Is the Rugby World cup a Spectacular event or has it become a farce for rich syndicates?
As the Rugby world cup 2019 progresses, there are some themes that are becoming increasingly evident The complexion of the teams is growing darker. The pacific island nations are performing below par. The refereeing decisions have been inconsistent and had undue influence on outcomes Let’s look at each of these in more detail The complexion of teams is growing darker This is an observation I made almost 10 years ago. But 5 world cups ago it was a near 100% white affair. Yea, there might have been the odd Maori in the All-Blacks and the token black in the Springboks. But that was about it – it was as white as snow white. Over the last 20 years, with the All-Blacks increasingly becoming all black, with the Polynesian Islander body type proving to be ideal for the sport, other white nations have struggled to compete. Each of the white rugby nations have had to adopt differing strategies to address this. France has tapped the Africans from their former colonies. England’s strate...