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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 1140010" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>Winning the opener barely affects that though, Ireland v SA and NZ v France both look as close to 50/50 games as you'll get in pool stages at a world cup. </p><p></p><p>I agree that all those teams will want to win those games though, with the exception being SA, I don't think any of the remaining top 4 sides react particularly well to a loss. But getting their preference between Ireland and SA won't be in the minds of NZ or France in this one.</p><p></p><p>Agree here, I've seen talk of resting Sexton against SA and making a big push from Scotland onwards, I'd be worried if we took such a relaxed approach to a pool decider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 1140010, member: 45598"] Winning the opener barely affects that though, Ireland v SA and NZ v France both look as close to 50/50 games as you'll get in pool stages at a world cup. I agree that all those teams will want to win those games though, with the exception being SA, I don't think any of the remaining top 4 sides react particularly well to a loss. But getting their preference between Ireland and SA won't be in the minds of NZ or France in this one. Agree here, I've seen talk of resting Sexton against SA and making a big push from Scotland onwards, I'd be worried if we took such a relaxed approach to a pool decider. [/QUOTE]
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