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<blockquote data-quote="BigTen" data-source="post: 54675"><p>The Bledisloe is essentially a challenge cup and as such it should be hard to win. If every year the Bledisloe changed hands it would lose some of it's appeal. After Australia held it for so long 1998 - 2003 you could see how much it meant for the New Zealand players to win it back. Some of those players would never had held the trophy aloft before yet grew up with the history and magic of it.</p><p></p><p>I think that the two match format probably needed changing but it still worked especially as it made it tougher and more worthwhile to win.</p><p></p><p>With the three match format - the country (especially if that country is the challenger) that has two home games will have the big advantage to either keep or win the Bledisloe. And I don't think that it is fair. I assume that this will be rotated each year so it means that if you lose the Bledisloe then the next year you should be able to get it back with two home games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTen, post: 54675"] The Bledisloe is essentially a challenge cup and as such it should be hard to win. If every year the Bledisloe changed hands it would lose some of it's appeal. After Australia held it for so long 1998 - 2003 you could see how much it meant for the New Zealand players to win it back. Some of those players would never had held the trophy aloft before yet grew up with the history and magic of it. I think that the two match format probably needed changing but it still worked especially as it made it tougher and more worthwhile to win. With the three match format - the country (especially if that country is the challenger) that has two home games will have the big advantage to either keep or win the Bledisloe. And I don't think that it is fair. I assume that this will be rotated each year so it means that if you lose the Bledisloe then the next year you should be able to get it back with two home games. [/QUOTE]
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