Le XV de départ de l'Irlande contre les All Blacks

1 does not equal 1 .. to you.

Counting is usually quite easy to fathom for most.

Lose V Ireland & France & there's no way this very flaky near zero '80+ min game' rugby side should rate above 6.5.

Jordie should be more involved with the back 3, where he can use his big boot to play some dominant kick tennis against the opposition.

World no. 1 = World ranked no. 1.

It’s not rocket science. Nobody is confused by it. Pretty easy to fathom.

The RWC, like all other World Champion Tournaments (eg FIFA, etc) a great show piece for World Rugby & it champion ... for THAT couple of months, ie brief tournament sport.

But it's champion calling itself champion in the years later if it's actually not ranked 1 is clearly a desperate nonsense.

Bit like the the US calling its winners of it internal tournaments eg NBA, 'World' Series Baseball, etc, World Champions??!!

Your not current champion if you're not ranked 1.

FACT ... 1st = 1st!

The 4 yearly RWC is a great tournament & it winner a worthy winner & champion... of that tournament.

But its also just a cash cow, marketing & branding show piece for World Rugby & the winner ie but where you only play 2-3 seriously competitive games to earn 4years of bragging rights… even if the get beaten regularly in that next 4 years as has soon often happened.

Not the future Nations Cup World Rugby, where the THEN CURRENT top ranked teams will play off for the ... current world's best team.

That winner is true CURRENT World Champion, ie including top of the 6N & RC pile.

Like 2022 all over again where I could have sworn BB was playing for the opposition with the amount & continuous (again near OCD!) aimless & hopeless kickIng away of  possession.

Any 10 takes risks because that’s the job.

If 10 doesn’t far less oppurtunities are created for the team.

Yep that does not mean wishful actions that are individualistic or not team based that the team has little chance or understanding or following through with … like BBs kicking(!).

Dmac is that man for the AB 10 job.

 & yes confidence to make team based decisions in those split decisions needs the backing of regularity in selection. That comes with the approval to make 1%’ish errors that come with that risk, & without the criticism of coaches. Of course also without the very negligible criticism in the vacuous & low status world of keyboard warriors. Like here!