In Ancient Rome victorious generals returning to the capital were given a triumph where they paraded through the city with their army, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. If everything goes well in the early hours of Sunday morning the Wallabies should be enjoying a triumph down George Street in Sydney, though sadly unlike in Roman times we are unlikely to see Richie McCaw and Chris Robshaw being dragged along in chains at the foot of the Wallabies chariots.
In this World Cup themed piece, we are going to turn the clock back four years to 23rd October 2011 (the date of the previous World Cup Final) and look at the top five outperforming stocks and the bottom five performing stocks along with the investment theses that were being applied at the time.
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