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<blockquote data-quote="Welshdragon2000" data-source="post: 893087" data-attributes="member: 74797"><p>Perhaps Uruguay's players are tired after World Cup qualifying games and no rest afterwards going straight into a full blown competition.</p><p></p><p>Argentina XV will need to field a stronger team next year I think to keep up with the USA which is an excellent thing.</p><p></p><p>I was raving about Uruguay's improvement the past few weeks and they have done very well BUT losing at home by 40 points to a team who are meant to slightly below Uruguay's level is very disappointing. Hats off to USA though for what they're doing now.</p><p></p><p>They are my fourth team <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)) behind Wales, Spain and Georgia, and I have lots of friends living in America so I naturally have a strong following for them and want them to do well.</p><p></p><p>For years we've been saying that USA could be one of the top sides on the world if they really wanted and they've never delivered here. Interest levels are growing massively and rugby is finally being played in schools across the country so awareness of the game is increasingly importantly. Could we be seeing the beginning of USA's rise? Give it 15 years I say personally before they break into the top 10, that's so long as the upward tradjectory is maintained.</p><p>Uruguay will be a solid top 15 side in the future. A second super rugby franchise for Argentina has been talked about so how about a general South American franchise including some Uruguayans? Unlikely I know but I feel something needs to be done to help Uruguay and the other South American sides given their progress of late.</p><p></p><p>It seems this competition hasn't been so popular on this forum as I was hoping, and I think the skill level and general quality has risen a lot over the past couple of years. Already looking forward to next year's competition<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Welshdragon2000, post: 893087, member: 74797"] Perhaps Uruguay's players are tired after World Cup qualifying games and no rest afterwards going straight into a full blown competition. Argentina XV will need to field a stronger team next year I think to keep up with the USA which is an excellent thing. I was raving about Uruguay's improvement the past few weeks and they have done very well BUT losing at home by 40 points to a team who are meant to slightly below Uruguay's level is very disappointing. Hats off to USA though for what they're doing now. They are my fourth team (:)) behind Wales, Spain and Georgia, and I have lots of friends living in America so I naturally have a strong following for them and want them to do well. For years we've been saying that USA could be one of the top sides on the world if they really wanted and they've never delivered here. Interest levels are growing massively and rugby is finally being played in schools across the country so awareness of the game is increasingly importantly. Could we be seeing the beginning of USA's rise? Give it 15 years I say personally before they break into the top 10, that's so long as the upward tradjectory is maintained. Uruguay will be a solid top 15 side in the future. A second super rugby franchise for Argentina has been talked about so how about a general South American franchise including some Uruguayans? Unlikely I know but I feel something needs to be done to help Uruguay and the other South American sides given their progress of late. It seems this competition hasn't been so popular on this forum as I was hoping, and I think the skill level and general quality has risen a lot over the past couple of years. Already looking forward to next year's competition:p [/QUOTE]
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