All Blacks Have It All To Lose

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New Zealand are my firm favorites to win the World Cup this year. They have a well balanced team and an established coaching set up with loads of experience. They are truly a professional squad in everything they do. I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a players team book many years ago. There was so much thought that went into this I was stunned. Their team box was next door to our box and they left some memento's behind.

The All Blacks are the most successful team ever having a win ratio of 77.4 % from 580 test matches (1903-2019). That is fairly impressive and they deserve the tag of favorites. I don't think we can read much into the results coming into the tournament as all sides have been experimenting.

For me the one key player is Beaudon Barrett as his attacking flair and pace can break any defence. If he can stay injury free then this team can go all the way. There are some chinks in their armor if you can call them chinks and that is if Barrett doesn't play fly half and they use Richie Mo'unga. I don't rate him in the same class as Barrett even though he is a more reliable goal kicker.


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Why him of all the referees? He will only make a mess of this great game.

Barrett can score you tries but he will spray his kicks at goal so they will most likely play both players in the more important games cutting down their attacking options. If Mo'unga plays against England or South Africa both those teams have a great chance of winning. I will be looking out to see if he is playing plus who is refereeing the game. I honestly hope it isn't the useless Frenchmen as anything can happen then. Just checked and he is in charge can you believe it.

Whatever happens I expect to see them in the semi finals and being knockout it is the team that performs on the day. All I can say is I hope the best team wins and there is no controversy's this time around.



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Very well said. New Zealand really looks pretty balanced in their composition as a team. But we have to see how they play on big occasion and knockout stages.

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This is Really the Best Ever Ratio (77.4%)of Winning in Such Long Time of Sports.

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Yeah but unlike past world cups theae guys are beatable . But they are still favourites. You are very wuoet about your countries hopes. I hear they are red hot favourites

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I wouldn't say hot favorites as anyone who wins the rugby Championship in a World Cup year never wins. I received some phone calls from some mates at the airport flying out today. Lucky bastards, but I have better things to do like work.

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Ask them ti send you a snap of their breakfast when they get there and you will be glad you are in work . Fish and raw eggs. Ughh

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They aren't the type to eat breakfast and will only be up for lunch. You know what it's like wake up at 11 am and go to bed at 5 am and you miss breakfast.

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I don't even like rugby that much but I have a few local kiwi friends. the level of enthusiasm that this group of people have for this sport is enough for me to want to go by and support them also. I think the all blacks are one of the most entertaining teams to watch but that's probably got a lot to do with the haka...if that's even how it's spelled. 😄

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Haka is really different. Bit of tradition and is great to see.

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We have some officials in the sports over here that are just as bad as that. You pretty much know it is going to be a crap show when you see that they are officiating the game.

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