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Ok, so World Cup is done & dusted.
An equal balance of negatives and positives for me. Most negatives can mainly be put down to the fact that a lot of NRL fans aren't really fans of the game in general but their NRL clubs. Plenty of positives though with potential for big things with all the Pacific Nations in coming years.
So what now?
Anyway let them roll folks, what have we learnt from this World Cup and what should we be aiming for in years to come?
An equal balance of negatives and positives for me. Most negatives can mainly be put down to the fact that a lot of NRL fans aren't really fans of the game in general but their NRL clubs. Plenty of positives though with potential for big things with all the Pacific Nations in coming years.
So what now?
- We obviously need more regular games for Pacific Nations and games against Australia and/or NZ included.
- Same with Euro nations, when NZ tour England next year each of Ireland, Italy, Wales and France should get a game against either NZ or England. In particular France should play England annually and explore the option of doing their own tour of the southern hemisphere.
- Any tour situation should be the same as above with the 'local' sides all getting a peice of the action.
- We need a 6-8 team Confed Cup every 4 years between World Cups, no more delaying.
- England 2021 needs to really be switched on, the approach of having multiple games at the one venue in a short space of time has been a major failing in this World Cup.
- USA and Canada definetely need to start seeing some kind of action if we are seriously hosting a World Cup there in 8 years. Find it hard to see how either will be anywhere near competitive by then so we need plans in place to build towards a sucessful World Cup.
Anyway let them roll folks, what have we learnt from this World Cup and what should we be aiming for in years to come?