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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 929217" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Oft overlooked, the ARC has coincided (probably not coincidentally), with fairly sustained improvement in US and Uruguayan international rugby. The US are two times defending champions, partly due to improved performance and partly due to Argentina field what is likely a 3rd string side. The burning questions are:</p><p></p><p>Will the US make it three championships in a row? (Yes)</p><p>Will Argentina throw some fringe Jaguares into the mix to give them a chance of overall victory? (No)</p><p>Will Argentina be better now that Contepomi has left as coach? (Yes)</p><p>Will Uruguay continue to show they are better than Canada? (Yes)</p><p>Will Brazil now leapfrog Canada in the table? (*sucks through his teeth indecisively*)</p><p>Will anyone care about Chile, other than the fact they play in the possibly the most picturesque setting in world rugby? (probably not)</p><p>Will any fans attend a home Uruguayan game to see their greatly improved performances (ignoring the Fiji drubbing in the EOYT)?</p><p></p><p>All this and more will be established in the coming weeks.</p><p></p><p><u>Week 1</u></p><p></p><p>Chile vs USA</p><p>Argentina XV vs Brazil</p><p>Uruguay vs Canada</p><p></p><p>The first two fixtures look like obvious results, despite some improvement from Brazil (I'm worried with them moving position of their star player Sancery). The game of the week being a rematch of the World Cup Qualifier that saw Uruguay show mild superiority over Canada. Perhaps Canada will play a bit more freely now that the pressure is off due to RWC qualification? Or perhaps, they'll still stink.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 929217, member: 74121"] Oft overlooked, the ARC has coincided (probably not coincidentally), with fairly sustained improvement in US and Uruguayan international rugby. The US are two times defending champions, partly due to improved performance and partly due to Argentina field what is likely a 3rd string side. The burning questions are: Will the US make it three championships in a row? (Yes) Will Argentina throw some fringe Jaguares into the mix to give them a chance of overall victory? (No) Will Argentina be better now that Contepomi has left as coach? (Yes) Will Uruguay continue to show they are better than Canada? (Yes) Will Brazil now leapfrog Canada in the table? (*sucks through his teeth indecisively*) Will anyone care about Chile, other than the fact they play in the possibly the most picturesque setting in world rugby? (probably not) Will any fans attend a home Uruguayan game to see their greatly improved performances (ignoring the Fiji drubbing in the EOYT)? All this and more will be established in the coming weeks. [u]Week 1[/u] Chile vs USA Argentina XV vs Brazil Uruguay vs Canada The first two fixtures look like obvious results, despite some improvement from Brazil (I'm worried with them moving position of their star player Sancery). The game of the week being a rematch of the World Cup Qualifier that saw Uruguay show mild superiority over Canada. Perhaps Canada will play a bit more freely now that the pressure is off due to RWC qualification? Or perhaps, they'll still stink. [/QUOTE]
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