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Top 15 world rankings predictions for 10 years time?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1089397" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>I thought I'd revisit my lengthy predictions on page 1 5 years on as there have been big developments, primarily with Super Rugby, that I think will really hurt Argentina and NZ. Plus potential for English qualified prioritisation in their league to help them and hinder Scotland and Wales. Basically, it seems I've kept everything largely the same as my previous prediction except for those countries. At the sharp end I think we'll see the top 5 or 6 open up a big gap on the rest compared to 5 years ago when you had an incredibly competitive top 9.</p><p></p><p>2032 rankings (gaps showing distance in rankings)</p><p></p><p>1 - France</p><p>2 - SA - really tempted to make first as URC is helping them retain internationals </p><p>3 - England</p><p>4 - Ireland - awesome but the above three have so much more resources</p><p>5 - NZ - the only competitive pack any of these guys will play all year in a meaningful fixture are the two SA games in the RC</p><p></p><p></p><p>6 - Australia - signs of life this year plus 2027 RWC should help</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>7 - Wales</p><p>8 - Argentina </p><p></p><p>9 - Japan - their league looks a bit better than I was expecting and should continue to professionalise. Ranking very variable depending on whether they get into an annual tournament with Tier1s (if they do, I think they could get to 7th or even 6th)</p><p>10 - Scotland - their promising player development period seems to have been more limited than I was expecting. English league changes could be huge for them. Residency at 5 years certainly will be. </p><p>11 - Italy - will catch up Scotland and start winning in the 6N every couple of years</p><p></p><p>12 - Fiji - helped by Super Rugby </p><p>13 - Spain - I'm still really optimistic for them, looks like they'll have two fully pro franchises this autumn, potential they could go even higher</p><p>14 - USA - promoting them due to hosting RWC and MLR now seeming secure</p><p>15 - Romania - still optimistic but only if they can maintain good exposure for their domestic pro players. </p><p></p><p>Breathing down Romania's neck:</p><p>Tonga/Samoa (huge benefit from eligibility, residency rules and Super Rugby)</p><p>Georgia - still lots of money and passion but no pathway to improve </p><p>Chile - huge potential here if they can keep a pro team especially if they qualify for 2023 RWC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1089397, member: 74121"] I thought I'd revisit my lengthy predictions on page 1 5 years on as there have been big developments, primarily with Super Rugby, that I think will really hurt Argentina and NZ. Plus potential for English qualified prioritisation in their league to help them and hinder Scotland and Wales. Basically, it seems I've kept everything largely the same as my previous prediction except for those countries. At the sharp end I think we'll see the top 5 or 6 open up a big gap on the rest compared to 5 years ago when you had an incredibly competitive top 9. 2032 rankings (gaps showing distance in rankings) 1 - France 2 - SA - really tempted to make first as URC is helping them retain internationals 3 - England 4 - Ireland - awesome but the above three have so much more resources 5 - NZ - the only competitive pack any of these guys will play all year in a meaningful fixture are the two SA games in the RC 6 - Australia - signs of life this year plus 2027 RWC should help 7 - Wales 8 - Argentina 9 - Japan - their league looks a bit better than I was expecting and should continue to professionalise. Ranking very variable depending on whether they get into an annual tournament with Tier1s (if they do, I think they could get to 7th or even 6th) 10 - Scotland - their promising player development period seems to have been more limited than I was expecting. English league changes could be huge for them. Residency at 5 years certainly will be. 11 - Italy - will catch up Scotland and start winning in the 6N every couple of years 12 - Fiji - helped by Super Rugby 13 - Spain - I'm still really optimistic for them, looks like they'll have two fully pro franchises this autumn, potential they could go even higher 14 - USA - promoting them due to hosting RWC and MLR now seeming secure 15 - Romania - still optimistic but only if they can maintain good exposure for their domestic pro players. Breathing down Romania's neck: Tonga/Samoa (huge benefit from eligibility, residency rules and Super Rugby) Georgia - still lots of money and passion but no pathway to improve Chile - huge potential here if they can keep a pro team especially if they qualify for 2023 RWC [/QUOTE]
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