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<blockquote data-quote="mdaclarke" data-source="post: 1001149" data-attributes="member: 73361"><p>Reviewed this after the world cup.</p><p></p><p>New Predictions</p><p></p><p>1. New Zealand</p><p>2. South Africa</p><p>3. France</p><p>4. England</p><p>5. Wales</p><p>6. Ireland</p><p>7. Australia</p><p>8. Argentina</p><p>9. Scotland</p><p>10. Japan</p><p>11. Fiji</p><p>12. Italy</p><p>13. Samoa</p><p>14. USA</p><p>15. Canada</p><p>16 . Tonga</p><p>17. Russia</p><p>18. Namibia</p><p>19. Georgia</p><p>20. Uruguay</p><p></p><p>Toyed with putting South Africa at Number 1 and England at Number 3 (swapped with New Zealand and France)</p><p>Also not sure if I am being too harsh on Australia</p><p></p><p>1. New Zealand will always be 1 or 2</p><p>2. If it wasn't for the politics I would have put South Africa at 1 as in my opinion they have the biggest best player/schooling/coaching base. However the politics will always hold them back slightly, However their resources are just too great to be anything but top 3.</p><p>3. France I think are on the up. They have the player base, Rugby is popular in the South and they have the World Cup to host.</p><p>4. England will always be top 4 due to player base.</p><p>5. Wales and Ireland are a toss up, but as I'm welsh I out them above Ireland</p><p>6. Ireland and Wales are a toss up, but as I'm welsh I out them below Wales</p><p>7. Australian Rugby has the challenges of other codes that the other nations don't have. I slightly fear for Australian rugby</p><p>8. Argentina could improve more but the Super Rugby Issues don;t help, they could have done with a 2nd Super Rugby Team.</p><p>9. Scotland will never become a tier 2 team but they will always be one of the weaker tier 1 teams. Don't think picking South African cast-offs is a long term strategy.</p><p>10. Japan I think have had their high water mark.</p><p>11. Fiji will be the best of the Polynesian teams</p><p>12. Italy are better than their ranking suggests but as a Tier 1 team they only play other Tier 1 teams so they have no easy games to push up their rankings.</p><p>13. Samoa will still be a good team but won;'t progress as their player base is too small and the best are picked by New Zealand/club interference</p><p>14. USA have big player resources and MLR may help them but I don;t see rugby ever becoming a major sport there. They have the Australian problem on steroids (competition from other codes)</p><p>15. Canada are in the doldrums but I have a feeling they will recover slightly especially if MLR expands</p><p>16. Tonga have the same issues as Samoa but I don;t think they have the same player base.</p><p>17. Russia Similar to USA but not as good</p><p>18. Namibia I think they will be helped by South Africa next to them</p><p>19. Georgia I see them a bit like Romania in the past, I think they have had their highpoint</p><p>20. Uruguay I think they will be helped by Argentina next to them</p><p></p><p>Will be interesting to see how wrong I am!</p><p></p><p>I think Rugby should concentrate on keeping the Tier 1 and 2 teams strong rather than trying to grow the sport in other places. The loss of Australia will cause more damage than the gain of Germany. It can be kept for far less resources</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mdaclarke, post: 1001149, member: 73361"] Reviewed this after the world cup. New Predictions 1. New Zealand 2. South Africa 3. France 4. England 5. Wales 6. Ireland 7. Australia 8. Argentina 9. Scotland 10. Japan 11. Fiji 12. Italy 13. Samoa 14. USA 15. Canada 16 . Tonga 17. Russia 18. Namibia 19. Georgia 20. Uruguay Toyed with putting South Africa at Number 1 and England at Number 3 (swapped with New Zealand and France) Also not sure if I am being too harsh on Australia 1. New Zealand will always be 1 or 2 2. If it wasn't for the politics I would have put South Africa at 1 as in my opinion they have the biggest best player/schooling/coaching base. However the politics will always hold them back slightly, However their resources are just too great to be anything but top 3. 3. France I think are on the up. They have the player base, Rugby is popular in the South and they have the World Cup to host. 4. England will always be top 4 due to player base. 5. Wales and Ireland are a toss up, but as I'm welsh I out them above Ireland 6. Ireland and Wales are a toss up, but as I'm welsh I out them below Wales 7. Australian Rugby has the challenges of other codes that the other nations don't have. I slightly fear for Australian rugby 8. Argentina could improve more but the Super Rugby Issues don;t help, they could have done with a 2nd Super Rugby Team. 9. Scotland will never become a tier 2 team but they will always be one of the weaker tier 1 teams. Don't think picking South African cast-offs is a long term strategy. 10. Japan I think have had their high water mark. 11. Fiji will be the best of the Polynesian teams 12. Italy are better than their ranking suggests but as a Tier 1 team they only play other Tier 1 teams so they have no easy games to push up their rankings. 13. Samoa will still be a good team but won;'t progress as their player base is too small and the best are picked by New Zealand/club interference 14. USA have big player resources and MLR may help them but I don;t see rugby ever becoming a major sport there. They have the Australian problem on steroids (competition from other codes) 15. Canada are in the doldrums but I have a feeling they will recover slightly especially if MLR expands 16. Tonga have the same issues as Samoa but I don;t think they have the same player base. 17. Russia Similar to USA but not as good 18. Namibia I think they will be helped by South Africa next to them 19. Georgia I see them a bit like Romania in the past, I think they have had their highpoint 20. Uruguay I think they will be helped by Argentina next to them Will be interesting to see how wrong I am! I think Rugby should concentrate on keeping the Tier 1 and 2 teams strong rather than trying to grow the sport in other places. The loss of Australia will cause more damage than the gain of Germany. It can be kept for far less resources [/QUOTE]
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