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Rugby World Cup 2015
Draw for future tournaments will be held closer to event to avoid group of death
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<blockquote data-quote="HowieLO6" data-source="post: 741841" data-attributes="member: 52873"><p>Trying to steer clear to the draw that that other argument has, would having something akin to a plate tournament increase the chances of an upset result or two? Or at the very least, give the lower teams something worth competing for?</p><p></p><p>If there's a knockout trophy for the 3rd and 4th-placed teams to be aiming for, might we not see the lower teams giving that extra 10%? While I'm sure our pride won;t allow many of us to admit it, I'm sure we can agree that any time you've gone up against an oppo that is vastly superior, heads can drop. Would giving teams something to fight for not act as a reasonable incentive to up their respective games, whilst also giving some exposure to knock-out rugby against teams of a closer ability?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HowieLO6, post: 741841, member: 52873"] Trying to steer clear to the draw that that other argument has, would having something akin to a plate tournament increase the chances of an upset result or two? Or at the very least, give the lower teams something worth competing for? If there's a knockout trophy for the 3rd and 4th-placed teams to be aiming for, might we not see the lower teams giving that extra 10%? While I'm sure our pride won;t allow many of us to admit it, I'm sure we can agree that any time you've gone up against an oppo that is vastly superior, heads can drop. Would giving teams something to fight for not act as a reasonable incentive to up their respective games, whilst also giving some exposure to knock-out rugby against teams of a closer ability? [/QUOTE]
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