I always remeber that try in France were savea trucked those players... but what I remeber the most was the kick and take Ben Smith did he flew how he snatched that was amazing left that giant no 8 on the ground was like David vs goliath
And the award for the most ridiculous try goes to . . . . . Derek Hougard trying to impersonate superman, but in the end just managing to look like a complete and utter knob!! This must rate as the most poofter try scored by a springbok, EVER!!
first 5 minutes just gave me nostalgia for the last team of the wallabies that was actually good. the 2015 was also a good one it was just lacking talent in some parts of the field but it was a good job from Cheika considering he had like just 1 year of coaching that team and made them land on a RWC final
Very well calibrated history of our World Cup 'adventures' and calmly delivered. Of course your insight into the future (2023 World Cup) - now the past - was faultless. You are absolutely right; in the past, both fans and media expected too much and oversold the teams. However, despite the over-eagerness amongst the media and fans in sensing progress going faster than it truly was, the evidence clearly is that Ireland are constantly building. It's slow! - but it's methodically forward in momentum. We are not a Nation jumping wildly up and down the rankings from 9th to 2nd to 8th to 3rd etc etc. There is a robust continuity through the decades. Still quite a way to go but more young players coming in all the time, better development processes, more professional-standard coaching earlier in the lives of young players.....; the mood should still be buoyant despite the QF exit this year.
