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10-13-2007, 06:02 PM
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Re: *** Official 2007 Rugby World Cup
lucky how? France never really threatened in the final 22m though they controlled the ball and phases in the middle of the park. It really just came down to Wilko's foot and how he is able to captain england. If anything, this game more then cemented Wilkinson's influence and him as a legendary player
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10-13-2007, 06:08 PM
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England just got lucky. [/ QUOTE ] Meh. You gotta be able to convert good position and possession into points if you're gonna win and France was just totally inefficient tonight. Still, I kinda rooted for France after that wonderful attack where Chabal almost scored a try. You know the one I'm thinking of. But kinda symptomatic that France wasn't able to get any points out of that. Also: Wilkinson still clutchest player ever...
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10-13-2007, 07:29 PM
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I was thinking about the first goal. Lot would have changed without this damn rebound. [/ QUOTE ] True, that was kind of lucky, but on the other hand, it can't be denied that France was totally inefficient tonight, and ultimately, that's what made the difference.
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10-13-2007, 06:25 PM
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[ QUOTE ] England just got lucky. [/ QUOTE ] Meh. You gotta be able to convert good position and possession into points if you're gonna win and France was just totally inefficient tonight. Still, I kinda rooted for France after that wonderful attack where Chabal almost scored a try. You know the one I'm thinking of. But kinda symptomatic that France wasn't able to get any points out of that. Also: Wilkinson still clutchest player ever... [/ QUOTE ] Eh, none of the kicks that Wilkinson hit were that difficult. He's a great player, but the extent to which he is built up is a little ridiculous.
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10-13-2007, 06:42 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] England just got lucky. [/ QUOTE ] Meh. You gotta be able to convert good position and possession into points if you're gonna win and France was just totally inefficient tonight. Still, I kinda rooted for France after that wonderful attack where Chabal almost scored a try. You know the one I'm thinking of. But kinda symptomatic that France wasn't able to get any points out of that. Also: Wilkinson still clutchest player ever... [/ QUOTE ] Eh, none of the kicks that Wilkinson hit were that difficult. He's a great player, but the extent to which he is built up is a little ridiculous. [/ QUOTE ] He still made England win with that drop.
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10-13-2007, 07:26 PM
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Eh, none of the kicks that Wilkinson hit were that difficult. He's a great player, but the extent to which he is built up is a little ridiculous. [/ QUOTE ] That last drop kick has to be less than 50% I think. Anyway, the difficulty of the kicks isn't what makes it clutch. Clutchness comes from the ability to make standard plays in high pressure situations, and Wilkinson has proved that he has the ability to come through in such situations. But yeah, he might be overrated for all I know; I don't follow rugby that closely.
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10-13-2007, 08:18 PM
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Re: *** Official 2007 Rugby World Cup
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] England just got lucky. [/ QUOTE ] Meh. You gotta be able to convert good position and possession into points if you're gonna win and France was just totally inefficient tonight. Still, I kinda rooted for France after that wonderful attack where Chabal almost scored a try. You know the one I'm thinking of. But kinda symptomatic that France wasn't able to get any points out of that. Also: Wilkinson still clutchest player ever... [/ QUOTE ] Eh, none of the kicks that Wilkinson hit were that difficult. He's a great player, but the extent to which he is built up is a little ridiculous. [/ QUOTE ] england and newcastle are a different team when wilkinson is on the pitch. THere's a ton of stuff he does that is hard to see. you don't see that many fly-half's tackle the way he does and he controls the game great with the ball in hand. While his kicks in this match were academic for him, I don't think that Ollie Barclay would've been as precise and Wilko's drop goal was typical wilko. THe fact is, only Daniel Carter is as good of a kicker as wilkinson in teh world, and both of them make kicking look easy
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10-14-2007, 09:49 AM
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THe fact is, only Daniel Carter is as good of a kicker as wilkinson in teh world, and both of them make kicking look easy [/ QUOTE ] Paterson doesn't exist then?
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