Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE
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Seems like the drums are beating that organisers will be taking the sensible option of playing the Wobs v ABs at Sydney.
And opening game will be versus either Chile or HK. The latter makes sense to me.
Draw announced Tuesday.
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Australia vs HK China is confirmed for the opening game.
The ABs start with Chile in Perth, Aust in Sydney, and then HK China in Melbourne.
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All blacks socials throwing a little shade
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I've registered my interest, but there are precious few games worth the travel expense. Unless i get tickets to the Wallabies game i doubt i will bother
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Good ABs opener is only Chile, be on at 11.15pm here , but pretty sure not a lot will bother staying up for it. Wallabies at 9.15 so not too bad.
Whoops then read properly and saw the time of 6.15 was NZT and not Perth time.
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@mariner4life said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
I've registered my interest, but there are precious few games worth the travel expense. Unless i get tickets to the Wallabies game i doubt i will bother
Yep Mariner apart from Wallabies , I can't see too much interest in the pool games. Well except in maybe countries like HK and Chile .
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Both the winner and runner up of pool A play their round of 16 match in Brisbane, then their QFs in Sydney.
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@Unite said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
The All Blacks’ round of 16 game will be in Brisbane assuming they top their pool.
A home test for the ABs then.
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@African-Monkey said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@Unite said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
The All Blacks’ round of 16 game will be in Brisbane assuming they top their pool.
A home test for the ABs then.
Lots of buses up from the GC
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Looking at those games, I am unconvinced about the 24 nations World Cup. There are going to be a lot of very one-sided games that will be over as a contest inside the first 20 minutes.
WR wants more playoff games, so one-sided pool games is the consequence.
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Looking at those games, I am unconvinced about the 24 nations World Cup. There are going to be a lot of very one-sided games that will be over as a contest inside the first 20 minutes.
been saying it for years....make qualifying a bigger deal so smaller countries have some home games against larger opposition, bit of home support....dont have to travel etc....raise the profile in those countries....but keep the RWC proper as a tight elite competition
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@Kiwiwomble said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Looking at those games, I am unconvinced about the 24 nations World Cup. There are going to be a lot of very one-sided games that will be over as a contest inside the first 20 minutes.
been saying it for years....make qualifying a bigger deal so smaller countries have some home games against larger opposition, bit of home support....dont have to travel etc....raise the profile in those countries....but keep the RWC proper as a tight elite competition
Qualifying doesnt bring in the $
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@KiwiMurph im no expert so people feel free to ignore me...just feels like a greater good situation, growing the sports fan base has to trump the four yearly cash grab...plus the original point, move the blow outs off the big stage
