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Brisbane Global Tens - Pools and Schedule
By Online Editors
The schedule for the Brisbane Global tens has been released with the competition set to kick off on Friday at 14.15 with the Wild Knights meeting the rebels, followed by a showdown between the Blues and Reds in game two.
French side Pau will take on the Waratahs before an all Kiwi affair sees the Chiefs play the Highlanders.
The women's competition is up next with all four Australian teams facing off just after 4pm, starting with the Waratahs & Rebels, followed by the Brumbies and Reds.
Fiji will start their tournament against the Brumbies followed by the Crusaders v Hurricanes.
Catch every game live across Asia on RugbyPass.com and keep an eye on social media where we'll have our man on the ground, Jaybor Staunton roaming the area to soak up the atmosphere.
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Ireland have every right to back themselves for a win. But the key variable has little to do with recent record etc.
The reality is that Ireland are a settled team with tons of continuity, an established style, and a good depth chart, whereas NZ are fundamentally rebuilding. The questions are all about what Razor is doing and how far along he is in that program.
NZ are very close to really clicking. Against England all of the chatter is about how England could have closed out a win, but failed to do so. This has obscured the observation that NZ were by far the more creative and effective in attack, beyond the 3-1 try differential and disallowed tries. They gave away a lot of unnecessary penalties, and made many simple errors (including knock-ons and loose kicks). Those things are very fixable, and when they do so we are once again going to be staring at a formidable NZ team.
Last week we heard the England fans talking confidently about their chances against NZ, but England did not end up looking like the better team on the field or the scoreboard. The England defense was impressive enough, but still could not stop the tries.
Ireland certainly has a better chance, of course, but NZ is improving fast, and I would not be surprised at a convincing All Black win this week. It may turn on whether NZ can cut out the simple mistakes.
Go to commentsFair to say that NZ have come to respect Ireland, as have all teams. But it's a bit click-baitey to say that the game is the premier show-down for NZ.
SA has beaten NZ four times in a row, including in the RWC final.
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