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Rugby World Cup 2015
The World Cup format, going forward
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<blockquote data-quote="Mumbles119" data-source="post: 756153" data-attributes="member: 68434"><p>I prefer this idea of 24 teams and 6 pools, rather than reducing the number of teams. The picking point that will always come up is the time required for the whole competition and turn-around times in between matches. </p><p></p><p>My main worry would be because rugby is not like other less attritional sports, a four day turnaround is probably the minimum at this level. A four day turn around is probably workable once during a World Cup schedule, but if it was the norm for the total competition schedule, I think you would see much higher rate of injuries. Plus, a need for larger squads to cope with the demands, which would be a problem for teams with less depth and resources available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mumbles119, post: 756153, member: 68434"] I prefer this idea of 24 teams and 6 pools, rather than reducing the number of teams. The picking point that will always come up is the time required for the whole competition and turn-around times in between matches. My main worry would be because rugby is not like other less attritional sports, a four day turnaround is probably the minimum at this level. A four day turn around is probably workable once during a World Cup schedule, but if it was the norm for the total competition schedule, I think you would see much higher rate of injuries. Plus, a need for larger squads to cope with the demands, which would be a problem for teams with less depth and resources available. [/QUOTE]
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