jinxed
It turns out over 50% of the total teams for the next World Cup have already qualified for it before the prior one has completed.
#closedshop
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Yes, thems is the rules. And I know very little about rugby.
https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2019/10/13/the-12-automatic-qualifiers-for-rwc-2023-in-france/
How can they expect to grow the game when itâs a closed shop?
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A few token places given to rubby backwaters like Russia and Namibia and you have lads claiming itâs a global game. A bit of cannon fodder for the elite to stretch their legs
@gilgamboa and @ChairmanDan were talking about growing the game, seems a bit suspect in the light of this information.
I donât know the reasoning but the world cup itself is the only time the vast majority of teams play on neutral pitches. So that may be it.
As you can see the ranking system got Ireland nowhere.
That 91 was probably the closest to getting to the elusive semi finalâŚ
Itâs remarkable than in 8 attempts, theyâve never won a knock out game
Remarkable.
I have family over in Canada and they didnât realise the World Cup was even on
Liverpool became the first English club to win all six games in a Champions League group stage.
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You would have got some odds on that after the initial draw was made
Sam Allardyces win percentage as England manager.
Still stands.
Not sure if Iâm fully retired yet.
Getting the sliotar sown up your hole doesnât count.