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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 145409"><p>I think in all fairness we need to first see France`s second match before making sweeping statements like that. Sure, they were completely and totally outclassed by a very impressive Argie side, but as I know the French, they should be back with a bang- they make inconsistent consistency seem the consistent norm!</p><p></p><p>But I fully agree with Getofmeland and Fozastuta`s comments on investment in youth structures. If you look at the results at u19 and u21 RWC tournaments over the last 5 years, well the one single constant is that the Baby Blacks, Baby Boks and Babay Wallabies have completely dominated at that level- with the notable exception being France`s 2006 u/21 ***le.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you take it one place further, the side who has made the most progress at the age-group level, it is definately the Argies, who have gone from cannon-fodder at the age-group level to genuine semi contenders. No big surprise, therefore, that the top 4 or 5 teams at age-group level over the last 5 years are currently ranked 1-5 in the test rankings, and are also the leading contenders at this RWC.</p><p></p><p>In the SA-Eng game thread, I`ve read some comments from Prestwick which is suggesting that Saracens are busy working on their youth programs- and not a minute too early. The fact remains, unless you start investing properly at all levels, not just the top club and international level, you won`t have the necessary depth to go forward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 145409"] I think in all fairness we need to first see France`s second match before making sweeping statements like that. Sure, they were completely and totally outclassed by a very impressive Argie side, but as I know the French, they should be back with a bang- they make inconsistent consistency seem the consistent norm! But I fully agree with Getofmeland and Fozastuta`s comments on investment in youth structures. If you look at the results at u19 and u21 RWC tournaments over the last 5 years, well the one single constant is that the Baby Blacks, Baby Boks and Babay Wallabies have completely dominated at that level- with the notable exception being France`s 2006 u/21 ***le. Now, if you take it one place further, the side who has made the most progress at the age-group level, it is definately the Argies, who have gone from cannon-fodder at the age-group level to genuine semi contenders. No big surprise, therefore, that the top 4 or 5 teams at age-group level over the last 5 years are currently ranked 1-5 in the test rankings, and are also the leading contenders at this RWC. In the SA-Eng game thread, I`ve read some comments from Prestwick which is suggesting that Saracens are busy working on their youth programs- and not a minute too early. The fact remains, unless you start investing properly at all levels, not just the top club and international level, you won`t have the necessary depth to go forward. [/QUOTE]
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