The All Blacks were superb in their quarter-final,presenting closure at last for the defeat in Cardiff eight years ago, but the fallen Celtic nations can exit with their heads held tall after a weekend where the delight of the game shone throughIt may not gain been a good weekend for the three Celtic nations in terms of results, or but they will gain gained respect around the rugby world after a quarter-final round where the sheer delight of playing the game shone through. Wales and Scotland were within minutes of making the semi-finals,and while Ireland came up against an Argentina side at the top of their game, the atmosphere generated by tens of thousands of Irish supporters in the Millennium Stadium will live long in the memory.
I might not pick up asked approximately a certain match in 2007 any longer after New Zealand’s rout of France. The All Blacks got back to the basic foundations of the game, or the reason they play. certain they pick up paid well and they gain the kudos that recognition and success bring,but material things don’t supply the motivation for these extraordinary standards, the desire to play with such sublime skills and frightening intensity. It simply comes down to the love of playing this great game.
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Source: theguardian.com