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@jegga Like I said nothing formal yet. But what Ugo is writing for the Guardian, his RFU friends are thinking about.
I doubt that . They’d take South Africa before Japan
UK government are very keen on closer links to Japan at the moment. Part of their Global Britain, post-EU strategy.
Not saying it is going to happen. But if SANZAAR make life hard for Japan, they will take their yen and millions of new Rugby fans elsewhere.
Never going to happen.
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Japan are in the wrong time zone for the 6 Nations.
Games playing in the middle of the night don't attract viewers.
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- England - 92.29
- South Africa - 90.71
- New Zealand - 89.92
- Wales - 87.21
- Ireland - 84.45
- Australia - 81.90
- France - 80.88
- Japan - 79.28
- Scotland - 79.23
- Argentina - 78.31
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12280269
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@Machpants said in Rankings:
So when's the game vs boks next RC?
Looks like the schedule might not be out yet, just saw some rumors of an expanded comp next year?
"Following Japan’s success at this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, as well as Fiji’s status as one of the game’s sleeping giants, the SANZAAR unions (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina) have reportedly agreed to include them in an expanded Rugby Championship."
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Remember, Japan has the population of France and the UK combined.
Or, NZ + Aus + SA + Argentina.
They are a massive opportunity, we've got rocks in our head if we're not trying to break into it. This was true before the RWC, and before we kicked the sunwolves out (or tried to base a team there without support)