Peter Bills delivers a 'sobering assessment' of northern hemisphere rugby following the latest Heineken Cup battles in The Independent.
"Italy’s South African-born coach Nick Mallett recently spelled out the harsh facts of world rugby life to a failing northern hemisphere.
"Mallett’s strong views came after a November Test series of southern hemisphere supremacy that has left the northern hemisphere countries covered by a blanket of gloom, not to mention snow.
“Even your international teams would struggle to beat the top four or five sides in Super 15 rugby” Mallett told me. “There are far too many average games in northern hemisphere rugby. Even in competitions like the Heineken Cup, the French Top 14, the English Premiership and the Celtic League, you can lower your guard in any of those games."
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