juegos sonic The All Blacks lacked a bit of mongrel in their pack against the Aussies last week, and would best be described as solid not spectacular.

They have a solid front row, but won’t demolish any scrums. Their lineout could be the weak point, with Brad Thorn not really a reliable source of ball, much will fall onto the shoulders of rookie Isaac Ross and Jerome Kaino. The Springboks are the premier lineout in World rugby, and poaching genius Victor Matfield will once again look to dominate this aspect of play.

In the loose forwards they present a strong ball carrying trio, but McCaw doesn’t seem to be that vital 1 step quicker than his opponents any more. Against Heinrich Brussouw he will have a tough battle trying to secure the All Blacks turnover possession.

FSBO The backline of the All Blacks always has gamebreakers, but lack the polish and try scoring records that the most dangerous All Blacks sides contain. Stephen Donald can be unreliable as goalkicker and his channel may be where the Springboks try to attack through as his defence is not a strong point.

The Springboks have class all over the field, but will look to dominate through the strong forward pack firstly. Set pieces, especially the lineout are massively strong. At altitude they will look to boot the ball out, gain field field position and rely on Victor Matfield to steal balls at will in the lineout.

This will allow the loose trio a chance to get front foot ball and Pierre Spies and Juan Smith need to get over the advantage line to get the backs going. Against the British and Irish Lions, this didn’t happen and the Springboks couldn’t gain any real momentum.

After completing the proposal and presentation to the IOC, Mr Bernard Lapasset who has led the bid on behalf of the IOC as Chairman said “Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai showed that the so-called smaller sporting nations can compete with the biggest in the world. Countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Samoa, Tonga, and Uruguay proved they are capable of beating the best. Playing at an Olympic Games would offer these countries a real chance of medals and a further opportunity to be part of the global sporting family.”

Mr Lapasset hits on a very strong point, none of the above sides have a realistic chance of medalling if the 15s game was the chosen sport and in many cases other team sports but Rugby Sevens. With only 14 minutes, 7 men and whole lot of running, passing, hitting and did I mention running, all of these nations have a chance of taking home a medal for their country You can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.

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