The difference in levels of success between southern and northern hemispheres. Over the last 50 years, the southern hemisphere sides – New Zealand and South Africa- have been dominant on the world rugby stage. It is in fact; only since the 1980’s and 1990’s that Australia has started to become a feared team. Before this time, Australia was not taken seriously in any sport across the world. Since Australia had a poor Olympics in the early 1970’s, …showed first 75 words of 4432 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4432 total…had the mental approach to the game backed by the physical power and exceptional skills. Finally, Wales are known for their mobile pack and agile backs e.g. most noticeably the era of Phil Bennett. They were also known for spreading the ball wide and attacking from in their own territory. A recent example is the flair the French have. Position Team Points 1 New Zealand 1219 2 Australia 1171 3 England 1164 4 South Africa 1109 5 France 1068 6 Ireland 823 7 Scotland 797 8 Wales 759 9 Argentina 736 10 Samoa 680