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<blockquote data-quote="BigTen" data-source="post: 116531"><p>"...Such a move would be highly beneficial to the likes of Samoa, Fiji, Italy and Argentina, while it almost guarantees England, South Africa, Australia, Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, France and Ireland entry to the competition..."</p><p></p><p>I think that the fact that England, South Africa, Australia, Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, France and Ireland are the strongest eight nations in the world (maybe Italy and Argentina should also be included) then it would be almost impossible for any of them to fail to qualify for a world cup.</p><p></p><p>This move by the IRB is irrelevant and no-one should really care too much. I would rather have an eight or ten team world cup in which every single game was critical and close and competitive rather than seeing teams winning by more than 100 points. Even winning margins of greater than 50 are unhealthy.</p><p></p><p>I'd rather see a second-string world cup running concurrently with the world cup with automatic qualification to the main tournament for the winner. This would be a lot better for some of the second string teams as it would mean that they would be more competitive rather than getting smashed in every game.</p><p></p><p>At least the IRB is looking at the qualifying process and working to develop an honest and fair system for everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTen, post: 116531"] "...Such a move would be highly beneficial to the likes of Samoa, Fiji, Italy and Argentina, while it almost guarantees England, South Africa, Australia, Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, France and Ireland entry to the competition..." I think that the fact that England, South Africa, Australia, Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, France and Ireland are the strongest eight nations in the world (maybe Italy and Argentina should also be included) then it would be almost impossible for any of them to fail to qualify for a world cup. This move by the IRB is irrelevant and no-one should really care too much. I would rather have an eight or ten team world cup in which every single game was critical and close and competitive rather than seeing teams winning by more than 100 points. Even winning margins of greater than 50 are unhealthy. I'd rather see a second-string world cup running concurrently with the world cup with automatic qualification to the main tournament for the winner. This would be a lot better for some of the second string teams as it would mean that they would be more competitive rather than getting smashed in every game. At least the IRB is looking at the qualifying process and working to develop an honest and fair system for everyone. [/QUOTE]
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