Rugby - Why doesn't junior form translate?
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It was the final of the Junior Rugby World Cup yesterday. New Zealand beat England 33-22
Now, New Zealand have won this tournament in each of its 4 runnings, and have never lost a game in the tournament. Pretty crushing domination, but England have been the losing finalists in three of those four tournaments. Obviously the senior All Blacks side has a reliable habit of choking in the senior RWC, but what might be the cause of England being so close at U20 level, and yet being that much further back behind the rest of the Southern Hemisphere by the time they get to senior level?
Now, New Zealand have won this tournament in each of its 4 runnings, and have never lost a game in the tournament. Pretty crushing domination, but England have been the losing finalists in three of those four tournaments. Obviously the senior All Blacks side has a reliable habit of choking in the senior RWC, but what might be the cause of England being so close at U20 level, and yet being that much further back behind the rest of the Southern Hemisphere by the time they get to senior level?
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