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Rugby World Cup 2023: Fiji make compelling case for a place among rugby s elite

Fiji's convincing victory over the two-times world champions Wallabies was the first big upset of the World Cup and further enhanced the case for the Pacific islanders to have a place at rugby's top table.

The Fiji Times » Flying Fijians blossom after going back to their roots

The Fiji Times » Flying Fijians blossom after going back to their roots
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Talk of spreading thin in case of NRL expansion lacks foresight

Talk of ‘spreading thin’ in case of NRL expansion lacks foresight Matt Cleary © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Matt King/Getty Images Of all the reasons proffered against expanding the NRL from 16 teams to 18, the one that clanged against this sounding board was that there would not be enough players to go around. Not enough good ones, anyway, to maintain the “standard” of the NRL competition. The suggestion is that an influx of people would dilute the talent base and degrade the “product” by virtue of the new players being lesser than the incumbents. We hear it during State of Origin when 34 of the game’s best players are taken out of the competition. There are new players, anonymous reserve graders, filling the breach. And with split rounds and focus on the big Origin show, people know they are being sold a lesser hound than the regular pure-breed.

Dethroning the kings: An ultimate XV to beat the Boks in South Africa

Dethroning the kings: An ultimate XV to beat the Boks in South Africa A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size With this Lions talk of selecting unique XVs, I was thinking about the idea of combined Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere sides going toe-to-toe with each other. With the Lions, you obviously don’t include French players, who’ve regenerated themselves as a resurgent Test power. So, why not go all-in and come up with the challenge of beating South Africa on their own turf, given all of the world’s players to do so?

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