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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1056531" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Is it? </p><p>I don't know what else I should expect to be honest, kind of uncharted territory, but this wasn't an oversight. This was a planned thing. </p><p>I refuse to believe, given the number of people it involves to make a production of that size, that no one, not a single person thought "hey, there are 4 teams in this competition, who's missing?". </p><p></p><p>This screams something more along the lines of "hey, Montoya is not here. Bummer, he represents Argentina thou, we can go ahead without him". And that, to my eyes, is unacceptable. </p><p>I would say the same thing if any other of the 3 captains was missing, which, let's be honest, would never be allowed to happen, obs. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I see what you mean, but i am not sure you see what i mean. </p><p>Course there is, and i for one thought that was a problem that WR was trying to address, albeit slowly. </p><p>Argentina and (arguably) Japan are the best development stories WR can show. </p><p></p><p>The message could therefore be spun as follows: "Put in the hours, get results, and 15 years later we'll still snub you and treat you as second-tier members."</p><p></p><p>Either WR wants to continue being an old boys club where tier 2-3-4-5 have to beg for the scraps of the big boy's table or WR wants to develop rugby into a truly global sport. You can't have it both ways. </p><p></p><p>And again, I fail to see how this is not a minor scandal. The ENTIRE storyline they used was about diversity. A team from another continent, different culture and language, the newest addition to the competition is missing and they stick to that storyline. </p><p>No one picked it up until Ledesma mentioned it. That is a (bigger) story inside the story. No one gives a ****. They really don't. </p><p>Do a quick google search on how rugby websites are portraying the news now. QUite a few are almost labelling Ledesma's words as an angry rant caused by him being a sore loser. </p><p></p><p>I dont think Ledesma nor UAR are asking for anything extraordinary. I think they are only asking for a minimum, minuscule amount of empathy that, inexplicably, is missing. </p><p>Actually, it is hardly inexplicable, my bad. It is very easy to comprehend. And there lies the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1056531, member: 55747"] Is it? I don't know what else I should expect to be honest, kind of uncharted territory, but this wasn't an oversight. This was a planned thing. I refuse to believe, given the number of people it involves to make a production of that size, that no one, not a single person thought "hey, there are 4 teams in this competition, who's missing?". This screams something more along the lines of "hey, Montoya is not here. Bummer, he represents Argentina thou, we can go ahead without him". And that, to my eyes, is unacceptable. I would say the same thing if any other of the 3 captains was missing, which, let's be honest, would never be allowed to happen, obs. I see what you mean, but i am not sure you see what i mean. Course there is, and i for one thought that was a problem that WR was trying to address, albeit slowly. Argentina and (arguably) Japan are the best development stories WR can show. The message could therefore be spun as follows: "Put in the hours, get results, and 15 years later we'll still snub you and treat you as second-tier members." Either WR wants to continue being an old boys club where tier 2-3-4-5 have to beg for the scraps of the big boy's table or WR wants to develop rugby into a truly global sport. You can't have it both ways. And again, I fail to see how this is not a minor scandal. The ENTIRE storyline they used was about diversity. A team from another continent, different culture and language, the newest addition to the competition is missing and they stick to that storyline. No one picked it up until Ledesma mentioned it. That is a (bigger) story inside the story. No one gives a ****. They really don't. Do a quick google search on how rugby websites are portraying the news now. QUite a few are almost labelling Ledesma's words as an angry rant caused by him being a sore loser. I dont think Ledesma nor UAR are asking for anything extraordinary. I think they are only asking for a minimum, minuscule amount of empathy that, inexplicably, is missing. Actually, it is hardly inexplicable, my bad. It is very easy to comprehend. And there lies the problem. [/QUOTE]
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