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<blockquote data-quote="Dioltach" data-source="post: 5685965" data-attributes="member: 21843"><p>I've heard rumours that the match balls have a tendency to kick differently after having been handled for a while. Apparently Toby Flood practised with the used match balls for his preparation for the Georgia game today. He missed a couple of conversions during the game, but since they were from out wide it's difficult to draw any conclusions. I did see the Georgia goal kicker miss a doozy by a mile, though.</p><p></p><p>I seem to remember there being similar problems with the balls back in '07 (apparently the balls England were given to practise with weren't the same as the match balls), so perhaps it's just the kickers looking for excuses.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, lots of excitement so far in the tournament. I thought England looked pretty mediocre at times against Georgia, and if Georgia had had more time to rest after playing Scotland the scoreline might have been closer. As it was, I think the final result flattered England a bit: too many infringements and handling errors that the Georgians didn't capitalise on.</p><p></p><p>Austrialia looked helpless for much of their Ireland game. I wonder whether Ireland can keep up the passion, though: they might let up now, just having won their biggest pool game.</p><p></p><p>I didn't see Wales play Samoa, but by all accounts Wales didn't carry over the momentum from their loss against South Africa. If they play Ireland in the quarter final, I wonder who will come out on top.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dioltach, post: 5685965, member: 21843"] I've heard rumours that the match balls have a tendency to kick differently after having been handled for a while. Apparently Toby Flood practised with the used match balls for his preparation for the Georgia game today. He missed a couple of conversions during the game, but since they were from out wide it's difficult to draw any conclusions. I did see the Georgia goal kicker miss a doozy by a mile, though. I seem to remember there being similar problems with the balls back in '07 (apparently the balls England were given to practise with weren't the same as the match balls), so perhaps it's just the kickers looking for excuses. Anyway, lots of excitement so far in the tournament. I thought England looked pretty mediocre at times against Georgia, and if Georgia had had more time to rest after playing Scotland the scoreline might have been closer. As it was, I think the final result flattered England a bit: too many infringements and handling errors that the Georgians didn't capitalise on. Austrialia looked helpless for much of their Ireland game. I wonder whether Ireland can keep up the passion, though: they might let up now, just having won their biggest pool game. I didn't see Wales play Samoa, but by all accounts Wales didn't carry over the momentum from their loss against South Africa. If they play Ireland in the quarter final, I wonder who will come out on top. [/QUOTE]
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