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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 741994" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>I didn't say "who would have predicted Ireland would be in the top four, ten years from now, ten years ago" I said ranked number two in the world,: as you've pointed out, they've got as low as ninth, so they could just as well have been there, due to lack of consistency; their ranking on this day in 2005 (ten years ago), was seventh, and they were more than seven ranking points adrift of second placed South Africa. This is comparable with predicting Argentina (in terms of the gap in ranking points between them and Ireland) will be the number two ranked team in ten years time; that's certainly possible, but I wouldn't bet the house on it. Anyway, the point is, you can't accurately predict what's going to happen ten years from now, and that the relative strengths of teams don't stay constant, so while the States could rise in strength, some of the Celtic teams could also wane.</p><p></p><p>With regard to the Sevens, I see it as the catalyst for increased interest/participation in rugby in the US; I can see a flow on effect into the fifteens game, with locks possible coming from a basketball background, Props and Hookers from NFL etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 741994, member: 43400"] I didn't say "who would have predicted Ireland would be in the top four, ten years from now, ten years ago" I said ranked number two in the world,: as you've pointed out, they've got as low as ninth, so they could just as well have been there, due to lack of consistency; their ranking on this day in 2005 (ten years ago), was seventh, and they were more than seven ranking points adrift of second placed South Africa. This is comparable with predicting Argentina (in terms of the gap in ranking points between them and Ireland) will be the number two ranked team in ten years time; that's certainly possible, but I wouldn't bet the house on it. Anyway, the point is, you can't accurately predict what's going to happen ten years from now, and that the relative strengths of teams don't stay constant, so while the States could rise in strength, some of the Celtic teams could also wane. With regard to the Sevens, I see it as the catalyst for increased interest/participation in rugby in the US; I can see a flow on effect into the fifteens game, with locks possible coming from a basketball background, Props and Hookers from NFL etc. [/QUOTE]
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