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Someone should do a retrospective series of articles on their personal memories of the best games, upsets and other special games, throughout the history of the RWC and republish it here on The Fern in the lead up to the next world cup (looking forward to writing about the Ireland QF).
Definitely.
France/Tonga in 2011. Japan pops up multiple times. Samoa/Wales going back further.
A personal favourite is Uruguay / Fiji in 2019. Their captain's interview afterwards was epic.
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@JA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
It's odd to me when people bring out the argument that World Rugby need two years to plan everything. As mentioned, FIFA can do it in half that time so surely World Rugby can, especially with the difference in scale.
Perhaps the argument is that FIFA knows every game sells out many times over so they don’ t need to give a toss about travelling fans. (I have no idea if the soccer pool games sell out though)
I reckon that's a consideration but another one would be recovery. You can fairly easily play three games of soccer in a week (ish) but rugby need a much longer turnaround.
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@KiwiMurph said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@kiwiinmelb said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
when do they do the venues ?
At the last world cup in Aus 2003 , Allblacks played all their pool games and quarter final in Melbourne , I was stoked ,
Until the semi of course .
That's not quite accurate. They played their opening pool game vs Italy, a pool game vs Canada and a quarter final in Melbourne
But they also played a pool game in Sydney vs Wales and in Brisbane vs Tonga.
That’s right, memory fade , but they were based here and training here , I remember taking my sons to watch them train , walking in a gate and security rushing over and telling us no spectators
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@Catogrande wasnt one of the RWCs where some minnows had 3 games in 10 days scheduled?
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Catogrande wasnt one of the RWCs where some minnows had 3 games in 10 days scheduled?
Happened for all RWC with 5 team pools.
Pretty sure after complaints in 2011 by the minnows the Tier One teams had to have similar draws thereafter.
Four team pools this time means no bye and no three games per week.
Don't know how they maintain the interest through the week though.
Or even spread games across a weekend?
12 games per week.
Say two on a Friday, e g., 2nd kick off say 9pm (AEDT in Perth)
Perth can't have a game everyday, so say 4 games on a Saturday and on Sunday. That's 10.One on a Thursday and one other ...
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Knowing Fiji, they'll beat Argentina and then lose to Spain.
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@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@W32
Partly as a replacement for SA, as they were in the bad boys corner at the time.Bad boys? What did they do? Something heinous, like eye gouging?
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Anyone have an idea on how strong Argentina will be? Like current form, or have some ageing players? Their coaching team looks strong to me but I suspect player depth will be a factor.
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And footie doesn't - my brother has bought tkts for NZ's soccer WC matches - he has no clue where he will be from game to game yet.
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@Bovidae said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
This RWC will last one less week than in 2023 (6 weeks but 7 weekends). A minimum of 5 days between games for teams.
Well that’s an improvement
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Catogrande wasnt one of the RWCs where some minnows had 3 games in 10 days scheduled?
I seem to remember something like that. There was an outcry about it and quite right too.
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@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Yeah, 87 was an invitation tournment.
But the NZRFU were the ones pushing hard for a World Rugby Cup.
Partly as a replacement for SA, as they were in the bad boys corner at the time.
Hard to believe now, but no other countries were really interested in staging a world championship at that time.
Amateurs see, World Cups, that was soccer shite.
Probably only happened because NZ made it happen.Incorrect.
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@Smudge said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Yeah, 87 was an invitation tournment.
But the NZRFU were the ones pushing hard for a World Rugby Cup.
Partly as a replacement for SA, as they were in the bad boys corner at the time.
Hard to believe now, but no other countries were really interested in staging a world championship at that time.
Amateurs see, World Cups, that was soccer shite.
Probably only happened because NZ made it happen.Incorrect.
I think their was quite the joint effort
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@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@nzzp said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
back to the pool games, Tonga Canada in Whangarei in 2011 was my personally most enjoyable game of the tournament. Really had something riding on it, two very contrasting styles of play and Canada just got up to win. Cracking day out at Okara Park, and hordes of Tongan supporters as usual.
IT meant something. Can't see the pools at the moment doing the same thing - two top sides thump everyone else and move on.
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Springboks- Japan in Brighton during RWC 2015 was glorious.
Someone should do a retrospective series of articles on their personal memories of the best games, upsets and other special games, throughout the history of the RWC and republish it here on The Fern in the lead up to the next world cup (looking forward to writing about the Ireland QF).
Would love to talk about my trip to Cardiff on 6 October 2007, Alas, nothing happened.
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@westie_boy said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@westie_boy said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
For most fans a 2-year window is necessary to organise travel, accommodation and logistics
And raising the cash
You don’t have to wait for the draw to be made before you plan and save.
If the FIFA World Cup is drawn 7 months out from the start then there’s no excuse for the RWC to not be done in December 2026.
The FIFA World Cup is 5-10 times bigger than the RWC.But you don’t want to be buying a ticket to Sydney if your team ends up being in Perth
I get that, but what I don’t get is that the FIFA world cup is about 8 months away, and it’s being staged across Canada, the states, and Mexico, with about 10 times more fans travelling, and the draw hasn’t been done yet. (I think it’s actually tomorrow).
Riddle me that…
Don't know.
Just know the typical UK rugby fan.
Lots travel with their clubs. Big groups.
Do they ever travel at relatively short notice, like say when their team wins a semi final and has to travel to another place for the final...?
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@junior said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@westie_boy said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@westie_boy said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
For most fans a 2-year window is necessary to organise travel, accommodation and logistics
And raising the cash
You don’t have to wait for the draw to be made before you plan and save.
If the FIFA World Cup is drawn 7 months out from the start then there’s no excuse for the RWC to not be done in December 2026.
The FIFA World Cup is 5-10 times bigger than the RWC.But you don’t want to be buying a ticket to Sydney if your team ends up being in Perth
I get that, but what I don’t get is that the FIFA world cup is about 8 months away, and it’s being staged across Canada, the states, and Mexico, with about 10 times more fans travelling, and the draw hasn’t been done yet. (I think it’s actually tomorrow).
Riddle me that…
Don't know.
Just know the typical UK rugby fan.
Lots travel with their clubs. Big groups.
Do they ever travel at relatively short notice, like say when their team wins a semi final and has to travel to another place for the final...?
Think the final would usually be at twickers? So no more than 4-5 hours and can be done in a day.
