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Originally Posted by chodadog
And Australia didn't rely on Flatley every bit as much as England relied on Wilkinson? Did you even see the final? I vaguely remember England scoring the same number of tries as Australia did (1), and Wilkinson scoring just as many penalties as Flatley did (4). The drop goal was the only difference. And you'd be crazy to suggest Wilkinson did that all on his own. The forward pack has to put him into that position in the first place, you know.
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Agreed but, the reason why Wilkinson was such a devastating player to have one your team is due to the fact that he can kick goals from 50metres out. So infact your forward pack didn't have to do a whole lot to get him in range.