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Cracking second half so far from the USA Eagles in their match against Japan
31-10 down and they're back to within a score
Japan 31-24 USA
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Penalty to Japan after some good lead up play
Japan 34-24 USA
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After a little wobble Japan are back on track
Another great midfield play carving up the Eagles defence
Japan 41-24 USA
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And that's the match
Some very well worked tries
Ref was no nonsense and a joy to watch
Japan 41-24 USA
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Fiji had to dig deep for that win
But for the bounce of the ball Spain could have been in with that kick upfield and we could have had a different result
The score certainly didn’t reflect the match
How the fuck did we lose to Fiji?
Great result for Romania
Thoroughly deserved
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@Mr-Fish said in NH International Rugby:
Spain are about a decade away from entry to the Six Nations.
Not if they keep playing ineligible players they’re not.
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@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
@Mr-Fish said in NH International Rugby:
Spain are about a decade away from entry to the Six Nations.
Not if they keep playing ineligible players they’re not.
Under the new rules, the player who was ineligible ahead of the last World Cup would now be fine, funnily enough.
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Yeah bizarre really. Nonetheless, they have history of flouting the rules, was my point.
In truth I’m pretty stoked to see some of the lower rated European sides’ improvement. It is probably going to cause a headache going forward. How to give them more opportunity but retain what keeps the 6N what it is?
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@Catogrande I suspect that the Six Nations will open their arms to Spain, Germany and possibly even Portugal if they ever get themselves up to around Italy's level.
What that competition might look like is anyone's guess...
Maybe a home nations group and a continental Europe group, with the two groups taking turns hosting semis and finals year on year.
But realistically it will be seven nations including Spain in the soonest possible future, and they'd just stick to the same format with an extra two weeks of games (with, for example, the Premiership still running in the week where England have a bye).
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It depends I think upon whether the aim is more rugby, better rugby or popular rugby. In the end it will be money that talks but expect a lot of resistance to change from the current 6N countries along the way. You don't lightly throw away 100+ years of tradition.
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I've long argued that there should be two Six Nations tournaments with a promotion and relegation playoff game at the end between bottom team of the top division and the top team of the lower division.
The interest in the playoff game would be massive.
More importantly, Georgia, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Romania and Germany all deserve a Fair Go!
It will happen. But I suspect the warm beer and sandwiches brigade will be able to stop this happening for another two or three decades.
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@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
It depends I think upon whether the aim is more rugby, better rugby or popular rugby. In the end it will be key that talks but expect a lot of resistance to change from the current 6N countries along the way. You don't lightly throw away 100+ years of tradition.
They did exactly that for France and Italy.
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@Mr-Fish said in NH International Rugby:
Spain are about a decade away from entry to the Six Nations.
Like Georgia? 😉
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@MiketheSnow said in NH International Rugby:
@Mr-Fish said in NH International Rugby:
Spain are about a decade away from entry to the Six Nations.
Like Georgia? 😉
It's unlikely Georgia will ever get admitted.
They don't have the economy or accessibility of Spain etc, and their whole rugby ecosphere could collapse if their billionaire investor pulls out so it's a slightly risky proposition.
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@Mr-Fish said in NH International Rugby:
@Catogrande said in NH International Rugby:
It depends I think upon whether the aim is more rugby, better rugby or popular rugby. In the end it will be key that talks but expect a lot of resistance to change from the current 6N countries along the way. You don't lightly throw away 100+ years of tradition.
They did exactly that for France and Italy.
That's probably the wrong word. A) Because France came in after 27 years (minus WW1) and
Because the basis of the tournament hasn't changed. The original countries remained and there was no prospect of relegation. You start adding more teams without relegation, it then becomes unwieldy.
