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Seedings NOW for World Cup in 2011?

  • 22-11-2008 12:47pm
    #1
    babarino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭


    Can anyone explain why today's game against the Pumas decides the seedings for a tournament in 2011?

    Why are they having the draw so early?


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  • #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup#Pools
    For the first time in the history of the World Cup, seeding of teams for the 2011 World Cup will be based on their respective IRB World Rankings.[13] The draw, to be conducted in December 2008, will use the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008, after the Northern Hemisphere autumn internationals.[14] Previously it was thought that the top four at the 2007 Rugby World Cup (South Africa, England, Argentina, and France) were to have been allocated top pool spots, but "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw," according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar.[13]


  • #3
    babarino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭babarino


    "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw," according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar.[13]

    Surely it would be more credible closer to the tournament.


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