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Video: Parisse gives his verdict on Ireland and England
By Nathaniel Cope
Italy captain Sergio Parisse is well placed to compare the two leading contenders for the Natwest 6 Nations - Ireland and England.
Parisse was speaking after Ireland beat the Italians 56-19 in Dublin, just six days after Italy lost 46-15 to Eddie Jones' side in Rome.
And the Stade Francais man had some interesting observations.
"I think that Ireland play much better rugby for me, it is much more difficult to defend. Of course England is a great side, but for me personally after these two weeks it was much more difficult against Ireland. I like the way that they play, for me they play very good rugby. I think they play better than England."
The were comments welcomed by Ireland captain Rory Best.
"I think it is always nice when you get a compliment from an opposition captain. But we'll look at this game and we'll see. There are a lot of things we can do a lot better, especially in the second half. There are things that we will be pleased with. It is a nice compliment from class player, but ultimately we'll judge ourselves in how we go. In terms of comparisons with England, that is a long way away for us. We are focused on recovering from this and looking forward to the game in two weeks (against Wales)."
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Brett, from my distant perspective, I hope you get to keep the Rebels. Any ideas of teams from Japan or Argentina are just crazy. Won’t happen. If you look at logistics, it is much easier to get to LA from Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney than to Buenos Aires. All with direct non-stop daily flights. You may even get some “gringos” to watch the games, with some younger players compared to Giteau and Nonu who still “play” in the area. I think it is virtually impossible to get a competitive Argie team for SR. All Pumas are in Europe, almost all second tier players are also in Europe. Fringe players are in South American pro rugby tournament (and many still in the MLR!) but these players who might be most interested in joining a new Jaguares do not have the skills to compete. As I have been saying since the Jaguares joined, they should have had TWO teams to make logistics for visiting teams better and Argie player development improved as well. Jaguares/Pumas was not ideal. But this is where Pichot and his cronies did not think long enough. Further the country with he new president “No hay Plata” Milei is in a very difficult situation. Galperin, the richest man in Argentina owns the Miami franchise of MLR. I don’t think you can get him to invest in Argentina. Actually, he played rugby himself. He was a fly half. He is worth around $6 billion!
Go to commentsWell done Baby Boks we will take the Draw. No 9 senseless long passes in those conditions. let’s move on and hope for some good weather
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