December is come and with December, the usual Barbarians games against a southern nation announces the end of the rugby season.
While northerners have just started the new campaign and are positioning themselves in the Top 14, Magners, Guinnes Premiership and Heineken Cup, the south takes a deep breath.
This season has shown the might of the South Africans. Forget about stupid arguments, this is not about who's the best, this is about strengths. South Africa have shown theirs and these and not any others you should expect from them in New Zealand in 2011.
The rest of the nations are more or less underdone, with the possible exceptions of Wales and Ireland. Wales, Ireland and South Africa are the closest ones to the final product, while England, France, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand are still looking for it.
If you think you know which situation is better, I will warn you, in 2006 the Springboks were put to the sword by the Wallabies by a record 49-0.
Fear the Wallabies, bet for a very strong kiwi side, expect the unexpectable from the French and be warned about the English, they will play better in two years time. About the Argentinians, I don' t really know.
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2 comments:
The usual suspects then; no chance for anybody else, not eveb to get to the semis?
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As rugby has become a 4-year cycle, I think it won't be until early 2011 that we will have a clear idea on who's done better going into RWC'2011.
SA and NZ will be favourites, but who else will be there with them? Right now it would seem France and Ireland are the next two but there's a long road still to go.
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