RWC 2027 in Australia
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Vics whinging like Cantabs ...
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@booboo read basically the same story in The Oz. FWIW I think this is an excellent decision because the MCG is a truly shit stadium to watch a rugby game. Any seat is 50m from the sideline.
Speaking of The Oz and this story, it had the delusional line Australian rugby fans are among the most loyal in all sport.
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@mariner4life said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
My issue with this format is
What's the fucking point of the pool stage? Look at those pools above, all we are doing is rigging it so all the big teams get out. It's a pointless set of games that will add precisely fuck all. Even if you are a decent side with two higher ranked sides in your pool, you'll be pretty comfy you are going through as an extra qualifier.
NZ v Hong Kong will be 150-0. whooooo
Maybe it's not about you?
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@GibbonRib said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@voodoo said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@GibbonRib said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@voodoo said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
I just had a go at this, cos it's RWC Final week, and fuck work, right?
Here is my bracket - it assumes current rankings, on the basis that we beat SA this week (shoot me), and assumes everyone performs in the RWC true to that ranking.
I didn't do the 3rd and 4th in each pool by the law, just kept allocating lower ranked teams to higher ranked teams, if that makes sense - so it might not be 100% right
I can't see any outcome too egregious - sure Wales and Australia might disagree with meeting each other in the R of 16, but it is what it is
They won't do the knock-out stages like that though - ranking 1 to 16.
It will be predefined, and something along the lines of:
Winner A v Runner up D
Winner B v 3rd place C/E/FWell of course, I've just assumed that those predefined fixtures will be primarily designed to ensure that #1 doesn't meet #2 until as late as possible, and so on.
Hence my bracket says 1 v 16, but it's actually just Winner Pool A v 3rd in Pool C, Winner B v 3rd in Pool D etc
Ah, gotcha.
I doubt they will go as far as planning for #1 and #2 being on opposite sides - I assume it'll be the usual random allocation of top 6 across the pools, then the next 6 etc. So most likely, being ranked #1 will be the same as #6I predict that the only variation to that is that they might throw the hosts a bone - put Aus in the top pot of seeds even if they're not top 6 ranked; and maybe give them a 3rd place team in the round of 16 instead of a 2nd place
Don't they usually have 1-6 put in pools A-F with1 being in A , 2 in B etc.,not random. From 6 on I think they draw them . Next 6 is drawn from hat etc etc. Well how they do Women's WC, and had idea mens was same.
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Vic suck it up and fork out for games.
Sydenee gets final.
In earlier news Perth is getting the opening game.
Waugh driven to rewrite history as Sydney secures 2027 Rugby World Cup Final
Twenty-four years after Jonny Wilkinson kicked that drop goal to win the Rugby World Cup, another decider will be played at the Olympic venue.
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Canberra paying the price for not having a proper stadium
Yeesh ... tough ask for teams to play the semi and final on the same day ...
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Canberra paying the price for not having a proper stadium
At least it's not an oval.
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@Bovidae said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Canberra paying the price for not having a proper stadium
At least it's not an oval.
No, but it is a shit hole.
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Canberra paying the price for not having a proper stadium
Good. It's a cold, windy shithole with no supporting amenities and astonishingly overpriced food and beverages.
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@antipodean said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Canberra paying the price for not having a proper stadium
Good. It's a cold, windy shithole with no supporting amenities and astonishingly overpriced food and beverages.
Are we still talking about the stadium?
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lol you think they give a flying fuck about Australia? The ARU get $100m whether this thing makes a dollar or 6 trillion. The ONLY thing that matters is northern broadcasting,
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@mariner4life said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
lol you think they give a flying fuck about Australia? The ARU get $100m whether this thing makes a dollar or 6 trillion. The ONLY thing that matters is northern broadcasting,
WR will be leaning on the refs for all NH semis
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@Machpants said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@mariner4life said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
lol you think they give a flying fuck about Australia? The ARU get $100m whether this thing makes a dollar or 6 trillion. The ONLY thing that matters is northern broadcasting,
WR will be leaning on the refs for all NH semis
Yep. They've done it to influence results before, by some accounts anyway.
Entire state set to be snubbed completely from World Cup
