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  1. Brigantine

    thw game is getting too slow

    Good point. That's a real thing with a name and everything.
  2. Brigantine

    Will Wales ever get in a RWC final ?

    Yet somehow 20/20 of the finals spots so far have gone to the same 5 teams Will Wales/Argentina/Scotland/Ireland ever get in a RWC final ? OTOH, the only difference between 2nd place and 3rd place is the draw. Since Wales and Argentina have won bronze before (once each), they've shown it's...
  3. Brigantine

    RWC 2027 - Expanded to 24 teams

    I really hope they don't go with 6 pools of 4. There would be 2 teams that have zero pool games against any top 10 seed. (also 4 weak teams with zero competitive pool games against seed 17-24) Far better to go Swiss model. 4 Pools, each with 2 groups - you play each team in the other group...
  4. Brigantine

    New Biennial Global tournament from 2026

    Based on that, if I was Japan right now, I'd rather just opt for the 2nd division. Get some home tests vs Georgia, Spain, Portugal and select whichever players to help keep up standards in the domestic league You still have the 1.5x cross-division tests in Lions years Let Tonga group together...
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    New Biennial Global tournament from 2026

    So the top division is the 6 nations touring (july) and hosting (nov) 6 non-european sides presumably the bottom division will be the European Rugby Championship (except Germany and Poland) touring and hosting a further 6 non-european sides Will it be Namibia, Chile or Canada that misses out...
  6. Brigantine

    Americas Pacific Asia Championship (APAC) aka TRC 2nd Division?

    South America to Japan is 18,300 km, and takes a minimum of 28.5 hours of travel For comparison, Fiji to Georgia is "only" 14,800 km. What is it with trying to squeeze the entirety of non-Europe into a single competition?
  7. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    South Africa are now the underdogs - a reversal. I have to say I agree. Ireland will remain the 2nd best team at the tournament, 1st of 20 in pool stages (despite the hardest pool) and losing only to the eventual champion - I predicted them to prevail, but 2nd best is only out by 1. For Bronze...
  8. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    good call
  9. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    Australia was just trying too hard - otherwise they should have been there From the start I was hoping to have a new 1st time champion. Well now I gotta put all my hopes on Argentina 🤞 After that, England and Fiji should both be promoted into the TRC
  10. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    Fiji's betting odds ($3.10) actually give them a shot in the QF. In like 12% of all universes, SH does get all 4. Just a different 4 from 2015 It would also mean all pool winners knocked out in QFs That said, I don't share their confidence.
  11. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    TRC derby in the semi... didn't see that coming
  12. Brigantine

    [RWC2023] Fiji vs Portugal (08/10/2023)

    Portugal (7) already has more cumulative RWC table points than Namibia (6), and Namibia has been at every RWC (7) since the days when you got table points just for showing up (1999) This table excludes points for showing up and points from cancelled games. Equal weight to each RWC i.e. 6 out of...
  13. Brigantine

    RWC 2023 Predictions

    1987: NZ - 1st in pool 1991: Aus - 1st in pool - beat NZ in semis 1995: RSA - 1st in pool - beat NZ in final 1999*: Aus - 1st in pool 2003*: Eng - 1st in pool, won Final a.e.t. 2007: RSA - 1st in pool (NZ QF exit) 2011: NZ - 1st in pool 2015: NZ - 1st in pool 2019*: RSA - 2nd in pool (lost to...
  14. Brigantine

    [RWC2023] Fiji vs Portugal (08/10/2023)

    You'll only have to wait a week
  15. Brigantine

    Should refs be multilingual?

    How does it work in domestic club rugby in multilingual countries? How many languages does the typical club rugby referee speak in South Africa or Hong Kong or Belgium? I remember a video from 2022 of the Saudi (soccer) coach giving his team a half time speech... via a translator. You would...
  16. Brigantine

    Asian rugby

    Qatar, Turkey and Nepal have just shown up on the World Rugby rankings, joining Laos and Iran - who have been on the rankings since June 2021 but are yet to gain or lose any rankings points. (Turkey plays in Europe, but the growth is in a clear direction. Also joining in 2021 were Burkina Faso...
  17. Brigantine

    [RWC2023] Australia vs Portugal (01/10/2023)

    Australia finish the pool stage (at least) with a negative PD. They aren't just below average, they're below average for Pool C
  18. Brigantine

    [RWC2023] South Africa vs Tonga (01/10/2023)

    If only 2 teams are tied on table points, the first tiebreaker is "the winner of the match between those 2 teams" For it to come down to points difference, you need either A) 3 teams tied on table points, or B) 2 teams tied, but the match between them was a draw
  19. Brigantine

    [RWC2023] New Zealand vs Italy (29/09/2023)

    3. Conceding penalties, as always. We weren't even under pressure and still conceded them. Though TBF not getting carded is progress The ABs need BB in the team for off-field reasons. He brings in the money - half of the domestic market are only interested in their Beau. Though yes, on-field...
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