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Who could defeat the AB in the years to come?
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 817425" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>I hope you're right, but I don't see any reason to disagree with Ladbrokes that 3-0 New Zealand is odds on.</p><p></p><p>Last time out, the Lions squeaked by a pretty average Australia side and had the luxury of a kinder tour schedule and and the ability to pick a Welsh invitational team. This time, barring miracles, they will be facing the best team in the world by some distance, will coming in off the back of a gruelling provincial schedule and will need to get a blend of the four unions playing a style of rugby that they may not be used to. Sounds like an uphill struggle to me.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>Left field answer, as the OP doesn't specify a time frame - USA! If (and only if) they ever sake XVs seriously, I can see them dominating more than any team before them.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree, I can't quite understand how positive so many posters here are about them. Their progress has been great, but there's only one win in five years to say that they're going to overtake Australia and South Africa talk about New Zealand. Thanks I guess to a lack of resources and strength in depth, progress has been very much two steps forward, one step back. I can see them continuing to make progress, but still slowly but surely.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p>There is no doubt for me that England can beat NZ at home with either a bit of luck or a stellar performance. My biggest worry is that the attritional style and furious tackling that was effective against Australia won't be anywhere near as effective against NZ's stronger, more skillful ball carriers. To be fair to Eddie Jones, I'm sure he will have plans in place. The way that NZ put Australia to the sword in Australia in the RC puts England's series win into perspective for me, which says that they are a long way of topping NZ on a regular basis.</p><p></p><p>Given how few time England are playing NZ in the foreseeable future, a few results going England's way could see them as world number one, which would seem strange.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 817425, member: 58362"] I hope you're right, but I don't see any reason to disagree with Ladbrokes that 3-0 New Zealand is odds on. Last time out, the Lions squeaked by a pretty average Australia side and had the luxury of a kinder tour schedule and and the ability to pick a Welsh invitational team. This time, barring miracles, they will be facing the best team in the world by some distance, will coming in off the back of a gruelling provincial schedule and will need to get a blend of the four unions playing a style of rugby that they may not be used to. Sounds like an uphill struggle to me. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Left field answer, as the OP doesn't specify a time frame - USA! If (and only if) they ever sake XVs seriously, I can see them dominating more than any team before them. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] I agree, I can't quite understand how positive so many posters here are about them. Their progress has been great, but there's only one win in five years to say that they're going to overtake Australia and South Africa talk about New Zealand. Thanks I guess to a lack of resources and strength in depth, progress has been very much two steps forward, one step back. I can see them continuing to make progress, but still slowly but surely. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] There is no doubt for me that England can beat NZ at home with either a bit of luck or a stellar performance. My biggest worry is that the attritional style and furious tackling that was effective against Australia won't be anywhere near as effective against NZ's stronger, more skillful ball carriers. To be fair to Eddie Jones, I'm sure he will have plans in place. The way that NZ put Australia to the sword in Australia in the RC puts England's series win into perspective for me, which says that they are a long way of topping NZ on a regular basis. Given how few time England are playing NZ in the foreseeable future, a few results going England's way could see them as world number one, which would seem strange. [/QUOTE]
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