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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 541725" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>Nope I wasn't. Just like I wasn't against Samoa this Autumn. There's no way I thought France would lose all 3 these games, especially those two RWC games. Like against Samoa I wasn't stressed at all, but had they come up with the victory I'd be really ****** off but make peace with it a few moments later...but I honestly didn't see it happening. You would monitor my stress level and heart rate during those 3 matches, seriously I was standard.</p><p>I was a lot more stressed during the NZ pool match for e.g. coz I saw that sharp attack on the buildup each time they had the ball and I was like "ohhhhhh boy, how much are we gonna take !!!!" and I was fine with the 37-17 after all...</p><p>and in 2003: Japan actually managed like 30 pts on us was it ??...I saw the match. It's not stress, it's just annoying to watch. Ya know what I mean ? You know you're winning, but you hate that it never should have been this 'close' at any point !! It's just France. We'll often have games like that, in pools (LITTLE GUY has a bit of a point in that sense) we'll fall asleep on defense and concede WAY too many points against Tier 2 or 3 nations we really shouldn't, but still pour in a good 40-50, maybe 60 ourselves.</p><p></p><p>So no, no scare for me personally. Like I said, both NZ matches were FULL of adrenaline that RWC in '11, I had to heavily sigh every few minutes to evacuate the stress !!...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think S-Africans never underestimate challengers or underdogs. I don't think it's even possible in a hundred parallel dimensions for SA to lose to SAM, not in a RWC. And SA have this that perhaps not many other Tier 1 nations have - they match or most likely surpass the intense physicality that those Pac. Islanders have that's the only strength they can use to upset bigger sides.</p><p></p><p>Samoa have shown some great improvements. I mean just think that in a couple of yrs they go from 43-5 in France to potentially beating them in '12, after defeated Wales away...</p><p>But against the Boks, there is no French-type bullshyte. You get the Boks 10 times out of 10, and no other side. You get a monster scrum, super physical forwards, good kickers and when they're healthy, lightning speed on the wings. Deal with that, or lose. Simply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 541725, member: 57076"] Nope I wasn't. Just like I wasn't against Samoa this Autumn. There's no way I thought France would lose all 3 these games, especially those two RWC games. Like against Samoa I wasn't stressed at all, but had they come up with the victory I'd be really ****** off but make peace with it a few moments later...but I honestly didn't see it happening. You would monitor my stress level and heart rate during those 3 matches, seriously I was standard. I was a lot more stressed during the NZ pool match for e.g. coz I saw that sharp attack on the buildup each time they had the ball and I was like "ohhhhhh boy, how much are we gonna take !!!!" and I was fine with the 37-17 after all... and in 2003: Japan actually managed like 30 pts on us was it ??...I saw the match. It's not stress, it's just annoying to watch. Ya know what I mean ? You know you're winning, but you hate that it never should have been this 'close' at any point !! It's just France. We'll often have games like that, in pools (LITTLE GUY has a bit of a point in that sense) we'll fall asleep on defense and concede WAY too many points against Tier 2 or 3 nations we really shouldn't, but still pour in a good 40-50, maybe 60 ourselves. So no, no scare for me personally. Like I said, both NZ matches were FULL of adrenaline that RWC in '11, I had to heavily sigh every few minutes to evacuate the stress !!... I think S-Africans never underestimate challengers or underdogs. I don't think it's even possible in a hundred parallel dimensions for SA to lose to SAM, not in a RWC. And SA have this that perhaps not many other Tier 1 nations have - they match or most likely surpass the intense physicality that those Pac. Islanders have that's the only strength they can use to upset bigger sides. Samoa have shown some great improvements. I mean just think that in a couple of yrs they go from 43-5 in France to potentially beating them in '12, after defeated Wales away... But against the Boks, there is no French-type bullshyte. You get the Boks 10 times out of 10, and no other side. You get a monster scrum, super physical forwards, good kickers and when they're healthy, lightning speed on the wings. Deal with that, or lose. Simply. [/QUOTE]
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