A New World Order

[Scotty]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24382467-23217,00.html

AUSTRALIA could be involved in a radical new 10-team World Series being proposed by the International Rugby Board, commencing as early as 2010.

The idea behind the biannual tournament would be to give more meaning to the international calendar between World Cups. It could also address the situation of northern hemisphere countries sending weakened touring sides to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The blueprint for the World Series would involve Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Argentina.

The Daily Mail said all teams would play each other once - with every Six Nations match, some Tri-Nations games and Tests against Argentina carrying World Series points.

The Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks would play Argentina when they did not have a Tri-Nations game with the World Series, culminating in a final at the new Wembley stadium in front of 92,000 fans.

A few comments:

- Surely it would be easier to expand the 3N to include Argentina, with each team playing each other twice, rather playing them in the week off as proposed.

- Each team has to play each other once - I assume this will then be spread over the two years between World Series finals, but not sure how they will decide which tests to use towards the points standings (in the event teams play each other more than once)

- Surprise, surprise - a venue in England is proposed for the final - surely this should be shared around the participating countries?

 

[cyclopath]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24382467-23217,00.html

AUSTRALIA could be involved in a radical new 10-team World Series being proposed by the International Rugby Board, commencing as early as 2010.

The idea behind the biannual tournament would be to give more meaning to the international calendar between World Cups. It could also address the situation of northern hemisphere countries sending weakened touring sides to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The blueprint for the World Series would involve Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Argentina.

The Daily Mail said all teams would play each other once - with every Six Nations match, some Tri-Nations games and Tests against Argentina carrying World Series points.

The Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks would play Argentina when they did not have a Tri-Nations game with the World Series, culminating in a final at the new Wembley stadium in front of 92,000 fans.

A few comments:

- Surely it would be easier to expand the 3N to include Argentina, with each team playing each other twice, rather playing them in the week off as proposed.

- Each team has to play each other once - I assume this will then be spread over the two years between World Series finals, but not sure how they will decide which tests to use towards the points standings (in the event teams play each other more than once)

- Surprise, surprise - a venue in England is proposed for the final - surely this should be shared around the participating countries?

Scotty, you must understand they have all the money, so should of course always host these things. Don't want to take them too far away from their clubs...

 

[formeropenside]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24382467-23217,00.html

AUSTRALIA could be involved in a radical new 10-team World Series being proposed by the International Rugby Board, commencing as early as 2010.

The idea behind the biannual tournament would be to give more meaning to the international calendar between World Cups. It could also address the situation of northern hemisphere countries sending weakened touring sides to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The blueprint for the World Series would involve Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Argentina.

The Daily Mail said all teams would play each other once - with every Six Nations match, some Tri-Nations games and Tests against Argentina carrying World Series points.

The Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks would play Argentina when they did not have a Tri-Nations game with the World Series, culminating in a final at the new Wembley stadium in front of 92,000 fans.

A few comments:

- Surely it would be easier to expand the 3N to include Argentina, with each team playing each other twice, rather playing them in the week off as proposed.

- Each team has to play each other once - I assume this will then be spread over the two years between World Series finals, but not sure how they will decide which tests to use towards the points standings (in the event teams play each other more than once)

- Surprise, surprise - a venue in England is proposed for the final - surely this should be shared around the participating countries?

Scotty, you must understand they have all the money, so should of course always host these things. Don't want to take them too far away from their clubs...

Strangely, thats the same argument that the NSWRU trots out to get a Bledisloe test every year.

 

[cyclopath]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24382467-23217,00.html

AUSTRALIA could be involved in a radical new 10-team World Series being proposed by the International Rugby Board, commencing as early as 2010.

The idea behind the biannual tournament would be to give more meaning to the international calendar between World Cups. It could also address the situation of northern hemisphere countries sending weakened touring sides to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

The blueprint for the World Series would involve Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, Wales, France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Argentina.

The Daily Mail said all teams would play each other once - with every Six Nations match, some Tri-Nations games and Tests against Argentina carrying World Series points.

The Wallabies, All Blacks and Springboks would play Argentina when they did not have a Tri-Nations game with the World Series, culminating in a final at the new Wembley stadium in front of 92,000 fans.

A few comments:

- Surely it would be easier to expand the 3N to include Argentina, with each team playing each other twice, rather playing them in the week off as proposed.

- Each team has to play each other once - I assume this will then be spread over the two years between World Series finals, but not sure how they will decide which tests to use towards the points standings (in the event teams play each other more than once)

- Surprise, surprise - a venue in England is proposed for the final - surely this should be shared around the participating countries?

Scotty, you must understand they have all the money, so should of course always host these things. Don't want to take them too far away from their clubs...

Strangely, thats the same argument that the NSWRU trots out to get a Bledisloe test every year.

You mean, except the years when we don't...
Maybe because the Brisbane one ends up being a home crowd for the ABs. :fishing

 

[Lindommer]

FOS, this year's Bledisloe was the first for some three or four years in Sydney. I think the size of the stadium and the resulting dollars has a lot to do with it. The ARU does shuffle the Bledisloe up and down the east coast, Melbourne had it last year, it's not always in Sydney.

 

[formeropenside]

It should only ever be in Brisbane and Sydney on alternate years (save where we get two Bled games; then its one each).

Never play the AB's in Melbourne: its cold and wet and lets them feel at home (and its a short flight over too). Play SA in Melbourne, or some touring team, if you want to give them top grade test rugby.

I can figure this out; why cant the ARU?

 

[disco]

Never play the AB's in Melbourne: its cold and wet and lets them feel at home (and its a short flight over too).

We've had more success in Melbourne than Brisbane against the All Blacks.

We usually play our best rugby in Brisbane but unfortunately so do the All Blacks.

If it's results we want then play every other side in Brisbane & take the All Blacks to oval stadiums like Sydney & the MCG.

 

[Sully]

Bledisloe was a sell out last year in melbourne that is why the ARU goes there