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World Cup to Remain at 20 Teams for 2011
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<blockquote data-quote="getofmeland" data-source="post: 163428"><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7120975.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7120975.stm</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Well the IRB have Confirmed that there will be 20 teams competing at the World Cup in 2011. The IRB have realised on public demand that the smaller nations were able to compete at the top level of international rugby.</p><p></p><p>They have also announced a further change means there will be 12 automatic qualifiers for 2011, rather than eight as has previously been the case. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That means both Wales and Ireland are guaranteed their places in New Zealand despite finishing third in their pools in France. Tonga and Italy also join the automatic qualifiers, who include both England and Scotland</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> This is great news for Rugby...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="getofmeland, post: 163428"] [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7120975.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7120975.stm[/url] Well the IRB have Confirmed that there will be 20 teams competing at the World Cup in 2011. The IRB have realised on public demand that the smaller nations were able to compete at the top level of international rugby. They have also announced a further change means there will be 12 automatic qualifiers for 2011, rather than eight as has previously been the case. That means both Wales and Ireland are guaranteed their places in New Zealand despite finishing third in their pools in France. Tonga and Italy also join the automatic qualifiers, who include both England and Scotland This is great news for Rugby... [/QUOTE]
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