Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Argentina
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Laxative" data-source="post: 90156"><p>This is my idea and certainly it would globalise the game more:</p><p></p><p>For an SH Provinicial Comp we'd need to wait until 2011, when SA may back out of the deal with SANZAR (there has been some speculation about this), and include 2 combined combined PI teams (1 with Fiji, Tonga and the Solomons and the other with Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and possibly PNG). That takes us back up to Super 10. Then include 2 Japanese teams, and 2 more Aussie (possibly Melbourne and SA). That takes us to Super 14 - the same as today.</p><p></p><p>Next for an international comp: Pacific 4 Nations - Australia, New Zealand, PI and Japan. Each team plays each other twice on a home and away basis and the top two teams play in the final. There should be one match before the tournament between Aus and NZ so the Bledisloe Cup can be a best of 3 contest. Should the final be played between Aus and NZ it would not affect the outcome of the Bledisloa Cup, which is decided by the match prior to the tournament and their two round matches.</p><p></p><p>Now, where is Argentina you ask? Well, practically they should compete in an expanded Six Nations, however I think it would be better for the globalisation of the sport to set up a domestic competition in the Americas (including US, Canada, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, etc.) to be followed by an American Nations tournament contested by the above listed Nations. Also, it would be interesting to end the tournament with a S. America v N. America match.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Another possibility is to have a triangular tournament later in the year with the best of the Six Nations, the Tri Nations (or in the case above the Four Nations) and the American Nations described above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Laxative, post: 90156"] This is my idea and certainly it would globalise the game more: For an SH Provinicial Comp we'd need to wait until 2011, when SA may back out of the deal with SANZAR (there has been some speculation about this), and include 2 combined combined PI teams (1 with Fiji, Tonga and the Solomons and the other with Samoa, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and possibly PNG). That takes us back up to Super 10. Then include 2 Japanese teams, and 2 more Aussie (possibly Melbourne and SA). That takes us to Super 14 - the same as today. Next for an international comp: Pacific 4 Nations - Australia, New Zealand, PI and Japan. Each team plays each other twice on a home and away basis and the top two teams play in the final. There should be one match before the tournament between Aus and NZ so the Bledisloe Cup can be a best of 3 contest. Should the final be played between Aus and NZ it would not affect the outcome of the Bledisloa Cup, which is decided by the match prior to the tournament and their two round matches. Now, where is Argentina you ask? Well, practically they should compete in an expanded Six Nations, however I think it would be better for the globalisation of the sport to set up a domestic competition in the Americas (including US, Canada, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, etc.) to be followed by an American Nations tournament contested by the above listed Nations. Also, it would be interesting to end the tournament with a S. America v N. America match. Another possibility is to have a triangular tournament later in the year with the best of the Six Nations, the Tri Nations (or in the case above the Four Nations) and the American Nations described above. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rugby Union
General Rugby Union
Argentina
Top