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<blockquote data-quote="Mr. Laxative" data-source="post: 90407"><p>There's been talk that SA are going to pull in out of the SANZAR agreement, post 2010 and try and get some of there teams in the European Cup. For them, this would mean less travel time which is better for players with more matches being played each year. I'm not sure what would happen to SA international rugby though. That could be interesting. Would they join in the 6 Nations? An African Cup?</p><p></p><p>To be honest, yeah. Japan in a Pacific Four Nations wouldn't be such a good idea, but certainly have some of their teams in Super Rugby. Maybe what could happen four the Tri/Four Nations is a tiered competition like in Europe. Have 1 tournament with say Australia, New Zealand, PI. And then another with the lesser teams: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and the PI as seperate teams.</p><p></p><p>Argentina could join in the SH tournament, but to be honest, travel would be worse than if SA were still in. What should happen is the following: Argentina should join an expanded Six Nations (possibly with SA as well) playing their home matches in Europe, where all their best players are playing. Only those playing with a European club comp should be allowed to play in the European Argentine team. </p><p></p><p>Next they need to sort a grassroots program - maybe a slight problem considering that Argentina Rugby is officially bankrupt. This is where an American club comp comes into play, including teams from Canada, USA, Uruguay, Argentine and Chile. This should be followed by an expanded NA4 comp, including the nations listed above. Only the players playing in the Americas should be allowed to play in this Argentine team - for now.</p><p></p><p>Eventually as the competition grows, the Argentines playing in Europe will return and American rugby will become more successful. Finally there would be a great team and tournament. </p><p></p><p>Basically, there would be two Argentina national teams playing in seperate parts of the world with a different coach each. Come World Cup time, these teams would theoretically combine and have two coaches. </p><p></p><p>Now all Argentina needs is a heap of funding from the IRB and soon enough we may see them in the Top 3!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr. Laxative, post: 90407"] There's been talk that SA are going to pull in out of the SANZAR agreement, post 2010 and try and get some of there teams in the European Cup. For them, this would mean less travel time which is better for players with more matches being played each year. I'm not sure what would happen to SA international rugby though. That could be interesting. Would they join in the 6 Nations? An African Cup? To be honest, yeah. Japan in a Pacific Four Nations wouldn't be such a good idea, but certainly have some of their teams in Super Rugby. Maybe what could happen four the Tri/Four Nations is a tiered competition like in Europe. Have 1 tournament with say Australia, New Zealand, PI. And then another with the lesser teams: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and the PI as seperate teams. Argentina could join in the SH tournament, but to be honest, travel would be worse than if SA were still in. What should happen is the following: Argentina should join an expanded Six Nations (possibly with SA as well) playing their home matches in Europe, where all their best players are playing. Only those playing with a European club comp should be allowed to play in the European Argentine team. Next they need to sort a grassroots program - maybe a slight problem considering that Argentina Rugby is officially bankrupt. This is where an American club comp comes into play, including teams from Canada, USA, Uruguay, Argentine and Chile. This should be followed by an expanded NA4 comp, including the nations listed above. Only the players playing in the Americas should be allowed to play in this Argentine team - for now. Eventually as the competition grows, the Argentines playing in Europe will return and American rugby will become more successful. Finally there would be a great team and tournament. Basically, there would be two Argentina national teams playing in seperate parts of the world with a different coach each. Come World Cup time, these teams would theoretically combine and have two coaches. Now all Argentina needs is a heap of funding from the IRB and soon enough we may see them in the Top 3!! [/QUOTE]
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