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Old 17-09-2011, 04:44 AM   #63 (permalink)
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I fear France in a knock out game but not in the group stage.
Yep ditto, and certainly its hard to fear the current French side who struggled to dispose of Japan, who we beat by more than 70 points. Regarding the loss against France in 2009, that was our first test of the year and we had a slightly experimental looking side. France on the other hand were far more settled on their combinations, so its a bit difficult to make comparisons. Although to be fair, maybe we'd get a more favourable draw for the rest of the tournament should we lose to France...

Last edited by Somerset; 17-09-2011 at 04:46 AM. Reason: Actually loss vs France was first test of the year
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