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<blockquote data-quote="tommowins" data-source="post: 229138"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DonBilly @ Nov 14 2008, 12:04 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=359960" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Last year during the RU World Cup there were many unbalanced matches; there were always big crowds and most of them were actualy sold out.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>However you had your fair share of upsets too with Argentina playing fantastically as well as Georgia almost beating Ireland and of course, Fiji's magnificent victory over Wales. In effect only a couple of teams got absolutely rolled, naming a few: USA, Japan, Pool C apart from NZL and Namibia. In my opinion only 7 out of 20 teams being poor is a relatively good strike rate for a World Cup only having 6 tournaments. RWC 2011 is looking to be a great tournament and the game is growing more equal at a rapid rate. </p><p></p><p>In RWC 2003 2 teams reached over 100 points in one match (Aus and Eng I think) and RWC 2007 had only 1 team reach over 100 points (NZL). To put it even more in perspective the amount of teams in a match reaching 50 points or more in RWC 2003 was 16 and in RWC 2007 was 12. Who knows in RWC 2011 no teams could get over 100 points in a match and only 8 reach over 50. </p><p></p><p>Rugby Union is providing more exciting international rugby than League with closer scorelines, more upsets and more teams having a chance of making it to the finals. This is something League does not deliver with Australia having odds at $1.13 to win the Leauge World Cup, according to TAB NZL. So yeah...</p><p></p><p></p><p>(I am stats man)</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="tommowins, post: 229138"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DonBilly @ Nov 14 2008, 12:04 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=359960']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Last year during the RU World Cup there were many unbalanced matches; there were always big crowds and most of them were actualy sold out. [/b][/quote] However you had your fair share of upsets too with Argentina playing fantastically as well as Georgia almost beating Ireland and of course, Fiji's magnificent victory over Wales. In effect only a couple of teams got absolutely rolled, naming a few: USA, Japan, Pool C apart from NZL and Namibia. In my opinion only 7 out of 20 teams being poor is a relatively good strike rate for a World Cup only having 6 tournaments. RWC 2011 is looking to be a great tournament and the game is growing more equal at a rapid rate. In RWC 2003 2 teams reached over 100 points in one match (Aus and Eng I think) and RWC 2007 had only 1 team reach over 100 points (NZL). To put it even more in perspective the amount of teams in a match reaching 50 points or more in RWC 2003 was 16 and in RWC 2007 was 12. Who knows in RWC 2011 no teams could get over 100 points in a match and only 8 reach over 50. Rugby Union is providing more exciting international rugby than League with closer scorelines, more upsets and more teams having a chance of making it to the finals. This is something League does not deliver with Australia having odds at $1.13 to win the Leauge World Cup, according to TAB NZL. So yeah... (I am stats man) [/QUOTE]
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