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Argentina will be candidate to Organize 2027 World Cup
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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 819295" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>Only partly. The world is changing, (more countries getting richer - quietly but quickly), World Rugby is pushing a major expansion strategy, incl getting 7s in the Olympics etc. - and pretty successful so far. They want to break out of traditional rugby countries and make it a global sport.</p><p></p><p>Think 23 years ahead - a *lot* can change in that time. I think it's entirely realistic that e.g. China will be on the scene by then. (23 years ago it was 1993. There had only been 2 RWCs and 16 teams)</p><p></p><p>Then work backwards - Before 2039, there's only 3 World Cups left to bid for (excl 2019, 2023) before the traditional rugby countries get swamped by new kids on the block. Unless World Rugby's growth plan turns into a miserable failure, there will soon be too many countries and not enough RWCs to go around.</p><p></p><p>For Argentina to make a winning bid *after 2023*... IMO they'll need to talk a lot about Brazil as a growth market and have some games there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 819295, member: 73940"] Only partly. The world is changing, (more countries getting richer - quietly but quickly), World Rugby is pushing a major expansion strategy, incl getting 7s in the Olympics etc. - and pretty successful so far. They want to break out of traditional rugby countries and make it a global sport. Think 23 years ahead - a *lot* can change in that time. I think it's entirely realistic that e.g. China will be on the scene by then. (23 years ago it was 1993. There had only been 2 RWCs and 16 teams) Then work backwards - Before 2039, there's only 3 World Cups left to bid for (excl 2019, 2023) before the traditional rugby countries get swamped by new kids on the block. Unless World Rugby's growth plan turns into a miserable failure, there will soon be too many countries and not enough RWCs to go around. For Argentina to make a winning bid *after 2023*... IMO they'll need to talk a lot about Brazil as a growth market and have some games there. [/QUOTE]
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