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They wouldn’t exactly be viewed as “lesser” games if they involved hose home nations.
I definitely agree though that a post-Super Rugby future incorporating the Pacific is a great idea, but perhaps the World Cup could be the start of that relationship
Australia should look to the Pacific for their 2027 Rugby World Cup bid
Rugby is definitely the biggest sport in the Pacific, so we should maintain that and keep it strong. Yeah, NZ should have, but didn’t. By ya proposing this I think World Rugby would be more inclined to favour our bid over others if it lead to growth in the Pacific
Australia should look to the Pacific for their 2027 Rugby World Cup bid
I don’t know if Russia are ready to host it yet, nor are the US. Given the host generally alternates between Europe and the rest of the world, Russia would be cancelled out of 2027 at least. US while eventually host one, but 2027 is probably too early, perhaps 2031 or ‘35
Australia should look to the Pacific for their 2027 Rugby World Cup bid
In 2015, a number of games were played at Sandy Park in Exeter with a capacity of just under 13000. Every game doesn’t need 20k +
Australia should look to the Pacific for their 2027 Rugby World Cup bid
And we have most of the infrastructure in place already, only slight upgrades would he needed.
If the NSW govt. can spend $800m on ANZ, the states together with the Federal Government and RA can pay $273m, especially when they’d be making most of that back anyway
Australia should look to the Pacific for their 2027 Rugby World Cup bid