Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
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Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Well can they?
I know it’s a long way off and a lot of water can pass under the bridge by then, but what do 606ers think?
IMO I think they still struggle to assert themselves in the big games when it matters and for me they need to get the All Blacks monkey of there backs by 2015, if they manage that then they have a real chance if they can keep Adam and Gethin fit and well until then as we all know that a pair of good props is worth their weight in gold.
Thoughts please.
I know it’s a long way off and a lot of water can pass under the bridge by then, but what do 606ers think?
IMO I think they still struggle to assert themselves in the big games when it matters and for me they need to get the All Blacks monkey of there backs by 2015, if they manage that then they have a real chance if they can keep Adam and Gethin fit and well until then as we all know that a pair of good props is worth their weight in gold.
Thoughts please.
HERSH- Posts : 4207
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Can Wales win the 2015 Rugby World Cup? Yes, and that goes for all the countries who'll participate.
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Luckless Pedestrian- Posts : 24849
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
There are a number of teams that could win the 2015 world cup.
Problem is it is 3 and a half years away and squads will look different then to what they are now.
New talent will come through, new coaches will devise new plans, the IRB has some work to do on the law interpretations, so it is an impossible question to answer.
What will be important though for any team to win the RWc is they must be confident that they can beat between 2 and 4 of the worlds best teams en route to the Cup.
Problem is it is 3 and a half years away and squads will look different then to what they are now.
New talent will come through, new coaches will devise new plans, the IRB has some work to do on the law interpretations, so it is an impossible question to answer.
What will be important though for any team to win the RWc is they must be confident that they can beat between 2 and 4 of the worlds best teams en route to the Cup.
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Yes they can, as can a lot of other teams.
Possible law changes, player development, tactical development, injuries and retirements will influence them all.
I'd argue that only 8-9 teams could win it, not all in the comp.
Who knows what'll happen between now and then, but for a NH team to win it, I think that they need to consistently beat SH teams as Engkand did pre 2003.
Winning is a habit, monkey off the back and all that.
Possible law changes, player development, tactical development, injuries and retirements will influence them all.
I'd argue that only 8-9 teams could win it, not all in the comp.
Who knows what'll happen between now and then, but for a NH team to win it, I think that they need to consistently beat SH teams as Engkand did pre 2003.
Winning is a habit, monkey off the back and all that.
MonkeyOwain12- Posts : 162
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Yes of course they can (I'm English). Will they ? Is the "AB" question the right one ? Possibly not, (the AB's may have subsided by then, as they sometimes do) but I can see what it's trying to say.
Any top-five IRB-ranked side with such talent needs to be without a mental barrier to this. Consistent performance in 6N is/has happened, now Wales need to beat SH sides more often than not.
Good luck - 2015 will hopefully be a great tournament.
Any top-five IRB-ranked side with such talent needs to be without a mental barrier to this. Consistent performance in 6N is/has happened, now Wales need to beat SH sides more often than not.
Good luck - 2015 will hopefully be a great tournament.
charliehesketh- Posts : 64
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
When have the ABs been weak?
I'm struggling to remember a weak All Blacks team.
I might start saving up so I can travel to the 2015 RWC
I'm struggling to remember a weak All Blacks team.
I might start saving up so I can travel to the 2015 RWC
HERSH- Posts : 4207
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
luckless_pedestrian wrote:Can Wales win the 2015 Rugby World Cup? Yes, and that goes for all the countries who'll participate.
Precisely.
Glas a du- Posts : 15843
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
HERSH wrote:When have the ABs been weak?
I'm struggling to remember a weak All Blacks team.
I might start saving up so I can travel to the 2015 RWC
Well by all accounts there is no proof that the All Black team of the year 1286 was all that great.
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Re: Can Wales win the 2015 RWC?
Absolutely, what were they thinking in 1286 !!
I don't recall saying the AB's have ever been weak, in fairness, they have been fairly consistent. I did say they have subsided, which indicates a deterioration to some degree of their results.
However, to set them up as always the team to beat, may not be objective. Consistent wins over the best teams, whoever they are, would mean more. At times, this has included NZ as well as SA, Australia, France and even England !
Perhaps this illustrates a point: Wales need to objectively go about their best game plan, rather than be over-awed by who the opposition is. Of course one analyses and plans for the oppo's strengths and weaknesses, but be confident of your own positives !
I don't recall saying the AB's have ever been weak, in fairness, they have been fairly consistent. I did say they have subsided, which indicates a deterioration to some degree of their results.
However, to set them up as always the team to beat, may not be objective. Consistent wins over the best teams, whoever they are, would mean more. At times, this has included NZ as well as SA, Australia, France and even England !
Perhaps this illustrates a point: Wales need to objectively go about their best game plan, rather than be over-awed by who the opposition is. Of course one analyses and plans for the oppo's strengths and weaknesses, but be confident of your own positives !
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