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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 965812" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>I don't like the idea that 2nd place teams going through would be decided on PD having played different teams. I don't mind the 5 group format as much as others, I think having games where adjacent seeds have to play each other off the back of a 4 day turnaround should be avoided because it's giving one side a significant advantage in one of the most important games of the pool for either team and I feel bad for Scotland and Canada that the game that always was going to be the one they needed to win to escape the pool or the only one they could win in their pool is off the back of such a turnaround. </p><p></p><p>I think if World Rugby really emphasised growing the sport with T1 v T2 test matches and developing the best T3 nations like Brazil, Russia, remembering there's three better European sides not here, and maybe an African side like Kenya (no idea if their XV side is anywhere but their 7s side shows there's a wee bit of potential) a 24 team tournament would be viable for 2027 and I'm less against a third place side getting through based on PDs and BPs, just don't ask me why!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 965812, member: 45598"] I don't like the idea that 2nd place teams going through would be decided on PD having played different teams. I don't mind the 5 group format as much as others, I think having games where adjacent seeds have to play each other off the back of a 4 day turnaround should be avoided because it's giving one side a significant advantage in one of the most important games of the pool for either team and I feel bad for Scotland and Canada that the game that always was going to be the one they needed to win to escape the pool or the only one they could win in their pool is off the back of such a turnaround. I think if World Rugby really emphasised growing the sport with T1 v T2 test matches and developing the best T3 nations like Brazil, Russia, remembering there's three better European sides not here, and maybe an African side like Kenya (no idea if their XV side is anywhere but their 7s side shows there's a wee bit of potential) a 24 team tournament would be viable for 2027 and I'm less against a third place side getting through based on PDs and BPs, just don't ask me why! [/QUOTE]
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