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Would the Super Rugbys best beat the NH best?
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<blockquote data-quote="LouisDavis" data-source="post: 731565" data-attributes="member: 72815"><p>Well that's the difference isn't it mate. NH supporters get so buzzed post season if there have been a handful of good games, unlike SH, where quality attacking rugby is the norm. The impressive wins in NH tend to be a bore to watch as they are normally tactical master classes (while technically this is impressive and should be admired, it hardly gets the blood pumping). In contrast, wins against the odds in SH tend to be due to an excellent display of skill and running rugby, Landers win vs Tahs at the weekend springs to mind. Fact is that NH is stereotypically more forward dominated, although there have been improvements in free running rugby in recent years. Where as SH is a lot more free in the sense that there is far more running rugby, one reason why the ABs are the best in the world is because they're prepared to chance their luck by running from their 22 instead of kicking. NH teams will typically resort to kicking the ball away, placing the importance of territory higher than that of taking a risk and going for the 7 points.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LouisDavis, post: 731565, member: 72815"] Well that's the difference isn't it mate. NH supporters get so buzzed post season if there have been a handful of good games, unlike SH, where quality attacking rugby is the norm. The impressive wins in NH tend to be a bore to watch as they are normally tactical master classes (while technically this is impressive and should be admired, it hardly gets the blood pumping). In contrast, wins against the odds in SH tend to be due to an excellent display of skill and running rugby, Landers win vs Tahs at the weekend springs to mind. Fact is that NH is stereotypically more forward dominated, although there have been improvements in free running rugby in recent years. Where as SH is a lot more free in the sense that there is far more running rugby, one reason why the ABs are the best in the world is because they're prepared to chance their luck by running from their 22 instead of kicking. NH teams will typically resort to kicking the ball away, placing the importance of territory higher than that of taking a risk and going for the 7 points. [/QUOTE]
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