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Super 15: Cheetahs - Crusaders in Bloemfontein (14-05-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="woodward" data-source="post: 400505" data-attributes="member: 43038"><p>Yeah but the Reds lost to the Hurricanes who lost to almost everyone and they also lost against the Waratahs who were smashed the next week by the crusaders. Those comparisons never work. An unbiased judgement on the Reds would be that they have looked good and hold the top position due to a very strong African tour and consistent wins within their conference. The reservations about them would be that most of those wins within Australia will have come easier than if there were in a more competitive conference and they most likely would have dropped a couple more games in which they have looked fairly average. They've also had a decent run as far as injuries go. That has flattered their table position and at no stage have they looked as unbeatable as they Crusaders were at full strength. I'm no Crusaders fan but their best team this year is better than anyone since the 2003 Blues (honorable mention Bulls).</p><p>If the All Blacks win the World Cup I'll do a bit of rubbing it in I think, atleast to the Saffers, English and Aussies who all deserve it after the crap they've spouted, much worse than anything I've heard from any New Zealander. As for arrogance well, the South Africans were claiming best rugby nation after half a season at the top so you can hardly blame the poor old All Blacks supporters having endless dominance to endure without a peep of confidence allowed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodward, post: 400505, member: 43038"] Yeah but the Reds lost to the Hurricanes who lost to almost everyone and they also lost against the Waratahs who were smashed the next week by the crusaders. Those comparisons never work. An unbiased judgement on the Reds would be that they have looked good and hold the top position due to a very strong African tour and consistent wins within their conference. The reservations about them would be that most of those wins within Australia will have come easier than if there were in a more competitive conference and they most likely would have dropped a couple more games in which they have looked fairly average. They've also had a decent run as far as injuries go. That has flattered their table position and at no stage have they looked as unbeatable as they Crusaders were at full strength. I'm no Crusaders fan but their best team this year is better than anyone since the 2003 Blues (honorable mention Bulls). If the All Blacks win the World Cup I'll do a bit of rubbing it in I think, atleast to the Saffers, English and Aussies who all deserve it after the crap they've spouted, much worse than anything I've heard from any New Zealander. As for arrogance well, the South Africans were claiming best rugby nation after half a season at the top so you can hardly blame the poor old All Blacks supporters having endless dominance to endure without a peep of confidence allowed. [/QUOTE]
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