scrumpox2
Referees in England
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The Millennium Stadium is one of the venues for RWC 2015 to host several pool games and 2 of the quarter finals. It is commercially obvious that Wales would play their group games at home.
With stock in Welsh rugby rising, and the possibility of Wales occupying a top 4 position in the IRB rankings it comes as no surprise that the other top tier nations are now worrying about potential Welsh home advantage at RWC 2015.
Is it really the other top 3 (NZ, Aus and SA) who are worried about this, or is it England? If Wales are seeded top of their pool and England are ranked 5-8, there's the distinct possibility that England could be drawn in the Welsh pool and have to play Wales in the Millennium Stadium in the group phase. Not really the home advantage that England are supposed to have is it?
So there's an agreement that Wales will not play in the Millennium against other top tier nations. Is this fair on lower tier nations? Or is this purely about securing home field advantage for England in all their games?
With stock in Welsh rugby rising, and the possibility of Wales occupying a top 4 position in the IRB rankings it comes as no surprise that the other top tier nations are now worrying about potential Welsh home advantage at RWC 2015.
Is it really the other top 3 (NZ, Aus and SA) who are worried about this, or is it England? If Wales are seeded top of their pool and England are ranked 5-8, there's the distinct possibility that England could be drawn in the Welsh pool and have to play Wales in the Millennium Stadium in the group phase. Not really the home advantage that England are supposed to have is it?
So there's an agreement that Wales will not play in the Millennium against other top tier nations. Is this fair on lower tier nations? Or is this purely about securing home field advantage for England in all their games?