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Boks Vs Blacks
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<blockquote data-quote="KZNSharksFan" data-source="post: 273122"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Jul 28 2009, 09:05 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=406580" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Obviously you are unable to draw a simple conclusion, from data that is staring you in the face.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Thats just a stupid thing to say. You just assume that the relative rugby ability of the two sides has been the same for the last 90 years. It hasn't. Those statistics dont take into account that SA was walloping NZ in every single test series in SA and NZ right up to 56. Clearly, they were on average the better team over that period. I know we had some shocking referees before professionalism but you can not possibly say that the NZ ref's were never as bad. </p><p>Also, those stats don't take into account NZ's better adaption to the professional game and SA's slow uptake following 20 years of rugby isolation! Remember, we didn't get to play much rugby from about the 70's onward-our international game clearly suffered. How do you develop great players when you only get a handful of tests in 20 years? Thats not even to mention the nearly half million SAfricans who have left SA's shores since 1994 (these people, being mostly of caucasian descent and therefore more likely associated with rugby)!</p><p></p><p>These are very good reasons why NZ has been so dominant over SA in the post-1995 era, and deservedly so.</p><p>There's a saying I've heard that refers to the pre professional era, said partly tongue in cheek that goes something like: "When we play over there, you win, when you play over here, we win".</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I really enjoyed the match and can't wait for next week in Durban!</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="KZNSharksFan, post: 273122"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Jul 28 2009, 09:05 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=406580']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Obviously you are unable to draw a simple conclusion, from data that is staring you in the face. [/b][/quote] Thats just a stupid thing to say. You just assume that the relative rugby ability of the two sides has been the same for the last 90 years. It hasn't. Those statistics dont take into account that SA was walloping NZ in every single test series in SA and NZ right up to 56. Clearly, they were on average the better team over that period. I know we had some shocking referees before professionalism but you can not possibly say that the NZ ref's were never as bad. Also, those stats don't take into account NZ's better adaption to the professional game and SA's slow uptake following 20 years of rugby isolation! Remember, we didn't get to play much rugby from about the 70's onward-our international game clearly suffered. How do you develop great players when you only get a handful of tests in 20 years? Thats not even to mention the nearly half million SAfricans who have left SA's shores since 1994 (these people, being mostly of caucasian descent and therefore more likely associated with rugby)! These are very good reasons why NZ has been so dominant over SA in the post-1995 era, and deservedly so. There's a saying I've heard that refers to the pre professional era, said partly tongue in cheek that goes something like: "When we play over there, you win, when you play over here, we win". Anyway, I really enjoyed the match and can't wait for next week in Durban! [/QUOTE]
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