General Rugby Discussion II

RugbyLover123

Hate the idea of a World Cup spread across different countries.

Rugby really needs to expand its horizons in terms of host countries. I’m of the opinion they could host it almost anywhere and it would be a success. I mean Japan was a great success even taking into account the natural disaster.

The US, Argentina, Canada, Russia, Spain, Germany should all seriously be looked at .. and Italy? Have they ever applied to host? Surely they have the infrastructure etc to be just as successful as France as a host?

Although I’m sure it’ll be good craic, the thoughts of another World Cup in the UK with some Irish matches does not appeal to me at all. Get the WC final in the San Siro, Nou Camp, NY...

Lost Ormond

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

Hate the idea of a World Cup spread across different countries.

Rugby really needs to expand its horizons in terms of host countries. I’m of the opinion they could host it almost anywhere and it would be a success. I mean Japan was a great success even taking into account the natural disaster.

The US, Argentina, Canada, Russia, Spain, Germany should all seriously be looked at .. and Italy? Have they ever applied to host? Surely they have the infrastructure etc to be just as successful as France as a host?

Although I’m sure it’ll be good craic, the thoughts of another World Cup in the UK with some Irish matches does not appeal to me at all. Get the WC final in the San Siro, Nou Camp, NY...

Italy looked to host both 15 and 19
The sport does need to expand more. Will take time for that to change.

hahashake

Expanding might be put on the back burner if the sport is struggling financially and/or otherwise in established markets.

roadmaster

Whats going on with this bid , The Times and off the ball saying it may happen and the examiner and other media reporting the IRFU are not involved

Lost Ormond

hahashake wrote: »

Expanding might be put on the back burner if the sport is struggling financially and/or otherwise in established markets.

It probably will but the sport will never really develop more if you dont expand and the places like US, South America can bring in revenues that can really help the established markets.

roadmaster wrote: »

Whats going on with this bid, The Times and off the ball saying it may happen and the examiner and other media reporting the IRFU are not involved

World Rugby started bid process for these tournaments and some papers suggested a joint bid with ireland and few others could happen. We dont know and wont for few months yet

roadmaster

Lost Ormond wrote: »

It probably will but the sport will never really develop more if you dont expand and the places like US, South America can bring in revenues that can really help the established markets.


World Rugby started bid process for these tournaments and some papers suggested a joint bid with ireland and few others could happen. We dont know and wont for few months yet

Hopefully a joint bid won't happen. We are more than capable of holding it ourselves. If we did it with the UK we would be lucky to get 3 or 4 games

FellasFellas

Our bid wasn't good enough. I doubt it will have substantially improved by 2031, or whenever they make the call on it. We weren't done some injustice in not having it here in 2023.

Podge_irl

FellasFellas wrote: »

We weren't done some injustice in not having it here in 2023.

We weren't though it still grates a bit that they brought in the concept of the report with gradings, had questionable scoring in it, used that as the logic to go for France and then ditched that process for future bids.

OldRio

I thought World Rugby wanted 2023 to go to South Africa. All the scoring was done to facilitate that outcome (SA having a better security score than ourselves etc etc) but the Unions thought differently and France got the vote. Which obviously pissed off World Rugby.

swiwi_

I've always thought World Rugby should do more for the Islands. That's why I'm supporting the joint RWC 2027 bid from Faroe, Gibraltar and the Azores.

Jump_In_Jack

swiwi_ wrote: »

I've always thought World Rugby should do more for the Islands. That's why I'm supporting the joint RWC 2027 bid from Faroe, Gibraltar and the Azores.

Gibraltar isn’t an island though.

swiwi_

Jump_In_Jack wrote: »

Gibraltar isn’t an island though.

I like the fact that world rugby actively supports diversity.

BonnieSituation

PMC83 wrote: »

Ok in the same breath I will admit I went to Cardiff in 2015 and had a blast!:D


BUT I just reckon spreading over four countries is too much, will feel like a bloated 6 nations

I had a great time in Cardiff. But the likes of that would have been better served in old Trafford or something. (I know Eastlands was used. But just thinking if a large enough stadium to replace the Principality)

But essentially, it would have been nice for Wales not to host any bloody games.

Surprised they didn't have their finger in the pie for 2019. :rolleyes:

BonnieSituation

Quin_Dub wrote: »

If it's maximum money they want then South Africa is the SH option - Would get far more money for the TV rights given the timezones.

I would be thinking that the ARU need the injection.

Not too long ago the sport was apparently dying.

Cookiemunster

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I had a great time in Cardiff. But the likes of that would have been better served in old Trafford or something. (I know Eastlands was used. But just thinking if a large enough stadium to replace the Principality)

But essentially, it would have been nice for Wales not to host any bloody games.

Surprised they didn't have their finger in the pie for 2019. :rolleyes:

Old Trafford was originally supposed to host games, but Alex Ferguson vetoed it because of concerns about what rugby matches would do to the pitch. Then he retired two years before the tournament.

sioda

Ealing defeated Sarries again today 😁

FACECUTTR

sioda wrote: »

Ealing defeated Sarries again today ðŸ˜

Oh that's nice

sydthebeat

So funny if sarries didn't get promoted

thomond2006

I won't take those results seriously until the Saracens internationals are playing.

Jump_In_Jack

sioda wrote: »

Ealing defeated Sarries again today ðŸ˜

Is that just a friendly?

Thought their league was starting in March and Ealing are in the opposite conference to Saracens no?

Edit: Trailfinders Challenge Cup
It’s a pre-season friendly tournament between Doncaster, Ealing and Saracens.

Lost Ormond

Jump_In_Jack wrote: »

Is that just a friendly?

Thought their league was starting in March and Ealing are in the opposite conference to Saracens no?

Pre season competition between Ealing, Sarries and Doncaster

The Inbetween is mine

Escaped my notice, but I've just seen JP Pietersen announced his retirement at the weekend

prawnsambo

Brian Moore met Ewan McKenna for the first time. It didn't end well.

Ewan McKenna once again confirming about himself what absolutely everyone else knows to be true.

wid?

AdamD

He's an incredibly unpleasant individual

Squidgy Black

The fact he's tweeting furiously about the Irish government and lockdowns and vaccinations, saying they're breaching his rights etc etc while he's half way across the world in Brazil and hasn't lived in Ireland for almost a decade just says it all.

BonnieSituation

I can't believe I read the whole thing.

What did I expect.

prawnsambo

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I can't believe I read the whole thing.

What did I expect.

If he was on boards, he wouldn't last a day before ending up on everyone's ignore list and banned from the rugby forum. All the troll type behaviours of moving the goalposts, erecting straw men, ad hominem attacks and reductio ad absurdum. Brian Moore (who used to be a regular contributor on the Planet Rugby forum as bcm666) has ample experience of dealing with trolls like him.

thomond2006

We can do without that name being dropped on the forum. He's just a ****poster at this point.