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<blockquote data-quote="stormmaster1" data-source="post: 163418"><p>The best 2 teams in the world: SA and the All Blacks. Both beaten in 2003 by a better uglier meaner pack. They learnt. The past 4 years the All Blacks dominated by having a fantastic pack that did the basics: get the ball, support the ball, make hard yards and tackle. With this in place it lets them unleash their backline. South Africa were more controlled in the World Cup. Their pack was awesome, and their backs could play well off it in most matches. For both sides, their control of the game came from the pack. Both sides could live with uglier sides because their pack was up to the job. If you don't like sides winning ugly, you need to be able to match their pack so you have the chance to wreak havoc with more open play.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I don't see any problem with it. It is for sides like Australia and Wales to learn how to deal with it, so they can turn fancy rugby into winning fancy rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stormmaster1, post: 163418"] The best 2 teams in the world: SA and the All Blacks. Both beaten in 2003 by a better uglier meaner pack. They learnt. The past 4 years the All Blacks dominated by having a fantastic pack that did the basics: get the ball, support the ball, make hard yards and tackle. With this in place it lets them unleash their backline. South Africa were more controlled in the World Cup. Their pack was awesome, and their backs could play well off it in most matches. For both sides, their control of the game came from the pack. Both sides could live with uglier sides because their pack was up to the job. If you don't like sides winning ugly, you need to be able to match their pack so you have the chance to wreak havoc with more open play. I don't see any problem with it. It is for sides like Australia and Wales to learn how to deal with it, so they can turn fancy rugby into winning fancy rugby. [/QUOTE]
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