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<blockquote data-quote="DJRonStar" data-source="post: 424024" data-attributes="member: 20551">I&#039;d rate them an even chance with Wales of getting through to the quarter finals. This is the pool of death so South Africa, Wales, Samoa and Fiji can make it through to the semi finals. I&#039;m picking South Africa to qualify through this pool as top seeds and I guess it&#039;s anyone&#039;s call who places second. Personally, I think Samoa has a more favourable draw than the Welsh. Wales will be up against South Africa first and will no doubt be putting on there top team. Then they will be coming up against Samoa and again will be having to field there strongest team. I see a home advantage to Samoa with many Samoans living in NZ. I also like the fact that a lot of there players are currently playing in the ITM cup or have played there rugby in NZ so know the conditions well and have played in the stadiums many times. If there chances of winning the cup are non existent then Wales, Ireland and Scotland are about the same. The only buzz that will be killed is that if NZ don&#039;t win the world cup!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DJRonStar, post: 424024, member: 20551"] I'd rate them an even chance with Wales of getting through to the quarter finals. This is the pool of death so South Africa, Wales, Samoa and Fiji can make it through to the semi finals. I'm picking South Africa to qualify through this pool as top seeds and I guess it's anyone's call who places second. Personally, I think Samoa has a more favourable draw than the Welsh. Wales will be up against South Africa first and will no doubt be putting on there top team. Then they will be coming up against Samoa and again will be having to field there strongest team. I see a home advantage to Samoa with many Samoans living in NZ. I also like the fact that a lot of there players are currently playing in the ITM cup or have played there rugby in NZ so know the conditions well and have played in the stadiums many times. If there chances of winning the cup are non existent then Wales, Ireland and Scotland are about the same. The only buzz that will be killed is that if NZ don't win the world cup!! [/QUOTE]

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