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What about the rest of the rugby world?

Roar Guru
17th December, 2009
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With so much time and money put into the “great hopes” of rugby, such as Japan, Canada and Argentina, I can’t help but think that some of the places that could use help are being ignored.

The States and Canada are developing well, but what about Spain and Germany?

If Spain and Germany where able to develop in the same manner as the US and Canada are doing, that would practically be the entirety of Western Europe. Or at least the part that matters.

A strengthening Canada and America will have an effect on Mexico and the West Indies; while having top tier rugby in Britain, Italy, France, Germany and Spain, would have an effect, as the influential black of Europe, on Poland, Scandinavia, the old Soviet bloc, Greece and Turkey, and every other country in between.

It’s not so far-fetched.

Germany and Spain have a long history in rugby, dating back to the 1900s. And both share borders with France, and are right near Italy.

I look towards a day when we’ll be hearing of the ten nations, with Georgia and Russia included as well.

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