Who is more skilled in playing the game of Rugby ?

Question

England or New Zealand....

Answer 1

New Zealand are far superior because rugby is what they are raised on and taught in school. In england they are taught soccer - a woman's sport!

Answer 2

NZ. It has to be.  After all, all the European clubs are signing NZ players (even if they haven't played  for the ABs) by teh dozen

Answer 3

New Zealand

Answer 4

New Zealand by a long way.  England haven't played good rugby since winning the 2003 world cup.  England play a one-dimensional game and haven't evolved with the game.  The Southern hemisphere teams are all more skillful, and play to a higher intensity.  

It is pretty close between SA, NZ and Aus as to who is best, (world rankings as of 28 July had 1. SA; 2. NZ; 3. Aus) although SA is the only team to have won away from home in this years Trinations, so I would say they deserve their number one rank and world champion status (however, the SA coach must be one of the worst in the world!)

Answer 5

daft question.

the blacks are the worlds best team and have the best record for a reason.

Answer 6

Even though the Boks are the world champs, the ABs are the best team. They have a strong tight five who can hold and win in most scrum confrontations. As shown on the weekend, their lineout cannot be written off. The only downside in the forwards is the reliance on Richie McCaw. The two games he did not play in, the ABs lost.

With Carter at fly half they have a great player, he can run, pass, kick in general play and a magnificent goalkicker. Unfortunately, their backs do not match the forwards but with the forwards playing as they are this will not present a problem unless the ABs try to play a free running game.

Answer 7

England seriously cannot be described as skilled. They are at best determined dogged and resilient. They just kick the leather off the ball.

Answer 8

new Zealand by far at the moment. When england were skilled they won the world cup in 2003. But they cannot maintain their consistancy. New Zealands way of playing and coaching the game at every level seems more physical, creative, enterprisingand better organised than what the English can manage. New Zealand also seems to breed more players with advnaced flair than what the English can seem to muster. England have always seem to ahave big forwards and the odd set of backs with some flair, the odd exceptional one (aka Jonny Wilkinson). New Zealand benefits from not having their rugby ranks saturated with international players unlike the English domestic league. Sorry to say, but competitions in the Northern Hemisphere such as the Heineken Cup, Celtic Cup etc just do not compare to the intensity of the Super 14 incorporating all three southern hemisphere nations. All southern Hemisphere teams seem to play harder competition at a more consistent pattern. My pick New Zealand.