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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 902942" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>My condolences to any rugby fan caught up in this but the die was cast when Tahiti were disqualified. Legally, this was the only solution from that point onwards. </p><p></p><p>The full comical nature of this may be yet to unfold. Russia have been afforded no opportunity to play a remotely decent nation outside of the REC for at least two years (and the REC is during their off season, so they don't compete well in it). They will be so undercooked going into an RWC it will not be real (although their level is not so very far behind Spain). </p><p></p><p>I think their only solution is to put the full Russia squad in next years Challenge Cup under the Enisey club flag. </p><p></p><p>If Germany don't get their internal dispute resolved then Portugal will walk all over them. There is talk that Romania rather than Belgium may be in the relegation playoff against Portugal, which would hold back Portuguese rugby for another year. </p><p></p><p>The only clear winners are Samoa and Canada. </p><p></p><p>I dislike the old 3 year residency rules (although not as much as the grandparent rule) but this does seem a very harsh result given that there are mitigating factors in both the Spanish and Romanian arguments (i.e. it is all about ignorance rather than something underhand). </p><p></p><p>It'd be worth checking the Tier1 sides at the last RWC didn't field anyone ineligible as that too would have to disqualify them from this RWC (as finishing in the top 3 in their RWC pool is what qualified them for the next RWC).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 902942, member: 74121"] My condolences to any rugby fan caught up in this but the die was cast when Tahiti were disqualified. Legally, this was the only solution from that point onwards. The full comical nature of this may be yet to unfold. Russia have been afforded no opportunity to play a remotely decent nation outside of the REC for at least two years (and the REC is during their off season, so they don't compete well in it). They will be so undercooked going into an RWC it will not be real (although their level is not so very far behind Spain). I think their only solution is to put the full Russia squad in next years Challenge Cup under the Enisey club flag. If Germany don't get their internal dispute resolved then Portugal will walk all over them. There is talk that Romania rather than Belgium may be in the relegation playoff against Portugal, which would hold back Portuguese rugby for another year. The only clear winners are Samoa and Canada. I dislike the old 3 year residency rules (although not as much as the grandparent rule) but this does seem a very harsh result given that there are mitigating factors in both the Spanish and Romanian arguments (i.e. it is all about ignorance rather than something underhand). It'd be worth checking the Tier1 sides at the last RWC didn't field anyone ineligible as that too would have to disqualify them from this RWC (as finishing in the top 3 in their RWC pool is what qualified them for the next RWC). [/QUOTE]
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