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2024 Guinness Six Nations
2014 6 Nations: Italy vs England (Round 5)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 629894" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>if you want. "England were much much better". But that's just not the point. I see what you're implying, that I'm trying to spoil it for England, but it's just a fact that Italy were God awful well beyond their usual reckless, soft ways. Just watch those other matches.</p><p>I said what I meant to say. England can rejoice from putting 50 in an away match. But Italy were awful. More to take from Italy than England, as we already know England are a very solid team atm, but for Italy this is just close to despair. </p><p></p><p>Try to read my posts in the way that I write them, the intention - as opposed to seeing things in my posts that AREN'T THERE.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>EDIT: </strong>I'm trying to decline my logic. Look at it this way: as good as England are atm, how many teams could they currently put a 40-50type score on in their own stadium currently in world Rugby ?</p><p>Think about that for a moment. Just, objectively think about it. </p><p></p><p>And now, think of where Italy are at. And understand how wrong I was to think they were an improved side from June/November 2013 (although earlier in the tournament, one would have to agree with that notion).</p><p></p><p>They're already written off in the 2015 RWC as it stands, barring a miracle. </p><p></p><p>This is harsh for them, but this summer, while we're in Australia and England in kiwi-land - they'll be playing in Fiji, Samoa and Japan. And here's the bomb dropping: it's only fitting.</p><p>Yes they still have some Tier 1 quality in some aspects, but right now, they're just a side that's subjected to the faster pace of actual Tier 1 Rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 629894, member: 57076"] if you want. "England were much much better". But that's just not the point. I see what you're implying, that I'm trying to spoil it for England, but it's just a fact that Italy were God awful well beyond their usual reckless, soft ways. Just watch those other matches. I said what I meant to say. England can rejoice from putting 50 in an away match. But Italy were awful. More to take from Italy than England, as we already know England are a very solid team atm, but for Italy this is just close to despair. Try to read my posts in the way that I write them, the intention - as opposed to seeing things in my posts that AREN'T THERE. [B]EDIT: [/B]I'm trying to decline my logic. Look at it this way: as good as England are atm, how many teams could they currently put a 40-50type score on in their own stadium currently in world Rugby ? Think about that for a moment. Just, objectively think about it. And now, think of where Italy are at. And understand how wrong I was to think they were an improved side from June/November 2013 (although earlier in the tournament, one would have to agree with that notion). They're already written off in the 2015 RWC as it stands, barring a miracle. This is harsh for them, but this summer, while we're in Australia and England in kiwi-land - they'll be playing in Fiji, Samoa and Japan. And here's the bomb dropping: it's only fitting. Yes they still have some Tier 1 quality in some aspects, but right now, they're just a side that's subjected to the faster pace of actual Tier 1 Rugby. [/QUOTE]
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