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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1066743" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Chile will be breaking your formula Brigantine. They are a meteoric rise that is arguably unseen in the history of Tier2 rugby. Their double victory in Russia in their EOY tour and the manner in which they have dispatched Canada and Argentina XV earlier in the year, all point to a RWC qualification contest which should be making the USA very vigilant.</p><p></p><p>I don't think anyone knows what the ceiling is for this very young Chilean squad and when they face the USA they will be older, wiser and stronger than they were this year with another season of professional exposure in the SLAR under their belt. They also clearly have a superior coach to the USA and the US have chosen the odd pre-qualifier fixtures of playing the French Barbarians, which doesn't strike me as the best of preparations.</p><p></p><p>I'd say the Chile / US qualifier I'd about 50/50 at present and if the US end up in the repechage against say a Portugal, Romania or Spain then their failure to qualify becomes a possibility. 2022 could be a year that sends minor tremors through World Rugby with the prospect of the US not qualifying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1066743, member: 74121"] Chile will be breaking your formula Brigantine. They are a meteoric rise that is arguably unseen in the history of Tier2 rugby. Their double victory in Russia in their EOY tour and the manner in which they have dispatched Canada and Argentina XV earlier in the year, all point to a RWC qualification contest which should be making the USA very vigilant. I don't think anyone knows what the ceiling is for this very young Chilean squad and when they face the USA they will be older, wiser and stronger than they were this year with another season of professional exposure in the SLAR under their belt. They also clearly have a superior coach to the USA and the US have chosen the odd pre-qualifier fixtures of playing the French Barbarians, which doesn't strike me as the best of preparations. I'd say the Chile / US qualifier I'd about 50/50 at present and if the US end up in the repechage against say a Portugal, Romania or Spain then their failure to qualify becomes a possibility. 2022 could be a year that sends minor tremors through World Rugby with the prospect of the US not qualifying. [/QUOTE]
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