Rugby world cup post mortem

When you look at Sextons comments and the other arguments that the IRFU have to make the 6 nations a focus because they'll go broke otherwise and its seems a clear to me.

Especially when he picked up a significant injury which would of taken a lot of training to get back to fitness to play in a World Cup. If he had no interest and the pinnacle was a 6 nations he could have retired to sit in the stand watching the rugby with a beer

You don't think SA rugby needs money? see below

So you can concentrate on the World cup and win the 6 nations but not the other way around? that make zero sense.

It regards to stand alone comments they mean nothing as I posted, you have taken the one I posted and twisted it to suit your point. Which I honestly expected you would do and hence why I used it

No interest in back and forth, you seem unaware of what is going on in World Rugby so will leave it at that.

The best way to explain Irish rugby, "Lot's done, more to do"

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I never said they would be bankrupt.

Squad rotation is not. A few podcasts done analysis and the team that wins normally play more or less the same 23 in the big games from start to finish. Yes for some of the less important games they rotate but the big games its the same 23.

The SH have an advantage because they play a rugby championship prior to the World Cup so their players are battle hardened and ready for test rugby. The NH teams have to build into it and hence why I suspect Ireland picked the same 23 to build up towards the big games. Fatigue was not an issue for the Ireland loss.

I'd really like to see the 6N moved to the summer just for the 2027 season to see if it helps. You just know traditionalists will oppose that. Because tradition has served us so well so far!

Overall you'd have to say this WC was another failure for the NH. They have to try something different as the status quo just isn't working.

3 SH teams in the semi finals, its been another disastrous outcome for the NH. A very limited Argentina should not be beating Wales for example.

That'd be nice! I think he will get the Scotland job.

Having watched the full SA/ English match I think that on the day if Ireland put in a reasonably good performance they would have comfortably beaten both teams - as long as it did not give away too many penalties.

SA had a game plan for England which went to sh*t and they had to catapult on the bench ASAP. Nothing to do with "fresh legs".

In the last World Cup when SA had no injuries apart from Kolbe in semi they played the same 23 in all the big games.

These are professional players who if getting to a final will play 7 games over 2 months. Are we really saying they are not able to do that? three of those games over at half time with the bench emptied very soon after

My comment was in relation to SA, not Ireland. Clo-clo was discussing SA being desperate to get into the 6N because they are in financial difficulty and how if they did get in, they shift their focus away from winning world cups to 6Ns.

Something that stood out for me last night was how SA reacted in comparison to how Ireland have regarding changes when thing aren't working.

And it is not just this management team but the previous.

Libbock was having a mare and was yanked at 30 minutes.

Would Ireland have done that?

I know a few years ago, under different management, against England Sexton was having a mare and was left on the pitch until the 65th minute or so before being taken off.

Murray was likewise left on when he was playing really poorly as well.

Now people can argue all the want about backup players are not good enough, not at the same level, not as skillful or as influential.

But if a player is playing badly, nowhere near their usual standards, and not really offering something it doesn't matter who they are, then they should be taken off.

And as if to emphaise the apparent Irish mindset, the debate on TV3 at half time between ex Irish rugby internationals was how this would affect Libbock as if he should be given chance to stay on and keep making mistakes, just to make him feel better.

The difference right there between winners and losers is that sentiment has no place.

Saying SA want to get into the 6 nations is not saying that SA will go bankrupt

If you are unaware plenty of noise for years now of SA getting into the SA nations.

The layout of the games for Ireland made sense for the team to play the games. Pro's are able to play 7 games in 2 months. Tiredness was not the reason Ireland lost v NZ so to me it's a mute point.

COuld be a good idea, the problem is the French and English clubs would block it....unless the unions pay them a lot as you would need to give the players a few months off mid season which is not an issue in Ireland etc

Would be difficult for Scottish and Welsh who have offloaded their stars to anyone who would pay their wages

But excellent idea, a 6 nations and then into World Cup.....

Players are rested with the provinces to increase longevity. To try extend their career, plus in Ireland the provinces jobs are to bring players to Ireland. So playing the same 23 week in week out doesn't do that.

Playing 7 games in 2 months is not too much for pro players. Every other team rotates because they dont want to risk injuries to senior players. Ireland didn't pick up any injuries in the non important games. The injuries picked up was in the Scotland game which was always going to have the full team playing.

You made up the SA are going bankrupt. I never said it. End of story on that one.