Kurt Angle
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southsman said:Sydney and Brisbane people won't be happy but nice ideas. Just worried about the cost.
I could see a world cup like this, with the pooling I created.
Pool A
Australia
England
Ireland
Lebanon
PNG
Pool B
New Zealand
France
Tonga
Wales
USA
Week 1:
(A) Friday Night - Australia vs England - Melbourne, Telstra dome
(B) Saturday Afternoon(night NZ time, arvo Aus time) - NZ vs France - Wellington
(A) Saturday Night - Ireland vs Lebanon - Sydney, Parramatta Stadium
(B) Sunday Afternoon - Tonga vs USA - Gold Coast, Robina
PNG bye
USA bye
(1 non-heartland in Melbourne, 3 heartland in Wellington, Sydney and GC)
Week 2:
(A) Friday Night - Australia vs Ireland - Perth, Members Equity
(B) Saturday Afternoon - NZ vs Tonga - Auckland
(A) Saturday Night - England vs PNG - Port Moresby
(B) Sunday Afternoon - France vs USA - Canberra
Lebanon bye
Wales bye
(1 non-heartland in Perth, 3 heartland in Auckland, Port Moresby and Canberra)
Week 3:
(A) Friday Night - Australia vs Lebanon - Adelaide, Hindmarsh Stadium
(B) Saturday Afternoon - NZ vs Wales - Christchurch
(A) Saturday Night - PNG vs Ireland - Port Moresby
(B) Sunday Afternoon - Tonga vs USA - Brisbane
England bye
France bye
(2-non heartland in Adelaide and Christchurch, 2 in Port Moresby and Brisbane)
Week 4:
(A) Friday Night - Australia vs PNG - Townsville
(B) Saturday Afternoon - NZ vs USA - Hamilton
(A) Saturday Night - England vs Lebanon - Newcastle
(B) Sunday Afternoon - France vs Wales - Wollongong
Ireland bye
Tonga bye
(4 heartland in Townsville, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wollongong)
Week 5:
(A) Friday Night - England vs Ireland - Brisbane
(B) Saturday Afternoon - France vs Tonga - North Harbour, NZ
(A) Saturday Night - Lebanon vs PNG - Sydney, Parramatta Stadium
(B) Sunday Afternoon - Wales vs USA - Gosford
Australia bye
NZ bye
(4 heartland)
Semifinal according to seedings
Semi-final 1: Australia vs France - Brisbane
Semi-final 2: NZ vs England - Auckland
Final: Australia vs ?? - Sydney, Telstra
Overall the tournament would have the allocation of games to
Sydney: 3
Brisbane: 3
Auckland + North Harbour: 3
Port Moresby: 2
Other NSW/ACT:
Newcastle: 1
Wollongong: 1
Gosford: 1
Canberra: 1
Other Qld:
Townsville: 1
Gold Coast: 1
Other Australia:
Perth: 1
Melbourne: 1
Adelaide: 1
Other NZ:
Wellington: 1
Christchurch: 1
Hamilton: 1
A fairly even spread I would say.