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Japhet

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Agreed but it could go some way to explain the margin. Not even necessarily freshness but more prep.

If you don't stop digging you'll soon end up in bloody Australia. The fact is, with qualification secured, EJ would have made a load of changes for the France game anyway with a fully fit squad to choose from. The vast majority of today's team would have been just as fresh.
 

Dougal

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carmeldevil

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I looked at the past 10 match ups between NZ and England. Sure NZ has won pretty much all of them but many were close games. Now with England looking good, I rate their chances high to pull off an upset. Either way it’ll be a cracking game for sure.
 

teok

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I looked at the past 10 match ups between NZ and England. Sure NZ has won pretty much all of them but many were close games. Now with England looking good, I rate their chances high to pull off an upset. Either way it’ll be a cracking game for sure.


NZ look the best I have seen them for years. They are perfectly set up to counter england who have a very basic game plan.

Our defence out wide looks abysmal, NZ will have noticed this and ruthlessly exploit it.

Looking back at the SA game. SA's first 20 mins was insane. They threw the kitchen sink at them and only came away with I think 3 points. No other team in world rugby could have taken that. Then they went on to score against the run of play from a SA mistake. England constantly make mistakes.
 

Arnoldtoo

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NZ look the best I have seen them for years. They are perfectly set up to counter england who have a very basic game plan.

Our defence out wide looks abysmal, NZ will have noticed this and ruthlessly exploit it.

Looking back at the SA game. SA's first 20 mins was insane. They threw the kitchen sink at them and only came away with I think 3 points. No other team in world rugby could have taken that. Then they went on to score against the run of play from a SA mistake. England constantly make mistakes.

Against NZ we're playing Maro on the wing. :sneaky:
 

JCRD

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Just watched the replay of the French try - great great try. Textbook stuff
 

Arnoldtoo

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7-12 and my money still firmly on Wales, but wouldn't currently like to be a Welsh supporter watching this. France have certainly shown up so far.
 

talkshowhost86

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Credit to Wales. They've not panicked about that awful start and are just managing the game well at the moment.

I think if Wales just keep to their game they'll win this a bit like England did yesterday.
 
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