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<blockquote data-quote="jomjom" data-source="post: 769773" data-attributes="member: 73037"><p>Who said that? Can you care to point it out? I see plenty of NZers and Argentinians claiming people were saying that Ireland were going to run over Argentina, yet I don't remember a single person online or in real life who said that. Everyone knew it was going to be tough and close. Some thought we'd win, naturally (you know belief in your team and all that), others thought we might lose. No one predicted a "dismantling". No one underestimated Argentina. </p><p></p><p>I know it's an irrelevant point but I'm getting a bit tired seeing people revel in Argentina's victory based on the fact that Irish fans "arrogantly" wrote them off, which is simply not true. It gives the impression that we didn't respect Argentina, which is not true. Seriously, even the media were 50/50. </p><p></p><p>I personally am dying to see Argentina play the top NH teams and see how they fare again. I don't think lumping Argentina in along with the likes of Ireland, England and Wales is an underestimation. If anything, it's blindingly obvious truth. It's hard to judge from a one off result in knock-out rugby, but based on the recent RC results, your World Cup showing and the energy/talent exhibited, there's nothing to say that Argentina are better than the top NH teams, and most definitely not favourites to beat all NH sides, as some Argentinians <em>arrogantly </em>claimed after their QF victory... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jomjom, post: 769773, member: 73037"] Who said that? Can you care to point it out? I see plenty of NZers and Argentinians claiming people were saying that Ireland were going to run over Argentina, yet I don't remember a single person online or in real life who said that. Everyone knew it was going to be tough and close. Some thought we'd win, naturally (you know belief in your team and all that), others thought we might lose. No one predicted a "dismantling". No one underestimated Argentina. I know it's an irrelevant point but I'm getting a bit tired seeing people revel in Argentina's victory based on the fact that Irish fans "arrogantly" wrote them off, which is simply not true. It gives the impression that we didn't respect Argentina, which is not true. Seriously, even the media were 50/50. I personally am dying to see Argentina play the top NH teams and see how they fare again. I don't think lumping Argentina in along with the likes of Ireland, England and Wales is an underestimation. If anything, it's blindingly obvious truth. It's hard to judge from a one off result in knock-out rugby, but based on the recent RC results, your World Cup showing and the energy/talent exhibited, there's nothing to say that Argentina are better than the top NH teams, and most definitely not favourites to beat all NH sides, as some Argentinians [I]arrogantly [/I]claimed after their QF victory... ;) [/QUOTE]
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