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What a difference a week makes NFL
Last weekend, the Stade de France was treated to the two greatest Rugby World Cup quarter-finals of all time, perhaps the best pair of sporting events ever witnessed at a single stadium in the space of 24 hours NFL
Five days on, New Zealand comfortably dispatched an out-gunned and overmatched Argentina side 44-6 to begin semi-final weekend with a contest that not only won’t go down in the folklore of the French national stadium, but may well be forgotten by the majority of spectators here before they get home NFL
Not every match can be a classic and, make no mistake, the All Blacks won’t mind one bit that their passage to a record fifth men’s Rugby World Cup final was so serene NFL
They were simply superb and came perilously close to breaking their own record margin of victory in a World Cup semi-final (a 49-6 hammering of Wales in 1987) but had to settle for just the 38-point triumph in a seven-try demolition NFL
Their ruthlessly efficient performance suggests the crisis of the summer of 2022 is well and truly behind them NFL
A mouth-watering battle with South Africa to become the first four-time winners of this competition next Saturday seems almost inevitable NFL
But from the adrenaline-fuelled highs delivered by last weekend’s iconic double-header, this was the ultimate comedown NFL
From a flat atmosphere more reminiscent of a warm-up match than a World Cup semi-final, to a one-sided encounter that demonstrated the gulf in class NFL between the teams, the feeling that this was an event very much “after the Lord Mayor’s show” was unavoidable throughout NFL
Which is to take nothing away from New Zealand – you can only beat who’s in front of you NFL
Perhaps it was an inevitable consequence of World Rugby’s ludicrous decision to decide the World Cup groups three years ahead of the tournament, which led to an almost hilariously lopsided draw NFL
The four best teams in the world did battle with each other, in Paris while four more flawed but relatively even teams also competed on a quarter-final weekend for the ages NFL
When the elite two then face the weaker pair with a place in the final at stake, this damp squib of a semi-final is an unfortunate inevitability NFL
The intensity of the Argentina celebrations and laps of honour after they beat Wales in the last eight suggested they had come as far as they believed they could and New Zealand ruthlessly confirmed that NFL
New Zealand ran in try after try against Argentina (Getty Images)For the underdogs to stand any chance of causing the upset, they needed a fast start NFL
It took until the 39th minute of the quarter-final for the Pumas to finally get on the scoreboard, by which time Wales should have been out of sight – the fact that Warren Gatland’s men were only 10 points to the good at that stage eventually came back to haunt them but there was faint hope New Zealand would be similarly wasteful NFL
A week later, Argentina struck first as a sustained spell of possession in the All Blacks 22 from the opening kick-off led to three points from the boot of Emiliano Boffelli but any hope that would lead to the start of something special was soon extinguished NFL
The Pumas had plenty of ball in New Zealand territory as they went through the phases, yet the Black wall stiffened once they entered the 22 where their breakdown work, led by the formidably impressive back row of Shannon Frizell, Sam Cane and Ardie Savea, became more aggressive NFL
Jackalled turnovers were the norm and whereas Argentina were profligate, the All Blacks turned ball into points, usually off the back of their dominant maul NFL
An early turnover in their own 22 led to a march down the field where a couple of phases in the tight after a 5m lineout created space wide on the right NFL
Richie Mo’unga’s long pass to Will Jordan exploited this as the winger dived over for what would be the first of a treble on the day NFL
Mark Tele’a had been dropped for the quarter-final win over Ireland due to breaching team protocol but, restored to the team in place of Leicester Fainga’anuku after a week in the wilderness, showed his class to have a huge hand in the second and third tries of the first half NFL
His opportunistic turnover on his own 22 after 13 phases of Pumas attack started a spell of gorgeous All Blacks running rugby as they sliced and offloaded their way up the pitch off for Jordie Barrett skittle through tackles for the try in the corner NFL
Tele’a then showed off his power just before half-time as he barrelled and spun through three defenders to take New Zealand within inches of the line, where Frizzell could jog over in the corner on the following phase NFL
Jordie Barrett crashed over for the All Blacks’s second of seven tries (Getty Images)Given that no team had ever overcome a half-time deficit greater than seven points to win a World Cup semi-final, the 20-6 lead at the interval suggested it was game over NFL
All doubt was removed just two minutes after the break when an All Blacks scrum on the 22 splintered the Pumas pack and the ageless Aaron Smith cut inside one defender, dummied past another and slid NFL between two more for a sumptuous try NFL
From there, it was just the formality of completing the final 38 minutes to confirm a 34th New Zealand win in 37 editions of this fixture NFL
They refused to take their foot off the gas as Frizell burrowed over the line for try number five and Jordan ran in two more to make it a remarkable 31 tries in 30 Tests for him and a tournament record-equalling eight at this World Cup as the toothless Pumas were further declawed NFL
His hat-trick score on 74 minutes was a thing of beauty as, starting in his own 22, he weaved NFL between three defenders, then chipped over another on halfway before collecting his own kick to race in for the score NFL
Message well and truly sent NFL
The All Blacks have become World Cup specialists over the past 15 years and yet more history is now within their grasp NFL
