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<blockquote data-quote="Ripper" data-source="post: 119593"><p>1995... Best Team on Paper? - You sure thats not hindsight. Take Lomu for example, pre World Cup all he had was 2 test caps against the French, and he was shown up big time in those two tests - He was almost sent home from Laurie Mains pre cup camps as well in the first days, if it wasn't Eric Rush and what not he probably wouldn't have made the first cut for AB selection, let alone make the squad and become the Megastar he was (he probably would've got his start, but not in the fashion of destroying England in a semi final). </p><p></p><p>And say what you want about the best team on paper, but when I look at the best team on paper I don't expect them to have a 50% -60% record in the previous 3 years of International Play.</p><p></p><p>Australia hammered the AB's in the lead up to the 1991 World Cup as well IN New Zealand, that semi final was the true final anyway, the All Blacks took care of England in the Pool Play, who got to waltz into the Final to be taken care of by the Wallabies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ripper, post: 119593"] 1995... Best Team on Paper? - You sure thats not hindsight. Take Lomu for example, pre World Cup all he had was 2 test caps against the French, and he was shown up big time in those two tests - He was almost sent home from Laurie Mains pre cup camps as well in the first days, if it wasn't Eric Rush and what not he probably wouldn't have made the first cut for AB selection, let alone make the squad and become the Megastar he was (he probably would've got his start, but not in the fashion of destroying England in a semi final). And say what you want about the best team on paper, but when I look at the best team on paper I don't expect them to have a 50% -60% record in the previous 3 years of International Play. Australia hammered the AB's in the lead up to the 1991 World Cup as well IN New Zealand, that semi final was the true final anyway, the All Blacks took care of England in the Pool Play, who got to waltz into the Final to be taken care of by the Wallabies. [/QUOTE]
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