2021 and RWC 2023

Just picked up on a story in Dubai that the Rugby League (Errr-Hmm) World Cup is heading to Dubai in 2021.

Joking aside, could this have any affect on the RWC 2023 decision? Feeling amongst most is that after Japan 2019 RWC will want to consolidate and go with a safe bet rather than expansion. But will this news have any impact?

Difference is that League is really only played in Australia/New Zealand and the North of England (plus a bit France). Dubai makes sense its about half way in between.

Japan should be a fair contest for everyone given the way rugby laws are going. SA 2023, it's probably their turn by then. I also heard NZ are fielding two teams in 2023, the NZ based team and the France based team.

ebop wrote:Japan should be a fair contest for everyone given the way rugby laws are going. SA 2023, it's probably their turn by then. I also heard NZ are fielding two teams in 2023, the NZ based team and the France based team.

As will SA, England and Wales by then.

Currently 56 SA players in the Top 14. I expect this to go up 25% after the RWC.

There are also 35 in the Pro 12 and only 12 in the Premiership

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What? They don't like the English?

Salary Cap in Prem....France pays better

South Africa will be represented by 4 teams at the 2023 RWC, one for the quota system, one for the other players in SA, one from France coached by Meyer and another playing out of Croke Park for the Rabo players

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Nah.... that's as many as Saracens could sign without going over the salary cap... honest.

They already have seven or eight of those 12 as it is.

Jimpy wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Nah.... that's as many as Saracens could sign without going over the salary cap... honest.

Cap?
What cap?
There is a salary cap?

Yes, there is

..John Smit was on £60,000 a year. Not a penny less, not a secret few hundred thousand more.

SecretFly wrote:Yes, there is

..John Smit was on £60,000 a year.  Not a penny less, not a secret few hundred thousand more.

Yeah.............
If Smit came up for a paltry £60K, then I have a bridge to sell ya.  
On the other hand, whilst at Sarries he might have had a minor, almost un-noticeable job which topped up his expense account just a tad (or maybe a mega-tad).

oh I bought that bridge long ago doc....and sold it again just before the big Economic crash It was insider info of course which is naughty but I made a nice profit....

So that was you, eh?

.................. sorry. I needed the bucks and you looked loaded....

Biltong wrote:South Africa will be represented by 4 teams at the 2023 RWC, one for the quota system, one for the other players in SA, one from France coached by Meyer and another playing out of Croke Park for the Rabo players

You'll probably have one called scotland as well. Actually as an addition to the "Emerging Springboks" we could rename the Scotland team "Almost Springboks"

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Surely there are more in England, oh no hang on they are officially English now....

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Surely there are more in England, oh no hang on they are officially English now....

We need to replace the anglo welsh somehow.

bored?

lostinwales wrote:

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Surely there are more in England, oh no hang on they are officially English now....

We need to replace the anglo welsh somehow.

bored?

Wet Friday afternoon at work.

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

lostinwales wrote:

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

doctor_grey wrote:

MMaaxx wrote:............only 12 in the Premiership

What?  They don't like the English?  

Surely there are more in England, oh no hang on they are officially English now....

We need to replace the anglo welsh somehow.

bored?

Wet Friday afternoon at work.

Staring at a computer screen doesn't get any better than this. *sigh...

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