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<blockquote data-quote="Brodizzle" data-source="post: 146120"><p>ARU supported Japan, don't blame us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>France did the same this year, welcome to the real world, the BEST option is not going to be chosen as each individual union is going to choose which is benificial to thier own somewhat selfish (to the growth of rugby as a whole) wants.</p><p></p><p>I am increasingly sceptical on the benifit of holding the 2011 world cup in New Zealand. It's a very small nation, the world cup is a huge event, the size of the New Zealand stadium was enough for early world cups but at the moment the amount of people wanting to go to a world cup to support thier nation well outstrips the seating New Zealands stadiums can provide plus the various accomodation as was mentioned before.</p><p></p><p>At the commencement of the World Cup this year commentators on free to air said something along the lines of 'Australia 2003 was hailed as the greatest world cup ever and France is sure to be even greater still'. I cannot see New Zealand being anything but a huge failure. Look at the amount of people going to even the minnow games in France, this is not amateur anymore, New Zealand can only 'host' a world cup if it is split between a few nations....I don't know, we'll just see but judging by the cost of tickets etc. at France, with the size of thier stadiums, it will be impossible to get anything but a pool match in New Zealand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brodizzle, post: 146120"] ARU supported Japan, don't blame us. :) France did the same this year, welcome to the real world, the BEST option is not going to be chosen as each individual union is going to choose which is benificial to thier own somewhat selfish (to the growth of rugby as a whole) wants. I am increasingly sceptical on the benifit of holding the 2011 world cup in New Zealand. It's a very small nation, the world cup is a huge event, the size of the New Zealand stadium was enough for early world cups but at the moment the amount of people wanting to go to a world cup to support thier nation well outstrips the seating New Zealands stadiums can provide plus the various accomodation as was mentioned before. At the commencement of the World Cup this year commentators on free to air said something along the lines of 'Australia 2003 was hailed as the greatest world cup ever and France is sure to be even greater still'. I cannot see New Zealand being anything but a huge failure. Look at the amount of people going to even the minnow games in France, this is not amateur anymore, New Zealand can only 'host' a world cup if it is split between a few nations....I don't know, we'll just see but judging by the cost of tickets etc. at France, with the size of thier stadiums, it will be impossible to get anything but a pool match in New Zealand. [/QUOTE]
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