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So I was flicking through The Guardian in the staff room this morning and stumbled across this interesting article by Shaun Edwards....
Things looking up in northern hemisphere but Australia are the future
November should be a better month for the northern hemisphere countries but Australia are showing World Cup-winning potential
Listen carefully and you might be able to hear the World Cup clock ticking. As of Wednesday, kick-off for New Zealand 2011 was precisely two years away and those 24 months are going to rush by.
It may seem a while since South Africa left Paris with the Webb Ellis Cup, but from here on most coaches will be working against the clock and now is as good a time as any to look at the work in progress. And I don't mean on the stadiums.
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Teams with quite a few thirty-somethings tend to win World Cups, which would make the All Blacks an even better bet. Yet with the spirit of adventure needed for such a long-term gamble, it could be worth putting a little loose change on Australia. They are young and may be a better bet for England in 2015. However, you sense Robbie Deans is producing something quite exciting and in 24 months his team will have a lot more experience.
-- The Guardian, 11/09