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Rugby World Cup 2007
eh?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Smaller nations missing out on the next world cup?!?!?!?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fa&#039;atau82" data-source="post: 148987"><p>The solution to this is simple. Have the 20 teams and have the format the same as now. The top 2 qualify for the Cup quarters, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams have their own quarter-final Plate competition. </p><p></p><p>This would include Italy, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Canada, Romania, USA and Japan typically.</p><p></p><p>The 5th placed teams maybe could have their own Shield semi-final.. which would be Portugal, Namibia, Georgia and whoever.</p><p></p><p>This works very well with the IRB Sevens.</p><p></p><p>In european basketball, there is a very good system where the top 16 teams are in division 1 and the bottom 16 teams in division 2. They play for promotion and relegation into the divisions.</p><p></p><p>Teams like Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and Canada would fight to be with the bigger teams and it'd improve them. </p><p></p><p>Samoa get one or two games every 4 years against the likes of SA and England, which is the RWC. Samoa lost both, and are out of the RWC for another 4 years. All momentum for Samoa has been lost. Tonga are the same, they had a great tournament, but they will go home and be ingored for the next 4 years.</p><p></p><p>I mean, SA are playing USA today. A complete waste of time. If USA knew they had a hope of winning something in a plate comp, they'd stand a chance against teams of their level, not a giant like SA.</p><p></p><p>SA playing USA for training practice doesn't make a world cup match IMO.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>It'd be a disgrace if teams were demoted from the RWC.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>IRB, why not just have an 8 team tournament and stick your fingers up to everyone else?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fa'atau82, post: 148987"] The solution to this is simple. Have the 20 teams and have the format the same as now. The top 2 qualify for the Cup quarters, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams have their own quarter-final Plate competition. This would include Italy, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Canada, Romania, USA and Japan typically. The 5th placed teams maybe could have their own Shield semi-final.. which would be Portugal, Namibia, Georgia and whoever. This works very well with the IRB Sevens. In european basketball, there is a very good system where the top 16 teams are in division 1 and the bottom 16 teams in division 2. They play for promotion and relegation into the divisions. Teams like Samoa, Fiji, Tonga and Canada would fight to be with the bigger teams and it'd improve them. Samoa get one or two games every 4 years against the likes of SA and England, which is the RWC. Samoa lost both, and are out of the RWC for another 4 years. All momentum for Samoa has been lost. Tonga are the same, they had a great tournament, but they will go home and be ingored for the next 4 years. I mean, SA are playing USA today. A complete waste of time. If USA knew they had a hope of winning something in a plate comp, they'd stand a chance against teams of their level, not a giant like SA. SA playing USA for training practice doesn't make a world cup match IMO. It'd be a disgrace if teams were demoted from the RWC. IRB, why not just have an 8 team tournament and stick your fingers up to everyone else? [/QUOTE]
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