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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019.All Blacks score 9 tries in 63-0 romp over Canada
By Greg Stutchbury OITA©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Jaymann
@Happyhere - Rugby already IS a true international sport
YESTERDAYTODAYTOMORROW
Canada qualified fair and square. Rugby might not be popular but they've had success and have even made the quarter-final stages once before.
Nippori Nick
Canada should not really be in this contest. Rugby is a minor league sport in Canada and I doubt even one in 500 Canadians know or care about this game or the Rugby World cup at all.
YESTERDAYTODAYTOMORROW
Nobody said that. However, the All Blacks have extremely high standards & dropped the ball when they shouldn't have. It's pretty normal to be frustrated at that.
YESTERDAYTODAYTOMORROW
Because then we would never have seen Japan beat South Africa and Ireland.
redelmotalking
Here's an idea, why don't the top 4 teams in the world automatically qualify for the quarter finals. Then the remaining 16 battle it out in the pool stage to make up the other 4 quarter finalists. This would avoid these ridiculous games where the (now) rank 22 country plays the all blacks.
happyhere
Unfortunately this is why rugby will never go anywhere as a true international sport. The NZ coach is upset because they didn't win 200-0?
The neutral Japanese crowd supported the Canadians after the first 10 minutes. Empathy.