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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 543728" data-attributes="member: 48703">That&#039;s different though as you were a supporter of the All Blacks, and also 100+ thrashing takes it to a different level to the one you referred.New Zealand are guaranteed to thrash Africa 1 in RWC 2015, probably by over 90 or 100 at a minimum, I reckon as an All Blacks fan and you had the chance to watch your team for one match at the RWC, that NZL vs Africa 1 would be bottom of the list.In those 100+ point matches, the latter stages of them just get borign once the opposition is demoralised and it&#039;s less about skill and running rugby as you put above, and more about waltzing through. I don&#039;t think I would put that in the category of &quot;hilarious&quot; and &quot;rubbing hands with glee&quot;, nor would most fans hence why most want these nations to improve. Thankfully during the last RWC, other than games with Namibia or where Japan, USA and Romania played second sides against other nations, there is gradually getting fewer of those games.It&#039;s also worth remembering as well during RWC&#039;s sides like Namibia and other get half the rest time (it was actually much worse for Tier 2 nations in 2003 compared to 2011 even though there was a big fuss last time round), and also have rested their best team for a match they would have a better chance of winning (like Namibia did in 2003, and Japan do every RWC against the likes of NZL or AUS).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 543728, member: 48703"] That's different though as you were a supporter of the All Blacks, and also 100+ thrashing takes it to a different level to the one you referred. New Zealand are guaranteed to thrash Africa 1 in RWC 2015, probably by over 90 or 100 at a minimum, I reckon as an All Blacks fan and you had the chance to watch your team for one match at the RWC, that NZL vs Africa 1 would be bottom of the list. In those 100+ point matches, the latter stages of them just get borign once the opposition is demoralised and it's less about skill and running rugby as you put above, and more about waltzing through. I don't think I would put that in the category of "hilarious" and "rubbing hands with glee", nor would most fans hence why most want these nations to improve. Thankfully during the last RWC, other than games with Namibia or where Japan, USA and Romania played second sides against other nations, there is gradually getting fewer of those games. It's also worth remembering as well during RWC's sides like Namibia and other get half the rest time (it was actually much worse for Tier 2 nations in 2003 compared to 2011 even though there was a big fuss last time round), and also have rested their best team for a match they would have a better chance of winning (like Namibia did in 2003, and Japan do every RWC against the likes of NZL or AUS). [/QUOTE]

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