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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 994304" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>I don't think the level of the team matters that much. Like had RSA been scheduled for 2017 it would have been a joke of a tour. The Lions is about tradition, I'm well versed in here in thinking it's massively out of date and wouldn't care if it's gone but having tours to the Americas would be ludicrous. </p><p></p><p>It does show the weakness of test rugby though, outside the five nations sides (maybe not even France) and the Tri nations sides no one cares that much. An alternative is needed but world leagues and random Lions tours arent the answer. </p><p></p><p>I have said before that I'd like biennial 4/5 team tournaments in the style of a soccer pre season tournaments with a view to growing the game. </p><p></p><p>E.g - NYC tournament: NZ, Wales, USA and Italy.</p><p>Toronto: England, Australia, Canada, Scotland </p><p>Buenos Aires/Montevideo: Argentina, Ireland, Uruguay, Japan</p><p>Cape Town: RSA, France, Namibia, Fiji </p><p></p><p>Play it over three weekends and swap tier two teams in and out and obviously switch the tier 1 orders about. It's a long shot but more productive and has more obvious growth targets (Expand to 6 teams with round robin and 3rd and 5th place play offs) while allowing the big guns rotate players in and out a bit more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 994304, member: 45598"] I don't think the level of the team matters that much. Like had RSA been scheduled for 2017 it would have been a joke of a tour. The Lions is about tradition, I'm well versed in here in thinking it's massively out of date and wouldn't care if it's gone but having tours to the Americas would be ludicrous. It does show the weakness of test rugby though, outside the five nations sides (maybe not even France) and the Tri nations sides no one cares that much. An alternative is needed but world leagues and random Lions tours arent the answer. I have said before that I'd like biennial 4/5 team tournaments in the style of a soccer pre season tournaments with a view to growing the game. E.g - NYC tournament: NZ, Wales, USA and Italy. Toronto: England, Australia, Canada, Scotland Buenos Aires/Montevideo: Argentina, Ireland, Uruguay, Japan Cape Town: RSA, France, Namibia, Fiji Play it over three weekends and swap tier two teams in and out and obviously switch the tier 1 orders about. It's a long shot but more productive and has more obvious growth targets (Expand to 6 teams with round robin and 3rd and 5th place play offs) while allowing the big guns rotate players in and out a bit more. [/QUOTE]
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