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What do you expect realisticly from your country at the RWC?
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 402718" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>- NZ are clear favorites. </p><p>- I wouldn't say SA has too much ground to make up WRT Aus at all. At least we managed to put England away and we were unlucky to lose the last game against Aus last year with that Kurtley Beale penalty. We have a good track record at RWCs and our style is better suited to a knock-out environment</p><p>- much like England and France who can beat anyone at a RWC one-off and shouldn't be taken lightly</p><p>- Ireland are also a dark horse and certainly have it in them to challenge if they can hit form and string a couple of performances together or get lucky</p><p> </p><p>For me, realistically, I would be devatated if SA didn't reach the semi's (we tend to perform well at RWC's; won 1995, unlucky to bow out in a tight game in 1999 against the eventual champions, had the worst EVER Springbok team competing in the RWC 2003 and won again in 2007). From there I have faith the old dogs have enough bite to come good for one last tournament.</p><p> </p><p>Unrealistically (or is it?); Ireland beats Aus in the pool stages to set up a Aus-SA QF, NZ-SA semi and Eng-SA final. That to me would be a fairy-tale RWC with SA the victors of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 402718, member: 39190"] - NZ are clear favorites. - I wouldn't say SA has too much ground to make up WRT Aus at all. At least we managed to put England away and we were unlucky to lose the last game against Aus last year with that Kurtley Beale penalty. We have a good track record at RWCs and our style is better suited to a knock-out environment - much like England and France who can beat anyone at a RWC one-off and shouldn't be taken lightly - Ireland are also a dark horse and certainly have it in them to challenge if they can hit form and string a couple of performances together or get lucky For me, realistically, I would be devatated if SA didn't reach the semi's (we tend to perform well at RWC's; won 1995, unlucky to bow out in a tight game in 1999 against the eventual champions, had the worst EVER Springbok team competing in the RWC 2003 and won again in 2007). From there I have faith the old dogs have enough bite to come good for one last tournament. Unrealistically (or is it?); Ireland beats Aus in the pool stages to set up a Aus-SA QF, NZ-SA semi and Eng-SA final. That to me would be a fairy-tale RWC with SA the victors of course. [/QUOTE]
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