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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 577655" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>I think all this should be in another thread. But I can now say with the All Blacks reining World Cup holders that the world cup hardly means anything and in fact I think it devalues world rugby as a whole</p><p></p><p>lets face it it basically comes down to having 2-3 good weeks in 4 years yet it's seen as the most important thing in the sport?! I hate it, basically since the final whistle in 2011 all minds are focused on 2015</p><p></p><p>Fact is the IRB world rankings show where it's at to be the best you have to show up every weekend every year against the best go into every game to win it and succeed, their only real weakness is the higher weighting for world cup matches which is bull crap and not required. Add to that it's been dominated by the All Blacks for so long but they deserve it - the All Blacks are winning 80-90% of games where the next best teams are only winning ~50-55% of games.</p><p></p><p> A test match is a test match, and the only way to truly sort out where two teams sit is with a test series they are the lifeblood of the sport the best games in rugby history have been played outside the world cup. IMO the only good thing about World Cups is the chance for smaller nations to take on, scare or even beat more established nations just for the entertainment value. Generally the finals are a bore fest, the referees get stage fright and the rule books get thrown out the window.</p><p></p><p>/rant off</p><p></p><p>bring on test 3 !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 577655, member: 43875"] I think all this should be in another thread. But I can now say with the All Blacks reining World Cup holders that the world cup hardly means anything and in fact I think it devalues world rugby as a whole lets face it it basically comes down to having 2-3 good weeks in 4 years yet it's seen as the most important thing in the sport?! I hate it, basically since the final whistle in 2011 all minds are focused on 2015 Fact is the IRB world rankings show where it's at to be the best you have to show up every weekend every year against the best go into every game to win it and succeed, their only real weakness is the higher weighting for world cup matches which is bull crap and not required. Add to that it's been dominated by the All Blacks for so long but they deserve it - the All Blacks are winning 80-90% of games where the next best teams are only winning ~50-55% of games. A test match is a test match, and the only way to truly sort out where two teams sit is with a test series they are the lifeblood of the sport the best games in rugby history have been played outside the world cup. IMO the only good thing about World Cups is the chance for smaller nations to take on, scare or even beat more established nations just for the entertainment value. Generally the finals are a bore fest, the referees get stage fright and the rule books get thrown out the window. /rant off bring on test 3 ! [/QUOTE]
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