Furball
Evil Scotsman
France lost a close game by 1 point which featured a charged down conversion.
Ireland lost by 4 points in a game which featured a fantastic piece of individual defending by Barrett.
On another day those two things go the other way and we have 3 NH semi finalists, with neither SH powerhouse team in the semis (possibly for the first time ever?).
It's not like Ireland and France were blown away in their games. The gap between the top 4 teams is basically non-existent (don't forget that New Zealand lost heavily to France and South Africa lost to Ireland), and it's just the outcome of a ****ing stupid draw which has meant that 2 of them are out at the quarters.
Ireland lost by 4 points in a game which featured a fantastic piece of individual defending by Barrett.
On another day those two things go the other way and we have 3 NH semi finalists, with neither SH powerhouse team in the semis (possibly for the first time ever?).
It's not like Ireland and France were blown away in their games. The gap between the top 4 teams is basically non-existent (don't forget that New Zealand lost heavily to France and South Africa lost to Ireland), and it's just the outcome of a ****ing stupid draw which has meant that 2 of them are out at the quarters.