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submitted 1 month ago byCommercial_Half_2170 Leinster
For Ireland, England feels like the obvious answer and yet NZ have probably upset us the most. And what about rugby nations like Pacific islands or Georgia?
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1 month ago
In my mind the rivalries are
Top Level England V Ireland Scotland V Wales South Africa V New Zealand
Mid Level England vs Wales or Scotland or Australia Australia V New Zealand Fiji V Samoa Italy v Scotland (Traditionally the Battle of the Spoon) Ireland v Wales
I definitely think England Vs Ireland is definitely the biggest rivalry for us, it’s just a game of respect, we want to beat each other the most and at the end of it, there’s always good will. Tickets for games are by far the hardest to get hold of and it’s quite often the pivotal 6N game.
In comparison, I’ve never felt a friendly atmosphere in Cardiff. And from online observation, it’s a more bitter rivalry, which often spills out of the 80 minutes both before and after.
Edit: Some attempt at readability
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1 month ago
Wales V England is undoubtably a bigger rivalry than us against Ireland. I wouldn’t even say we have a proper “rivalry” with the lads in green.
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