The Virtual Terrace • Re: 2021 World Cup
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Looking at current rankings the seeded groups could look like this. Compare these fixtures to the group games we had in 2017, I don’t know how anyone can be in favour of this format, it doesn’t work for Rugby League, we don’t have enough strong Nations.
1 Australia
5 Fiji
9 Lebanon
13 Italy
2 New Zealand
6 Samoa
10 PNG
14 USA
3 England
7 Scotland
11 Ireland
15 Jamaica
4 Tonga
8 France
12 Wales
16 Canada
Likely delivering
Australia v ireland/Scotland
New Zealand v Fiji
England v France Elland Road 38k
Tonga V Samoa
Delivering
Australia v NZ
England v Tonga at Olympic stadium 66k
ANZAC v England at Wembley 90k
Leaving 24 group games, 3 quarters and a semi to deliver 556,000 fans just under 20k a pop.....
.... Anyone here see Wales v Canada or Ireland v Scotland getting half that?
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Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:
Looking at current rankings the seeded groups could look like this. Compare these fixtures to the group games we had in 2017, I don’t know how anyone can be in favour of this format, it doesn’t work for Rugby League, we don’t have enough strong Nations.
1 Australia
5 Fiji
9 Lebanon
13 Italy
2 New Zealand
6 Samoa
10 PNG
14 USA
3 England
7 Scotland
11 Ireland
15 Jamaica
4 Tonga
8 France
12 Wales
16 Canada
Likely delivering
Australia v ireland/Scotland
New Zealand v Fiji
England v France Elland Road 38k
Tonga V Samoa
Delivering
Australia v NZ
England v Tonga at Olympic stadium 66k
ANZAC v England at Wembley 90k
Leaving 24 group games, 3 quarters and a semi to deliver 556,000 fans just under 20k a pop.....
.... Anyone here see Wales v Canada or Ireland v Scotland getting half that?
Statistics: Posted by Call Me God — Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:54 pm