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| Agree silver - international RL exposes gaps in quality far more than RU. The muddy pitches may have gone from RU, but the ability to play a forward oriented game and starve the opposition of possession means a team with relatively poor backs can beat one with much better backs. Can you imagine the All Blacks backs vs any northern hemisphere team at RL? Wouldn't even be close.
The problem is the Kangaroos are that much better than England, but in RL there's no way to hide the gulf in class. Oddly enough I do give us half a chance in this WC, if NZ can turn the Aussies over. They were looking really good until half time vs Tonga, and they genuinely have a chance vs Aus. Whilst on paper NZ are better than England, we don't have the same mental block with them - most of our players have played and beaten them before.
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| Quote: leedsnsouths "Why are you now talkining about history?
When talking about RL or cycling or whatever you talked about the current rankings, being a bit selective aren't you
Now, Cycling, Darts et al are all individual sports......but as the orif=ginal aside was aimed at ANZAC RL and RL being a team sport, I believe this is as "on point" as possible....
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| Quote: Call Me God "Not at all....you missed this post regarding current world rankings I presume?
Now, Cycling, Darts et al are all individual sports......but as the orif
Cycling is a team sport in many events.
England also regularly win the darts world cup, which is played in a team.
NZ also will not be ranked above England in RL after this tournament ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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| Quote: leedsnsouths "Cycling is a team sport in many events.
England also regularly win the darts world cup, which is played in a team.
NZ also will not be ranked above England in RL after this tournament
...You forgot straw clutching.....You're excellent at that!
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| Quote: Call Me God "...You forgot straw clutching.....You're excellent at that!'"
SECOND ranked team at the premier multi sports event on Earth ?
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| Quote: rafsanjhani "SECOND ranked team at the premier multi sports event on Earth ?'"
Congratulations......but the Olympics isn't what was being discussed here. Team sports are though and in both the case of Australia and New Zealand, the Anzacs are better in 5 of the top 7.....which in the case of NZ v GB is shocking given the massive difference in Population......
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