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[RWC2019][Pool A] Round 4 - Japan vs. Scotland (13/10/2019)
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<blockquote data-quote="General Melchett" data-source="post: 965683" data-attributes="member: 74895"><p>I shouldn't be expected though because at the end of the day it's professional sport and it doesn't happen in the football world cup. Past wrongs don't make it right today. The host nation should get to play the opening game and I have no issue with them cherry picking which stadium(s) they play in but it should end there. World rugby should be impartial and whiter than white but it's becoming obvious that there is a will to get Japan through to the QFs and it's plain wrong.</p><p></p><p>Ireland and Scotland have both been forced to get badly needed BP wins in the Kobe sweatbox while Japan have not. Townsend is being forced to gamble and hope the second string team can get a BP win tomorrow because he knows a four day turnaround for the first team is too much. Japan have yet to play anyone who had a longer turnaround and have been able to field almost full strength sides for all of their pool games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="General Melchett, post: 965683, member: 74895"] I shouldn't be expected though because at the end of the day it's professional sport and it doesn't happen in the football world cup. Past wrongs don't make it right today. The host nation should get to play the opening game and I have no issue with them cherry picking which stadium(s) they play in but it should end there. World rugby should be impartial and whiter than white but it's becoming obvious that there is a will to get Japan through to the QFs and it's plain wrong. Ireland and Scotland have both been forced to get badly needed BP wins in the Kobe sweatbox while Japan have not. Townsend is being forced to gamble and hope the second string team can get a BP win tomorrow because he knows a four day turnaround for the first team is too much. Japan have yet to play anyone who had a longer turnaround and have been able to field almost full strength sides for all of their pool games. [/QUOTE]
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