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[RWC2023] Scotland vs Romania (30/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="spursindevon" data-source="post: 1152244" data-attributes="member: 87264"><p>I think it does, how will the teams in Europe improve:</p><p>1. By being invited to play in an expanded club competition which exposes them to better players</p><p>2. By having a four yearly European championship - to start.</p><p>Clubs are part of the issue because they are shortsighted, a healthy World Cup will feed down into the club game and vice versa.</p><p></p><p>Organic growth of the game in the next four years should focus in 3 areas:</p><p>1. Europe - as above, get Georgia, Portugal and Spain involved in the European club competition and create a European Championship</p><p>2. Pacific - get Japan and Fiji in the rugby championship (as many have advocated), and get a proper super rugby team for Tonga and Samoa.</p><p>3. South America - at least one of the six nations A teams to tour Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Brazil every summer (there is massive potential for growth in this area)</p><p>This would give the next world cup 12 to 14 competitive teams (they may not all win it, but we want close games where both teams could win in the last 10 minutes)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spursindevon, post: 1152244, member: 87264"] I think it does, how will the teams in Europe improve: 1. By being invited to play in an expanded club competition which exposes them to better players 2. By having a four yearly European championship - to start. Clubs are part of the issue because they are shortsighted, a healthy World Cup will feed down into the club game and vice versa. Organic growth of the game in the next four years should focus in 3 areas: 1. Europe - as above, get Georgia, Portugal and Spain involved in the European club competition and create a European Championship 2. Pacific - get Japan and Fiji in the rugby championship (as many have advocated), and get a proper super rugby team for Tonga and Samoa. 3. South America - at least one of the six nations A teams to tour Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay and Brazil every summer (there is massive potential for growth in this area) This would give the next world cup 12 to 14 competitive teams (they may not all win it, but we want close games where both teams could win in the last 10 minutes) [/QUOTE]
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