Rugby World Cup general discussion
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Everyone’s team – World Rugby announces Emirates match official team selected for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023
World Rugby has confirmed the team of match officials who have been selected for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France later this year.
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@booboo well Pickerill gets to go too, so yeah...
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@booboo said in Rugby World Cup news:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia),
Good to know WR are continuing their referee development programme at the World Cup.
Incredible.
WR doing representation and development alongside quality. The Barnes lesson was not learned.
Jordan Way? At least he's only an AR but if there is one high profile ref around at the moment that has zero feel for the game and produces randomness like farts it is this guy. He's worse than Pickerell and that's not something to be proud off. -
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@Bovidae said in Rugby World Cup news:
England is the new France by dominating the RWC ref panel.
With the lopsided draw the ABs are more likely to get the English or Aussie refs in the QFs.
Barnes I don't mind (because we know what to expect) but Pearce and Dickson scare me somewhat. Seem to ref a different style to what our players are used to.
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@Crucial said in Rugby World Cup news:
@Bovidae said in Rugby World Cup news:
England is the new France by dominating the RWC ref panel.
With the lopsided draw the ABs are more likely to get the English or Aussie refs in the QFs.
Barnes I don't mind (because we know what to expect) but Pearce and Dickson scare me somewhat. Seem to ref a different style to what our players are used to.
Yep
Land based game not flying
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If rugby were cluedo it was Barnes, in the stadium, with the faulty whistle
Reckon this is the strongest panel of refs yet although not sold on the Georgian.
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SENZ secures radio broadcast rights for 2023 Rugby World Cup
SENZ will have all the action from the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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@Billy-Tell said in Rugby World Cup news:
If rugby were cluedo it was Barnes, in the stadium, with the faulty whistle
Reckon this is the strongest panel of refs yet although not sold on the Georgian.
In fairness, he's improving
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World Cup format set for shake up
World Rugby is reportedly considering expanding the Rugby World Cup, starting from the 2031 edition, as part of their ongoing efforts to promote the global growth of the sport.
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@Stargazer said in Rugby World Cup news:
World Rugby is reportedly considering expanding the Rugby World Cup, starting from the 2031 edition, as part of their ongoing efforts to promote the global growth of the sport.
Less is more you fucking idiots
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one assumes that 24 teams means 6 pools of four. With 6 pool winners and two best runner-ups going through.
Which will make the pool stages even more irrelevant, and see the minnows cop harder poundings as the lower ranked sides try and get their points diff up as high as possible.
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@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup news:
one assumes that 24 teams means 6 pools of four. With 6 pool winners and two best runner-ups going through.
Which will make the pool stages even more irrelevant, and see the minnows cop harder poundings as the lower ranked sides try and get their points diff up as high as possible.
IMO, They won't cop harder poundings for the reasons you mention, because the minnows only have to handle 3 games rather than 4, and the scheduling will be even with even numbers in pool, rather than 5. So, no short turnarounds, which used to shaft the minnows up until 2015 before WR attempted to even it out a bit in 2019 draw.
A more valid reasoning for assuming they may cop bigger poundings though is because we're adding 4 weaker teams, but I also don't think there's any/much difference between 19th and 24th best team in world at moment. (but if adding teams on geography e.g. Asia 2 or Africa 3, then that is a lot weaker than the 11th best European country etc)
The 5 team pools are a real weakness iMO from a tournament integrity POV, with WR having to play God a bit with the draw.
