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[2017 Rugby Championship] Round 5: Argentina v New Zealand (01/10/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 874720" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>I think Ireland are better, I don't see them winning in Dublin while I could see us beating them as underdogs in South Africa. I'd say something similar for any team as far down the rankings as Argentina. This Autumn will hopefully prove me half right.</p><p></p><p>Ireland are very much a side who rely on home advantage right now though due to their difficulty scoring tries. Under Joe Schmidt Ireland are 15-1-3 in Dublin and 14-1-1 if you excluded his first series as Ireland coach where there were his usual teething problems, I think it's probably the hardest place to play in rugby outside of NZ. Falling to a very average team outside of Dublin has them closer to fourth than second in the world right now though.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Branding the three "elite" sides was more of an academic exercise, I think everyone in the 1-3 bracket can beat each other but I'd say the same about the 2-5 bracket and the 3-9/10 bracket as well but the further you fall the more likely a home loss is which I see as a tragedy in modern international rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 874720, member: 45598"] I think Ireland are better, I don't see them winning in Dublin while I could see us beating them as underdogs in South Africa. I'd say something similar for any team as far down the rankings as Argentina. This Autumn will hopefully prove me half right. Ireland are very much a side who rely on home advantage right now though due to their difficulty scoring tries. Under Joe Schmidt Ireland are 15-1-3 in Dublin and 14-1-1 if you excluded his first series as Ireland coach where there were his usual teething problems, I think it's probably the hardest place to play in rugby outside of NZ. Falling to a very average team outside of Dublin has them closer to fourth than second in the world right now though. Edit: Branding the three "elite" sides was more of an academic exercise, I think everyone in the 1-3 bracket can beat each other but I'd say the same about the 2-5 bracket and the 3-9/10 bracket as well but the further you fall the more likely a home loss is which I see as a tragedy in modern international rugby. [/QUOTE]
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