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Originally Posted by valo403
An interesting aspect of the whole combination thing is that even with it being the Northern Hemisphere (except France) All-Star team they still typically lose when they play the Wallabies, All Blacks or Springboks, the Southern Hemisphere is just that much stronger. I can't think of another sport where a comparable imbalance exists, perhaps hockey 20-30 years ago where Canada and Russia were dominant.
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Yeah it kind of supports the concept of "character fringe players" and their importance to their teams.
It has produced some amazing rugby over the years.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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