RWC 2027 in Australia
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@nzzp said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
who wins Pool E and gets the armchair ride then?
Winners of Pool E & F aren't necessarily an armchair ride.
If we were to go by today's rankings - and if pool stages resulted in seeds 1-6 being pool winners., and 7-12 being runners-up ... you could be facing Australia in "Round of 16" - lose, and being a pool winner not even make it to Quarters.
But yeah - not a fan. There is plenty of assymetry, just begging for people to complain.
What's with the "Pool C/E/F Best 3rd", "Pool D/E/F Best 3rd", "Pool A/E/F Best 3rd", "Pool B/E/F Best 3rd" - with E/F seeming to have multiple chances at first glance? I'd need to work through a theoretical tournament to figure out how that would work... if 3rd place in Pool E is the "Best 3rd" - which game do they go to? Presumably take the 4 best 3rd-places, and allocate them to the Round-of-16 games such that they fit?Assuming all games play out according to ranking, you'd either:
- play a 13-16 ranked team (Japan, Spain, US, Samoa) in Round-of-16 then a top-6 team in Quarter;
- or play a 7-12 ranked team (Australia ... Wales) in Round-of-16, and another 7-12 in Quarter
Does that balance out?
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@Kruse said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Does that balance out? Somebody's always going to whinge, and point at somebody else having an "armchair ride".
I want the 2007 RWC draw the SA got. Fiji then Argentina to get to the Final. Take that any day of the week.
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@nzzp said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
@Kruse said in RWC 2027 in Australia:
Does that balance out? Somebody's always going to whinge, and point at somebody else having an "armchair ride".
I want the 2007 RWC draw the SA got. Fiji then Argentina to get to the Final. Take that any day of the week.
Yeah - I started tracking out the potential best/worst cases (based on Pool-results matching existing rankings)
As already said - you could win your pool, then play Australia in Round-of-16 - never make a QF.
Or - win pool, then play Samoa, Argentina, and into Semis... hoping there's been an upset elsewhere.
