a fully amateur competition, South Africa was, of course, excluded due to its government's apartheid policies</p><p></p><p>1991 - While the world might have expected the AB's to win, only the wildest optimist in NZ though so. Those of us from Canterbury and Auckland knew that we were doomed when John Hart and Grizz Wyllie were selected as co-coaches. These two had radically different philosophies on rugby, life, politics and just about anything else you care to mention. They couldn't even stand to be in the same room with each other. South Africa was also excluded from this tournament.</p><p></p><p>1995 - The AB's were undoubtedly the HOT favourites to win. Unfortunately, the combination of a host country coming of age as a new "Rainbow" Nation, together with a little "Indian trick" put paid to that.</p><p></p><p>1999- Again the AB's were favorites, but they came undone when the were unable to counter the disgraceful tactics of the French. If the All Black Captain had enough guts to tell the referee that he was going to walk his entire team off the field if the dirty tactics (biting and testicle grabbing etc) didn't stop (which is what John Eales did in the final a week later) the result might have been very different. </p><p></p><p>2003 - England were the favorites on our TAB, and so they should be since they were ranked #1 in the IRB World Rankings, although the AB's were at least expected to make the final.</p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("wellycane")</div></p><p></p><p>IRB World Rankings 6/10/2003 (4 days before opening game)</p><p>1 ENGLAND 89.95</p><p>2 NEW ZEALAND 89.80</p><p>3 AUSTRALIA 84.76</p><p>4 IRELAND 83.92</p><p>5 FRANCE 82.85</p><p>6 SOUTH AFRICA 80.92</p><p></p><p>Most betting agencies use the IRB world rankings since it correctly predicts over 85% of matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 119401"] Well I am 52 years old. I have had the pleasure of actually "being around" and seeing every RWC Final LIVE. So I'll give you my opinion on this 1987 - no-one was really a red-hot favorite but the All Blacks were expected to win. The RWC was a big unknown then, and a fully amateur competition, South Africa was, of course, excluded due to its government's apartheid policies 1991 - While the world might have expected the AB's to win, only the wildest optimist in NZ though so. Those of us from Canterbury and Auckland knew that we were doomed when John Hart and Grizz Wyllie were selected as co-coaches. These two had radically different philosophies on rugby, life, politics and just about anything else you care to mention. They couldn't even stand to be in the same room with each other. South Africa was also excluded from this tournament. 1995 - The AB's were undoubtedly the HOT favourites to win. Unfortunately, the combination of a host country coming of age as a new "Rainbow" Nation, together with a little "Indian trick" put paid to that. 1999- Again the AB's were favorites, but they came undone when the were unable to counter the disgraceful tactics of the French. If the All Black Captain had enough guts to tell the referee that he was going to walk his entire team off the field if the dirty tactics (biting and testicle grabbing etc) didn't stop (which is what John Eales did in the final a week later) the result might have been very different. 2003 - England were the favorites on our TAB, and so they should be since they were ranked #1 in the IRB World Rankings, although the AB's were at least expected to make the final. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE("wellycane")</div> IRB World Rankings 6/10/2003 (4 days before opening game) 1 ENGLAND 89.95 2 NEW ZEALAND 89.80 3 AUSTRALIA 84.76 4 IRELAND 83.92 5 FRANCE 82.85 6 SOUTH AFRICA 80.92 Most betting agencies use the IRB world rankings since it correctly predicts over 85% of matches. [/QUOTE]
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