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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 967639" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>It is Rugby Championship or bust for Japan in terms of meaningful progression, with the 6N having torpedoed the World League in favour of their new financial arrangement with CVC. That agreement now means the 6N are likely to be even less flexible in the event of any future discussions around a World League. </p><p></p><p>I can't see SANZAAR voting for promotion and relegation if it isn't part of a World League package and expansion to 5N for them would be very difficult to fit in the calendar even if we scrapped Bledisloe 3. </p><p></p><p>Anything like a Pacific Rim championship (Japan, PI and Americas Rugby Championshjp) would be logistically problematic and lack a Tier1 nation unless the Pumas bailed on the Rugby Champonship (which wont happen unless rugby takes off in the US to an extent it becomes more financially appealing for the Pumas than the RC).</p><p></p><p>Basically this is a massive logistical headache given Japan's geographical location and we'll probably have to wait for SANZAAR to realise just how dire their financial projections are before they take a step to incorporate Japan, from a position of weakness (by which time they may well have regressed).</p><p></p><p>If there is an alternative to the World League that doesn't unfairly restrict Tier2 nations then I am all ears. The proposal wasn't ideal, but an ideal proposal with so many stakeholders is often not possible. For me it was light years ahead of the current setup which is manifestly unfair. </p><p></p><p>Realistically all World Rugby can do is:</p><p></p><p>- get Tier1 nations to adhere to the agreement made a couple of years ago for increased number of friendlies with Tier2</p><p>- change RWC qualification so that the top three in groups do not automatically qualify so that all nations have to qualify through the same process (again exposing the different Tiers to each other). </p><p></p><p>But I doubt either of the above on their own would result in meaningful change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 967639, member: 74121"] It is Rugby Championship or bust for Japan in terms of meaningful progression, with the 6N having torpedoed the World League in favour of their new financial arrangement with CVC. That agreement now means the 6N are likely to be even less flexible in the event of any future discussions around a World League. I can't see SANZAAR voting for promotion and relegation if it isn't part of a World League package and expansion to 5N for them would be very difficult to fit in the calendar even if we scrapped Bledisloe 3. Anything like a Pacific Rim championship (Japan, PI and Americas Rugby Championshjp) would be logistically problematic and lack a Tier1 nation unless the Pumas bailed on the Rugby Champonship (which wont happen unless rugby takes off in the US to an extent it becomes more financially appealing for the Pumas than the RC). Basically this is a massive logistical headache given Japan's geographical location and we'll probably have to wait for SANZAAR to realise just how dire their financial projections are before they take a step to incorporate Japan, from a position of weakness (by which time they may well have regressed). If there is an alternative to the World League that doesn't unfairly restrict Tier2 nations then I am all ears. The proposal wasn't ideal, but an ideal proposal with so many stakeholders is often not possible. For me it was light years ahead of the current setup which is manifestly unfair. Realistically all World Rugby can do is: - get Tier1 nations to adhere to the agreement made a couple of years ago for increased number of friendlies with Tier2 - change RWC qualification so that the top three in groups do not automatically qualify so that all nations have to qualify through the same process (again exposing the different Tiers to each other). But I doubt either of the above on their own would result in meaningful change. [/QUOTE]
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