The way they played against RSA :-)
As one of the people said in the links I posted. Past performances have a habit of going out the window in a new comp.
BUT, If it were just the backs from each team playing & with Wilko's magic boot, I'd give England a very good chance :-)
Anyway, the supposed favorites, ain't favorite no more :-( Keeps bringing the odds back to the magic K-1-W-1 team. Just take a look at young Daniel Carter & Ma'a Nonu who are newcomers & relatively unknown outside NZ - these are budding stars already making a dramatic mark, esp Carter. Carter has allowed Carlos Spencer to focus on his tacktical kicking and backline management whilst young Daniel just keeps popping penalties & conversions twixt the posts from anywhere in the field. Yup, he hasn't got round to emulating Wilko's drop-goal talent but Wilko doesn't have a monopoly on that. Ma'a has stepped in as a clone for Tana Umunga - even looks like him, had to bleach his dreadlocks so that people could tell them apart. This is one firey young lad).
Cheers
Doug
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Alright, a compliment to England - if it were *just* Wilkinson vs his opp number in almost any other team, I'd back England.
