And so, here are my valid reasons why Wales will win The Rugby World Cup 2011. These reasons come from a website which i personally find extremely good, it is a welsh rugby blog, which is, obviously about welsh rugby!
For any of you who wish to view that website- click on this link: http://welshrugbyblog.co.uk/ for a brilliant website all about welsh rugby!
5 Reasons Wales Will Win the Rugby World Cup
- We’ve worked out that everyone has worked out our tactics. It may have taken a few years but it seems we could well have more than just the one plan going into a game. This should shock a few teams.
- Talent. I may have said that there are better teams than us but I don’t think that there is a gulf in talent. The likes of Adam Jones, Gethin, Bradley Davies, Warburton, Jamie Roberts and Shane are hugely talented – as are others that I couldn’t be bothered to type out due to my being lazy.
- Give it to Shane. We may have a plan B now (we hope), but if all else fails the ‘give it to Shane’ plan still has a remarkably high success rate.
- Someone opened the fly half factory again. Stephen Jones is a Welsh legend as far as I am concerned, but Hook is starting to look like a 10 again and Priestland took to the international stage with aplomb. Add in youngsters like Tovey and Biggar who couldn’t even make the squad and it seems someone remembered how to make outside halves again.
- Tight 5. The loss of Rees is a big blow, but even without him we will finally have a worthwhile tight 5 on the field. Gethin, Jones, AWJ and Bradley are a match for most teams…and with the impressive Sam Warburton backing them up we could well do some real damage up front…even against physical teams like the Bokkes. Look what Adam was doing to the much vaunted Argentine scrum.
5 More Reasons Wales Will Win the Rugby World Cup
- It is being played in a country that has rugby as a national sport, a lot of rain and a huge amount of sheep. If it wasn’t for the long flight and the mullets some of our players might not even have noticed they left Wales.
- George North! The wikipedia entry may now have been edited by some heathens but we all know that George North! (yes, the exclamation mark is an important part of his name) was created in a volcano and has the power of the Gods. He went back in time to father both Chuck Norris and Shane Williams, and is so strong he could actually spot Andrew Sheridan (who I am reliably informed, by some mad English people, can bench press planets). He could win the RWC by himself, whilst eating a Dorset Naga.
- We’re World Champions we won it at 7s remember? It’s about as relevant as the English win in 03 and they’re still clinging to that, so why can’t we.
- The Kiwis will choke. And so will the Saffers, and the Aussies. The French will implode and the English are as threatening as a balloon in a pin factory.
- Because we’ve got the greatest Haka response in history. No not the awesome standing there one (whichyou can see here). Instead I have an inside source telling me that we will be doing this one…
Other People’s Views
So what do other teams think will allow them to win the RWC?
Well the other, other Green and Gold (the Springbok version), think that it is because
- Their conservative game plan suits the RWC
- Their game plan suits the weather
- Their 50% RWC winning record counts for something
- Experience (they have amongst the oldest squads – Ireland has THE oldest one btw)
- Their strength in depth coming off the bench
But they forget that they are up against George North! in the pool stages.
They think they will win it because
- They were pathetic in the Warm Ups. Honestly, that looks like the reasoning.
- They’re the oldest team there (maybe we should buy them a pipe and slippers)
- They were rubbish last world cup (hang on, is their thinking really “because we’re old and rubbish”)
- They have Sean O’Brien
- They have a lot of Irish living out there
So to sum up – the Irish think they will win it because they are old and pathetic!
- X-factor. Simon Cowell is coaching them, or maybe they read Graham Henry’s book by the same name. Or apparently they have some players who can do something with the ball, liking to pretend they are Shane.
- Game plan. Well they say game plan but actually talk about defending well with some good forwards. Seems they want to be English?
- Timing. They are on a good run of form timing wise. Actually got nothing to say to that, it’s a good point.
- Fearless. they’re not scared of any team. They haven’t met George North! Yet though
- They’re the good guys. Until they lose and we hear them complain about how everyone else cheated, we need to change the rules, the drop goals need less points, we should be more like rugby league, etc, etc. Sorry, no team with John o’Neill as a CEO can be called the good guys.
To summarise: they want to be Shane, they want to be English, they want to be the good guys. To be fair though they are actually looking pretty good.
Like us they chose 10 reasons rather than 5, but unlike us I think they were serious.
- Dan Carter. They claim he is the best player in the world. They are wrong, he is 2nd best (providing we don’t allow George North! to count due to being too awesome)
- Richie McCaw. They claim he is 2nd best. They are wrong, he is better than Carter. Though I think I may be supporting their point here.
- They lost to the Aussies. Hang on, isn’t this the same reasoning the Irish came up with? If they claim experience we know they’re just copying
- Eden Park. They win there a lot. Then again they don’t win the in the RWC a lot, let’s see which tradition wins
- It’s at home. See the point above. Couldn’t manage 10 reasons apparently, so cheated and put up a ‘ditto’. Should have expected that from a team that has Richie McCaw at 7.
- Losing. They lost more than they usually do already this season. So another reason based on they are not as good as usual. I get lost with some of this reasoning.
- Experience. There it is, same as the Irish. They’re experienced at failing, so they’re going to win it this time.
- Experience. ANOTHER ditto! They’ve got rid of some blokes who are good and brought in some guys that are good. Interesting logic, but ok.
- Competition for the jersey. Fair enough, they do have impressive strength in depth.
- They’re due a win. If it is done on a rota system shouldn’t Wales be ahead of them?
So the logic? They have some good players, they’re home, and they have lost more than usual. Interesting
They can’t possibly this time can they? They made the final by being crap last time out, they’re presumably trying to emulate that.
- Monstrous scrum. Seriously? It’s pretty good but my money would be on Adam to teach them a lesson here. Again.
- Nous. They point out that they managed to do well with Farrell at 10. So apparently being rubbish and making the final in 07 is relevant. So to is the World Cup 7s win for us then
- Jonny. Oh come on, the English can’t go 5 minutes without praising St Jonny of Wilkinson, you didn’t think they could manage 5 points without him could they? Actually 5 points might be two more than they will manage to score at once.
- Route to the final. Having been blessed with a very easy group (sorry, Group of Death as their coaches claimed), they think having to ;just’ beat France and the Aussies will be easy. No English arrogance here then.
- Weather. 10 man rugby will suit them apparently. Never mind that they no longer have that good a pack.
So, these are the reasons from the welsh blog for why Wales will win the World Cup, and I completely agree with all of them, and that is why I think Wales will win the Rugby World Cup 2011!!!!
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