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[RWC2023] New Zealand vs Namibia (15/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1145237" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>Exactly.</p><p>I'd have that tourney (4 pools of 6, top 2 go through) as 5 matches each in the June/July window, and draw the pools based on rankings at that point (before the QN starts).</p><p>If the practicalities allowed (and I doubt that they would) I'd then have a knock-out phase for everyone from the 24-team tourney who failed to qualify for the RWC "proper". If not practical, then each pool could be held in a different country.</p><p></p><p>For me, the question would be when to make the draw for the qualifying tournament, as it would affect touring plans that are put in place a decent way in advance.</p><p></p><p>It would mean that, if we took the rankings as of 1st January 2021 to the hold a 2022 qualifying tournament (excluding the 2019 quarter finalists, and excluding any geographic considerations), the pools would have been.</p><p>Pool A: Scotland, USA, Spain, Namibia, Netherlands, Kenya</p><p>Pool B: Argentina, Samoa, Uruguay, Canada, Brazil, Korea</p><p>Pool C: Fiji, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong, Belgium, Germany</p><p>Pool D: Georgia, Tonga, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Chile</p><p></p><p>You'd expect the top seed from each group to win, but there are viable upsets (except Scotland), then a proper fight between each pool's 2nd and 3rd seeds.</p><p></p><p>Assuming the top 2 seeds, then (with the proviso that rankings would have been changed as a result of different matches happening at that point) from the rankings end of July 2022, this world cup would likely be</p><p>Pool A: Ireland, Wales, Argentina, Tonga</p><p>Pool B: France, Scotland, Japan, USA/Spain</p><p>Pool C: South Africa, Australia, Samoa/Uruguay, Italy</p><p>Pool D: New Zealand, England, Fiji, Georgia</p><p></p><p>Which looks a tonne more balanced than what we've got.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1145237, member: 73592"] Exactly. I'd have that tourney (4 pools of 6, top 2 go through) as 5 matches each in the June/July window, and draw the pools based on rankings at that point (before the QN starts). If the practicalities allowed (and I doubt that they would) I'd then have a knock-out phase for everyone from the 24-team tourney who failed to qualify for the RWC "proper". If not practical, then each pool could be held in a different country. For me, the question would be when to make the draw for the qualifying tournament, as it would affect touring plans that are put in place a decent way in advance. It would mean that, if we took the rankings as of 1st January 2021 to the hold a 2022 qualifying tournament (excluding the 2019 quarter finalists, and excluding any geographic considerations), the pools would have been. Pool A: Scotland, USA, Spain, Namibia, Netherlands, Kenya Pool B: Argentina, Samoa, Uruguay, Canada, Brazil, Korea Pool C: Fiji, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong, Belgium, Germany Pool D: Georgia, Tonga, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Chile You'd expect the top seed from each group to win, but there are viable upsets (except Scotland), then a proper fight between each pool's 2nd and 3rd seeds. Assuming the top 2 seeds, then (with the proviso that rankings would have been changed as a result of different matches happening at that point) from the rankings end of July 2022, this world cup would likely be Pool A: Ireland, Wales, Argentina, Tonga Pool B: France, Scotland, Japan, USA/Spain Pool C: South Africa, Australia, Samoa/Uruguay, Italy Pool D: New Zealand, England, Fiji, Georgia Which looks a tonne more balanced than what we've got. [/QUOTE]
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