Summary
So, is it on? Do Wales, on the evidence of what we have seen this autumn, have it in them to beat England in the opening match of the 2005 Six Nations on February 5? Of course they are capable of it, and saying so is hardly to put one's neck on the chopping block. But the real question is what percentage chance is there, as things stand right now, of it actually happening?
Above anything else the respective rugby publics of the northern hemisphere nations must guard against reading too much into November encounters against teams from the other side of the world.See the full content of this document
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Wilkinson Is Main Threat to Wales
They are so rarely a true reflection of the real global pecking order because the bottom line is that they simply do not represent tournament rugby.
Just as Wales' annihilation at the hands of the Springboks in Pretoria last June said little about the progress they have made under Mike Ruddock, so too should we be cautious about bracketing our national side as virtual equals with New Zealand, just be...See the full content of this document
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