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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1148439" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>South America confirm it is their understanding Fiji and Japan will be the teams invited, that there is zero guarantee of promotion / relegation in 2030 and that Tier 1 will not now honour their commitment to cross tier tests agreed in San Francisco and due to run until 2032.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/pineyrua-bastantes-chances-de-un-mundial-de-rugby-24-equipos-en-2027-y-las-chances-de-que-pichot-sea-candidato-a-las-elecciones-2023919185026[/URL]</p><p></p><p>If confirmed (and combined with World Rugby giving ownership of the tournament to the Tier1 unions) then this is absolutely rotten, unjust, short termist, dishonest, dishonourable and typical of of Tier 1 (whether they are wearing the cap of their own union or a World Rugby cap).</p><p></p><p>It will be near impossible for Tier2 unions to attract suffficient sponsorship for competitions where access to the worlds top teams and players is in-built into competition.</p><p></p><p>I sadly hope that the financial difficulties experienced by Tier1 continue and are magnified. I hope the governance of rugby burns to the ground so that something more democratic and open minded emerges from its ashes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1148439, member: 74121"] South America confirm it is their understanding Fiji and Japan will be the teams invited, that there is zero guarantee of promotion / relegation in 2030 and that Tier 1 will not now honour their commitment to cross tier tests agreed in San Francisco and due to run until 2032. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/pineyrua-bastantes-chances-de-un-mundial-de-rugby-24-equipos-en-2027-y-las-chances-de-que-pichot-sea-candidato-a-las-elecciones-2023919185026[/URL] If confirmed (and combined with World Rugby giving ownership of the tournament to the Tier1 unions) then this is absolutely rotten, unjust, short termist, dishonest, dishonourable and typical of of Tier 1 (whether they are wearing the cap of their own union or a World Rugby cap). It will be near impossible for Tier2 unions to attract suffficient sponsorship for competitions where access to the worlds top teams and players is in-built into competition. I sadly hope that the financial difficulties experienced by Tier1 continue and are magnified. I hope the governance of rugby burns to the ground so that something more democratic and open minded emerges from its ashes. [/QUOTE]
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