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Since the International Calendar(barring two Hong Kong matches) has wrapped up for another year. I thought it would be nice to look back at some of the best matches of 2010. I think the five in particular that stand out for me were.
1. Australia 41-39 South Africa (Tri Nations) Absolutley incredible game, Wallabies out to a big lead but SA came back huge, Beale wins it with a massive penalty at the death.
2. New Zealand 23-22 Australia (Tri Nations) All Blacks take advantage of the mercurial nature of Australia in the last minutes to end the Tri Nations with a perfect record.
3. Wales 31-24 Scotland (Six Nations) Still haunts me as someone who cheers for the Scots in the Six Nations they should have had this one if the team hadn't have had a collective mental breakdown in the last ten minutes. Full credit to Wales they took advantage with some great scores.
4. Canada 33-27 France A (Churchill Cup) Obviously as a Canadian this one has extra meaning for me, but I really think the 2nd half was one of the best halves of rugby played all year. Game had it all brilliant tries by both teams, long distance penalties, a drop goal and a huge upset that really went down to the last minute.
5.Australia 26-24 New Zealand (Bledisloe Cup) Finally the AB's magnificent run of dominance ends, the two best teams in the world combine for another thrilling encounter.
Honourable mentions.
Scotland 23-20 Ireland (Six Nations) The last game at Croke Park comes down to the wire, Dan Parks shows why he is possibly the greatest game managing player in the world today by pulling a Scottish team that had played hard but finished poorly to a win.
England 35-18 Australia (End of year tests) England played probably the best game I have seen them play since 2003, in front of a raucous crowd at Twickeham this game has me exctied about the upcoming Six Nations campaign.
The Southern Hemisphere does feature heavily in my best games of the year but this years Tri Nations had some thrilling encounters, while the Six Nations was low on tries and there were several blowouts. Australia to me is probably the most exciting(AB's are still the most talented) team in the world to watch it seems like every game they play in brings out the best in both teams. If they ever find a great goal kicker and a functional scrum the AB's might have to watch out.
1. Australia 41-39 South Africa (Tri Nations) Absolutley incredible game, Wallabies out to a big lead but SA came back huge, Beale wins it with a massive penalty at the death.
2. New Zealand 23-22 Australia (Tri Nations) All Blacks take advantage of the mercurial nature of Australia in the last minutes to end the Tri Nations with a perfect record.
3. Wales 31-24 Scotland (Six Nations) Still haunts me as someone who cheers for the Scots in the Six Nations they should have had this one if the team hadn't have had a collective mental breakdown in the last ten minutes. Full credit to Wales they took advantage with some great scores.
4. Canada 33-27 France A (Churchill Cup) Obviously as a Canadian this one has extra meaning for me, but I really think the 2nd half was one of the best halves of rugby played all year. Game had it all brilliant tries by both teams, long distance penalties, a drop goal and a huge upset that really went down to the last minute.
5.Australia 26-24 New Zealand (Bledisloe Cup) Finally the AB's magnificent run of dominance ends, the two best teams in the world combine for another thrilling encounter.
Honourable mentions.
Scotland 23-20 Ireland (Six Nations) The last game at Croke Park comes down to the wire, Dan Parks shows why he is possibly the greatest game managing player in the world today by pulling a Scottish team that had played hard but finished poorly to a win.
England 35-18 Australia (End of year tests) England played probably the best game I have seen them play since 2003, in front of a raucous crowd at Twickeham this game has me exctied about the upcoming Six Nations campaign.
The Southern Hemisphere does feature heavily in my best games of the year but this years Tri Nations had some thrilling encounters, while the Six Nations was low on tries and there were several blowouts. Australia to me is probably the most exciting(AB's are still the most talented) team in the world to watch it seems like every game they play in brings out the best in both teams. If they ever find a great goal kicker and a functional scrum the AB's might have to watch out.
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But I also think our loss to NZ Maori was a brilliant match too,
