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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Canucks" data-source="post: 453778" data-attributes="member: 43938">Unfortunately, it's not an issue of fat cutting, it's a issue of not making any money during the world cup. No sponsors = no money except for what the IRB decides to dole out. If no sponsors during the WC, then there needs to be more tournaments/tours but that still doesn't help the Pacific Nations who experience more costs than others because they have extra travel distance and all potential sponsors will have to be foreign as they are very small countries. Pretty much will only receive sponsorship if they play a few bigger teams during tours. Pacific Islander nations have to be very creative with generating funds.Rugby in Canada is improving as the grassroots movement is rapidly increasing and as you pointed out, media coverage is increasing.</blockquote>