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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2017 RBS Six Nations] Round 4: Wales v Ireland (11/02/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="Goodey" data-source="post: 843376" data-attributes="member: 69270"><p>I more or less agree and if you want to win the World Cup then you have to be capable of stringing together big wins. Getting out of the pool of death is never a big ask for a side that's actually got a good shot at winning.</p><p></p><p>That said I think the 'top two from four pools' system is a relic of what world rugby looked like in the 90s and has been stuck with only because we were so used to having the top teams be the 8 five nations and tri nations teams. Having five teams in each pool has also led to unfair scheduling, particularly against the tier two sides, when getting proper rest is far more important than it used to be. A more suitable format for a world cup now would be five pools of four, with a similar format to the European Champion's Cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goodey, post: 843376, member: 69270"] I more or less agree and if you want to win the World Cup then you have to be capable of stringing together big wins. Getting out of the pool of death is never a big ask for a side that's actually got a good shot at winning. That said I think the 'top two from four pools' system is a relic of what world rugby looked like in the 90s and has been stuck with only because we were so used to having the top teams be the 8 five nations and tri nations teams. Having five teams in each pool has also led to unfair scheduling, particularly against the tier two sides, when getting proper rest is far more important than it used to be. A more suitable format for a world cup now would be five pools of four, with a similar format to the European Champion's Cup. [/QUOTE]
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