{"id":475709,"date":"2023-10-31T13:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=475709"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:32:28","slug":"rugby-world-cup-wrap-5-takeaways-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/rugby-world-cup-wrap-5-takeaways-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup Wrap: 5 Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/rugby-world-cup-team-of-the-tournament-2023-10-31\/\">The Rugby World Cup is over<\/a> and there was so much to take away from a wonderful tournament in France. Bet Central narrowed it down to 5 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bet.machibet777-affiliate.com\/sports\/rugby-union\/world-cup\/\" style=\"background-color:#f2a12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bet Now: Rugby World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">South Africa Are Deserved Champions<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t so much superior tactics that won the Springboks the Rugby World Cup for a record 4th time, but rather an unreal mental toughness that saw them refuse to lose throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their route to the title was incredibly tough having had to beat France in the quarterfinal, England in the semis, and eventually downing the All Blacks in the final. It would have been the sweetest of victories on Saturday in Paris taking into consideration who they had to beat. The Springboks have earned a well-deserved title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">New Zealand Should Be Optimistic<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite losing out in the final of the World Cup, the All Blacks should not be disheartened after a campaign in which they defied all odds in going to the World Cup final when not many gave them a chance of beating Ireland in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They went all the way and were a few missed kicks away from the title. They have lost a number of experienced players, but they have a good core to build around as a number of these players will feature in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">Not Quite There For The North<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The people who would have been most disappointed with how the World Cup went are some of the Northern Hemisphere teams that were expected to do well. 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Further participation in this competition both strengthen the Pacific nations which should make an even bigger impact in 4 years&#8217; time at the 2027 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">Quarterfinals, Greatest Weekend Of Test Rugby?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a weekend that left the Northern Hemisphere in shock as 3 of their teams lost out to Southern Hemisphere sides to make it a predominantly South semi-final stage once again, but the games that decided the semi-finalists were all humdingers prompted the suggestion that the quarterfinal weekend was the greatest weekend of Test rugby in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thrills and spills across those 4 games added to the excitement of the tournament, all 4 games were closely contested and were packed full of drama. 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