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Saturday 20 October 2007

Rugby World Cup Final - England v South Africa

I have a lot of thoughts about this match, mostly pessimistic - as is my nature - mostly around the lack of tackling bite in the England backs. The loss of Lewsey will be keenly felt Cueto is not as strong a tackler and I feel that Catt, Tait & Cueto are a bit lightweight, especially when you look at the South African backs; Jonny cannot be everywhere, tackling everyone, or can he?

One thing that will grate is the fact that England will line up to the UK National Anthem "God Save the Queen" before the match. The players sing along, but I would rather England had a different anthem, Land of Hope and Glory or Jerusalem would be my picks.

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