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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Surefire" data-source="post: 450055" data-attributes="member: 48222">I was thinking about this as well, but my logic is letting more players into WC squads still only benefits tier 1 nations.  Depth, as far as having quality players, is difficult for tier 2 teams currently.  Allowing more players does not seem to me like it would help.  I do think the scheduling is unfair, but do to make it fair you would need to ask the IRB to bite the bullet and lose money on the matches that would draw many viewers.Although I don't think extra time would have changed the result of most tier2 v tier1 matches, it could have played a difference in the Samoa v Wales match outcome, and maybe denied the bonus point in the Canada v France match.  (during the final try of that match it was visible the Canadian team was completely gassed)</blockquote>