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Where do teams stand ahead of the WC?
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<blockquote data-quote="truthteller" data-source="post: 938726" data-attributes="member: 77056"><p>whilst I agree with much of what you say</p><p>gats and edwards massive mill stad/arms park massive factor, officially the loudest stadium in the world and awj simply awesome</p><p>2 out of these 3 will be present for the world cup</p><p>plus the welsh fans will still travel enmasse</p><p></p><p>Also wales whilst weaker away, they have beaten in the last year south africa in the usa, argentina they hammered away twice, won in paris (won 3 of the last 4 games in Paris) , won in rome (gats has won every match in rome) and edinburgh....(gatland has won every single match in edinburgh too) and won 3 lost 3 drawn 1 in dublin. Twickenham wales under gats have won 3 lost 4 in six nations / world cup plus lost 2 more friendlies...Theyve lost all 4 in new zeland by margins varyng from 14 to 40 point hammering..lost all 3 in australia by margins of less than 8 points each....These results suggests wales are competitive away from home but clearly over the years their away record in the tri nations has been very poor. Though as I say the last year has seen much improvement. Rugby is about the here and now not ancient history and the recent results are more important.</p><p></p><p>Dont forget 10 of these welsh players played in the winning lions tour of australia and the draw in new zealand...this is what gats has given them, theyve actually played and won tests in new zealand and australia. that has to help their confidence.</p><p></p><p>Wales will need to deal with the heat and the extra pressure from being grand slam champions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="truthteller, post: 938726, member: 77056"] whilst I agree with much of what you say gats and edwards massive mill stad/arms park massive factor, officially the loudest stadium in the world and awj simply awesome 2 out of these 3 will be present for the world cup plus the welsh fans will still travel enmasse Also wales whilst weaker away, they have beaten in the last year south africa in the usa, argentina they hammered away twice, won in paris (won 3 of the last 4 games in Paris) , won in rome (gats has won every match in rome) and edinburgh....(gatland has won every single match in edinburgh too) and won 3 lost 3 drawn 1 in dublin. Twickenham wales under gats have won 3 lost 4 in six nations / world cup plus lost 2 more friendlies...Theyve lost all 4 in new zeland by margins varyng from 14 to 40 point hammering..lost all 3 in australia by margins of less than 8 points each....These results suggests wales are competitive away from home but clearly over the years their away record in the tri nations has been very poor. Though as I say the last year has seen much improvement. Rugby is about the here and now not ancient history and the recent results are more important. Dont forget 10 of these welsh players played in the winning lions tour of australia and the draw in new zealand...this is what gats has given them, theyve actually played and won tests in new zealand and australia. that has to help their confidence. Wales will need to deal with the heat and the extra pressure from being grand slam champions. [/QUOTE]
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