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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGuy" data-source="post: 541683" data-attributes="member: 44360"><p>I agree with a lot of the other posters where Fiji is just a total wildcard. If they keep up like they have been the last 18 months than they will be a non factor with the exception of their match against the Repechage winner. Three years is a long time plenty of time to get some things in order, it could also get worse knowing the political situation in Fiji and how bad the Union is run there. More than any other team this is one thats going to have to "play out" over the course of the next few years. Turnaround needs to start now though, the performance in 2011 aside from the Namibia match was borderline pathetic.</p><p></p><p>I don't think Japan got a pool that matches their strengths at all, I really think South Africa and Samoa will beat them up physically. Scotland might be a slightly better match up and America's #2 could be a win. I think Japan might have to geta favourable ordering of their match ups. Japanese coaches have never seemed to care about throwing 2nd string sides to the wolves though(I know a lot of other teams do this as well but Japan seem to take it to a different level). So I would think they'll target Scotland as their big chance, though America's #2 could always finish third in this pool as well if they can pull off an upset.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGuy, post: 541683, member: 44360"] I agree with a lot of the other posters where Fiji is just a total wildcard. If they keep up like they have been the last 18 months than they will be a non factor with the exception of their match against the Repechage winner. Three years is a long time plenty of time to get some things in order, it could also get worse knowing the political situation in Fiji and how bad the Union is run there. More than any other team this is one thats going to have to "play out" over the course of the next few years. Turnaround needs to start now though, the performance in 2011 aside from the Namibia match was borderline pathetic. I don't think Japan got a pool that matches their strengths at all, I really think South Africa and Samoa will beat them up physically. Scotland might be a slightly better match up and America's #2 could be a win. I think Japan might have to geta favourable ordering of their match ups. Japanese coaches have never seemed to care about throwing 2nd string sides to the wolves though(I know a lot of other teams do this as well but Japan seem to take it to a different level). So I would think they'll target Scotland as their big chance, though America's #2 could always finish third in this pool as well if they can pull off an upset. [/QUOTE]
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