IASbet.com – Rugby World Cup
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www.iasbet.com – The pool results for the 2011 Rugby World Cup have been realized and Australia has more than just a few reasons to smile.
The third ranked Aussies have been placed in a pool with Ireland, Italy as well as two other qualifying teams from Europe and America.
The Wallabies should not get overly complacent given their recent outing against Italy.
Although coach Robbie Deans elected not to field a full strength side, instead opting to blood a few new players, the game went down to the wire and really could have gone either way.
Lets not forget the quarter final in the 2003 world cup in which, through a series of errors, poor throw ins and generally lackluster performance, the Wallabies were pushed every inch of the way by the fighting Irish.
There in lies the beauty of World Cup competition.
The Wallabies relatively easy draw means that will not come up against the defending champions South Africa or the number one ranked Kiwis until the final – should they make it.
Recent form would dictate that Australia is almost a certainty of making past the pool stages and a person would be a fool to wager otherwise.
Their recent form in Europe (in which they pulled of a clean sweep against France, England, Ireland and Wales) suggests that should they make it to the quarters and semis they are an excellent chance of appearing in yet another final – this time looking to avoid the heartbreak they suffered on home soil on 2003.