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2024 Guinness Six Nations
No 6 Nations in the World Cup years
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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 556060" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>+1</p><p></p><p>World Cup warm ups where experimental teams are fielded are the perfect opportunity to play matches with fresh opposition, instead of repeating 6 Nations fixtures.</p><p></p><p>This is what used to happen. For example, Italy before they got into the 6 Nations got over 20 odd fixtures against Tier 1 opposition between 1995 and 1999 RWC's. The notable couple of wins they got over France and Ireland were actually when they were used as a warm up opposition for 5 Nations teams in the tournament. All the teams apart from England played Italy regularly before the 6 Nations.</p><p></p><p>Failing that, I would also like to see World Cup warm ups against English club sides similar to the warm ups the Lions play. Say if Romania were to play a warm up fixture at Cornish Pirates for example, or Wales to play Northampton, then it would be a good way of building interest in places in the country not hosting matches, and make them feel part of the RWC more. However the same old 6 Nations repeat fixtures are already confirmed so it doesn't matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 556060, member: 48703"] +1 World Cup warm ups where experimental teams are fielded are the perfect opportunity to play matches with fresh opposition, instead of repeating 6 Nations fixtures. This is what used to happen. For example, Italy before they got into the 6 Nations got over 20 odd fixtures against Tier 1 opposition between 1995 and 1999 RWC's. The notable couple of wins they got over France and Ireland were actually when they were used as a warm up opposition for 5 Nations teams in the tournament. All the teams apart from England played Italy regularly before the 6 Nations. Failing that, I would also like to see World Cup warm ups against English club sides similar to the warm ups the Lions play. Say if Romania were to play a warm up fixture at Cornish Pirates for example, or Wales to play Northampton, then it would be a good way of building interest in places in the country not hosting matches, and make them feel part of the RWC more. However the same old 6 Nations repeat fixtures are already confirmed so it doesn't matter. [/QUOTE]
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