Re: Rugby World Cup 2015

Originally Posted by
Primo Carnera

Originally Posted by
Britkid

Originally Posted by
Primo Carnera
I can't believe that after Saturday's fiasco, with some bookies, England Are:
1. still 2nd favourites to win the World Cup.
2. Equal favourites to win the group
3. Favourites to beat Australia
And Australia are backed to not get out of the group!!
Not how I see it, I have to say.
England played as poorly as they could, and yet still all but beat a Wales team playing as well as they could. Australia are not the force they once were; they really have struggled in recent times against Northern Hemisphere teams they play away, so both England and Wales have to fancy their chances.
Also the draw is such that the winners of the group are hot favourites to get to the final.
England were poor, but Wales are awful, but in all fairness to them they've had terrible injury problems. England dominated the Scrums and line outs for the first hour and should have had the game sewn up. You can't win World cups like that, nor top groups, and if I'm not mistaken, if teams are level , it goes on head to head results.so there's no guarantee of topping the group even if they win Saturday.
And if they come second in the group, the likely route is South Africa , followed by the All Blacks.
Btw, Australia beat the All Blacks about a month ago and didn't look too shabby then.
Australia did indeed beat the All Blacks; then the following week New Zealand won the second match by 30 points I believe. Australia have to a degree resolved some of their forward problems, but it is not going to be enough to win the World Cup.
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