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T1 vs. T2 Test Matches – Winners and losers of the last years change
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 798705" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Isn't it a bit unfair of you to blame the SH T1 teams during a world cup year when tests are being limited??</p><p></p><p>Anyways, apart from the pacific islands, there isn't many SH T2 teams left, so how do you suppose teams like Australia and South Africa assist with more games against lower tiered teams?</p><p></p><p>For Argentina it would be easy, as they along with the USA and Canada can have some sort of tri-nations Americas series, you could even add Uruguay to the mix.</p><p></p><p>But for South Africa, the only lower tiered team closeby is Namibia, and we are doing everything in our power to assist them.</p><p></p><p>The biggest issue is IMO distance. and here the European teams should be blamed more than the SH teams, as the distance is so much less than with the countries in the SH.</p><p></p><p>in 2014, South Africa held a tournament with Samoa and Italy in June before the RC and it worked rather well. But the problem is to fit the matches in the already gruesome schedule. it's basically just June and November that is available to the test teams to play other nations, and to keep things lucrative, the higher tiered teams will be preferred ahead of lower tiered teams. </p><p></p><p>Without the global season, I can only see 2 other ways of going about to get lower tiered teams to play the bigger nations and it is:</p><p>1. During the June and November tests, add another match before or after the series where they play 1 or 2 lower tiered teams.</p><p>2. Have the higher tiered teams organize a tournament for their 2nd international team like the Emerging Springboks/Maori's to play some sort of curtain raiser before the Rugby Championship games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 798705, member: 40658"] Isn't it a bit unfair of you to blame the SH T1 teams during a world cup year when tests are being limited?? Anyways, apart from the pacific islands, there isn't many SH T2 teams left, so how do you suppose teams like Australia and South Africa assist with more games against lower tiered teams? For Argentina it would be easy, as they along with the USA and Canada can have some sort of tri-nations Americas series, you could even add Uruguay to the mix. But for South Africa, the only lower tiered team closeby is Namibia, and we are doing everything in our power to assist them. The biggest issue is IMO distance. and here the European teams should be blamed more than the SH teams, as the distance is so much less than with the countries in the SH. in 2014, South Africa held a tournament with Samoa and Italy in June before the RC and it worked rather well. But the problem is to fit the matches in the already gruesome schedule. it's basically just June and November that is available to the test teams to play other nations, and to keep things lucrative, the higher tiered teams will be preferred ahead of lower tiered teams. Without the global season, I can only see 2 other ways of going about to get lower tiered teams to play the bigger nations and it is: 1. During the June and November tests, add another match before or after the series where they play 1 or 2 lower tiered teams. 2. Have the higher tiered teams organize a tournament for their 2nd international team like the Emerging Springboks/Maori's to play some sort of curtain raiser before the Rugby Championship games. [/QUOTE]
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