Significats de fancy opponents en anglès

They've pushed any number of more fancied opponents close to the line.

Louth tested the credentials of their heavily fancied opponents until the final quarter.

Yet Kilcormac won convincingly and can be forgiven for believing complacency played a role in their highly- fancied opponents' downfall.

Speaking to the media ahead of the game, coach Ernst Middendorp emphasised the need to show respect his less- fancied opponents.

Amakhosi will know not to underestimate their less fancied opponents, having suffered some embarrassing upsets in this competition in the past.

When, rather than if, Samoa upset more fancied opponents at next year's World Cup, people will view this scoreline rather differently.

Kannemeyer says they are determined not to just make up the numbers, and has vowed to stun their more fancied opponents

Erasmus used the Japan vs Ireland result as an example why the Boks should not underestimate any of their less fancied opponents.

However, coach Joel Masutha believes the pressure brought on their fancied opponents by their trophy drought could play into his charges hands.

He has seen Maritzburg United to a six-match unbeaten run, but is wary of the threat posed by their more fancied opponents.

Romania made life difficult at times for France, showing physicality at the breakdown while their scrum competed with their more fancied opponents.

There is a boost at the back for Sam Allardyce, with John O'Shea available to the trip against the more fancied opponents.

But the Bulldogs responded to dominate their more fancied opponents, putting on five goals to nil for the rest of the half.

Goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau pulled off a series of impressive saves as the Olympic newcomers frustrated their more fancied opponents in the early exchanges.

That approach has often included a willingness to unnerve more fancied opponents with a number of managers accusing Allardyce's teams of employing rough-house tactics.

The home side took the game to their fancied opponents and led by 1-3 to 1-1 after 10 minutes.