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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 359167" data-attributes="member: 20116"><p>Scotland have always made the Quarter Finals but not because of ability. Kind draws have been the reality. Scotland deserve to be in a tough pool after having simple pools in every Rugby World Cup too date. I don´t think there is any doubt that Scotland have been the luckiest team of all in Rugby World Cup´s. The draw for 2011 is unquestionably their hardest ever. Had they had different opponents in 2007 and 2003 they would have, without question, not been quarterfinalists. They were lucky against both Fiji and Italy. The boot of Paterson won them their Quarter Final places both times - they scored no tries to knowck out Italy and one at the death to knowck out Fiji. Moreover, their opponents in 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999 were always much easier than what other teams faced. They were literally handed quarterfinals in the four first Rugby World Cup´s. They never had a tough opponent aside from the leader. </p><p></p><p><strong>2007 New Zealand, Italy, Romania, Portugal</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>2003 France, Fiji, USA, Japan</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1999 South Africa, Spain, Uruguay then Samoa</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1995 France, Tonga, Cote d´Ivoire</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1991 Ireland, Japan, Zimbabwe</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1987 France, Romania, Zimbabwe</strong></p><p></p><p>I have my tickets for Argentina vs Scotland at New Zealand 2011. Want to catch up there and then?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 359167, member: 20116"] Scotland have always made the Quarter Finals but not because of ability. Kind draws have been the reality. Scotland deserve to be in a tough pool after having simple pools in every Rugby World Cup too date. I don´t think there is any doubt that Scotland have been the luckiest team of all in Rugby World Cup´s. The draw for 2011 is unquestionably their hardest ever. Had they had different opponents in 2007 and 2003 they would have, without question, not been quarterfinalists. They were lucky against both Fiji and Italy. The boot of Paterson won them their Quarter Final places both times - they scored no tries to knowck out Italy and one at the death to knowck out Fiji. Moreover, their opponents in 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999 were always much easier than what other teams faced. They were literally handed quarterfinals in the four first Rugby World Cup´s. They never had a tough opponent aside from the leader. [B]2007 New Zealand, Italy, Romania, Portugal 2003 France, Fiji, USA, Japan 1999 South Africa, Spain, Uruguay then Samoa 1995 France, Tonga, Cote d´Ivoire 1991 Ireland, Japan, Zimbabwe 1987 France, Romania, Zimbabwe[/B] I have my tickets for Argentina vs Scotland at New Zealand 2011. Want to catch up there and then? [/QUOTE]
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