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document.write("<h5>Lions have no chance</h5>");
document.write("Ja, the 1997 Lions didn't have a chance either.. Ace");
document.write("<h5>\"Lions have no chance\"</h5>");
document.write("An interesting article, probably correct in observing that \"it is going to be very difficult for the Lions\" but maybe a bit over the top with the \"no chance\" headline. Quite likely the same was said of the 1997 Lions. In 1972, a not-highly-rated England team toured SA, won five and drew one of the warmup games and beat the Boks in the one test at Ellis Park.  The next year, another middling England team toured NZ, lost their three warmup matches against Taranaki, Wellington and Canterbury, but then beat New Zealand at Eden Park.  Point being made: it's a two-horse race, guys, anything can happen.. Kim Speight");
document.write("<h5>Not much time</h5>");
document.write("The Boks don't have much practice time either; a seconds team warm up against Namibia. The Northern hemisphere do well in these games of attrition and may grind out a win in the first game.  The last thing we want to see is a complacent Springbok team expecting it to be an easy romp in the park.. Gabs");
document.write("<h5>Always a chance</h5>");
document.write("Every rugby player knows that your opposition always has a chance. . toss the midget");
document.write("<h5>Lions have no chance</h5>");
document.write("I say that in any semi-final match, or final or test being played, the motivational aspect overules the teams form. A mediocre team properly motivated can give any good team a run for their money, especially as we know what a \"exceptional\" motivator Div is... Gerrie Smith. Gerrie Smith");
document.write("<h5>Lions and SA</h5>");
document.write("I think Mr. Botha is as usual putting patriotism in front of reality, no-one in his justifiable mind can predict these series as the Lions will be an unknown quantity as a combined united, while SA have had limited success in the last year and are an ageing side. Anyone who predicts this series is merely naively guessing.    . Blaze");
document.write("<h5>Tests</h5>");
document.write("This article represents typical South African mentality; of course they have a chance and a good one at that, try writting something more original and interesting for once.. Peter");
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