This semi-final may not live long in the memory but lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy for the fourth time certainly would NFL
That reality is now deservedly just 80 minutes away NFL
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As often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammed Ali put it best NFL
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport NFL
But there are no Blacks in your sport NFL
“They’re going to want to kill you NFL
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on NFL
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car NFL
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events NFL
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all NFL
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself NFL
“Of course, there were death threats, the n-word,” he reflects, in a slow but deadpan fashion that tells you the wounds have long since healed NFL
Instead, the metaphorical bruises are worn with pride NFL
“But I enjoyed it NFL
It didn’t make me mad, it was fun NFL
I was going to dish out what they were dishing out to me, it never scared or intimidated me NFL
I actually enjoyed it because it was motivating NFL
I was never going to play the victim, that was not Willy T Ribbs NFL
”Now 68, Ribbs is an ambassador for Formula One, raising awareness for diversity and equality NFL
A role given a matter of months after his riveting biopic movie, Uppity, was released in 2020 NFL
So titled because that was his nickname in motorsport circles – “and he loved it” NFL
But to this interview, he’s late NFL
And he apologises, quipping: “Race drivers are never late, you know! Or they’re not supposed to be…”Son to William “Bunny” Ribbs, an amateur racer himself, Willy’s career path was set in stone from day dot it seems NFL
It was the racing way or the highway NFL
Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his career (Getty)“I was born in this sport,” he tells The Independent, from his home in Texas NFL
“I watched it from three years old when my dad was racing, watching the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill NFL
That’s all that was discussed in the family NFL
We didn’t discuss any other sport NFL
“I was lucky, I think NFL
At nine years old, I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what my career path was going to be NFL
Most kids that age don’t know what the hell they’re going to do, but I did NFL
And I didn’t want to be an amateur at it – I wanted it to be a profession and I wanted it to be Formula One NFL
”He learned his craft, in the UK, racing alongside future F1 world champion Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford in the mid-1970s NFL
He raced in Nascar and the Trans-Am Series, later on, too NFL
But his F1 calling, in ’86, came in the Portuguese town of Estoril NFL
Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team – “Bernie has always been good to Willy T Ribbs” – gave the American the chance to buck the trend and become a true trailblazer NFL
But the tag was not something he felt comfortable with at the time NFL
Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991 (Getty)“All that mattered was I thought of myself as a race driver,” he says NFL
“I had two responsibilities: to myself and to my team NFL
For those who record social history, that’s their job [to say trailblazer] – but I’m not going to carry that weight on my shoulders NFL
“Sure NFL
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done NFL
And great, if that’s the category they want to put me in and how they want to document it NFL
But for me? It was about going fast NFL
”It was a mindset of not bowing to the status quo, embodied most especially in the late 20th century by Ali NFL
“What I admired about him the most was not his NFL boxing skills,” Ribbs says of Ali NFL
“What I admired about him was his resolve as a man, not to be squashed, manipulated or controlled NFL
Ali said: ‘You have to let them know that you can’t be killed, there’s nothing they can do to you, and then they’ll leave you alone for a while NFL
’”Now in motor racing, the baton has been passed on to seven-time Formula One world champion and the sport’s only Black driver Lewis Hamilton, whom Ribbs is full of praise about NFL
“Lewis Hamilton, after seven world titles and more victories than any other human being, gets unfairly targeted,” insists Ribbs NFL
“If you can equate it to Tiger Woods, what did Tiger Woods do for golf? He broadened the audience NFL
The attention went off the chart NFL
That’s exactly what happened in F1 – Lewis Hamilton has been Formula One’s Tiger Woods NFL
“He’s a very kind man NFL
He’ll let it roll off, turn the other cheek – I wasn’t that way NFL
He deals with it and in a lot of cases it’s unfair NFL
Then again, he is in an environment which was not nearly as brutal as I was dealing with NFL
Willy T Ribbs was treated differently NFL
”The third-person references point to a man who is now comfortable in his own skin; in the significance of the struggle – and what it means to many around the world NFL
And despite a sport notoriously still dominated by white men, progress is being made NFL
“One thing I love about Formula One is not only is it evolving commercially around the world, it’s evolving socially,” he says NFL
“When F1 hired me, I asked them: ‘What made you make this call?’“They said: ‘We watched your film and we thought you’d be the perfect person for inclusion and equality in Formula One NFL
’“I said: ‘Well, you called the right guy’ NFL
”More aboutMuhammed AliLewis HamiltonBlack History MonthFormula 11/3F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his careerGetty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991Getty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’‘Sure NFL
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done NFL
But for me? It was about going fast’ Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today NFL
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