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Rugby World Cup 2015
RWC: Canada - Japan (27-09-2011, 17:00)
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<blockquote data-quote="james5000" data-source="post: 452008" data-attributes="member: 53353"><p>The current rankings are distorted by Fiji's poor performance in this years Pacific Nations cup (where they had a really weak team). </p><p>If you look past that result you will see Fiji have been the highest ranked minnow for the last four years.</p><p></p><p>Fiji historically has the best win/loss record amongst the minnows, they have also beaten the most tier 1 nations.</p><p></p><p>You can't say if France beat Canada by X margin, and Samoa beat Fiji by X margin, then Canada must be better than Fiji because France are better than Samoa. That's plain silly.</p><p></p><p>If they all had their strongest sides Fiji would beat all the minnows 7 times out of 10, Historically they beat all minnow nations 7 times out of 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="james5000, post: 452008, member: 53353"] The current rankings are distorted by Fiji's poor performance in this years Pacific Nations cup (where they had a really weak team). If you look past that result you will see Fiji have been the highest ranked minnow for the last four years. Fiji historically has the best win/loss record amongst the minnows, they have also beaten the most tier 1 nations. You can't say if France beat Canada by X margin, and Samoa beat Fiji by X margin, then Canada must be better than Fiji because France are better than Samoa. That's plain silly. If they all had their strongest sides Fiji would beat all the minnows 7 times out of 10, Historically they beat all minnow nations 7 times out of 10. [/QUOTE]
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