Sanzar comp dictates RWC start
16 May 2012
The start of the 2015 World Cup will be moved back a fortnight so that the Rugby Championship is not disrupted.
According to reports in England, the Rugby Football Union had been pressing for a 4 September start to the tournament. This would, however, conflict with the southern hemisphere showpiece, and the four Test teams involved were hoping the World Cup will start later on 25 September.
The International Rugby Board met on Tuesday to discuss the matter, and a compromise was reached. The 2015 global tournament will start on 18 September.
The IRB also discussed the way the income of the World Cup is distributed. Last year, New Zealand threatened to boycott the 2015 tournament unless the financial model is changed. The southern hemisphere nations will lose money if the Rugby Championship is shortened in 2015, and would need to be compensated.
Rugby World Cup Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: ‘Throughout this collaborative process we have set out to achieve a Rugby World Cup 2015 start date that is good for participating unions, good for our other major international Rugby events and ultimately good for the development of the global game.
‘September 18 achieves just that and coupled with a robust collaborative funding model, we have collectively moved to address the challenges that face our unions during a Rugby World Cup year.’
6 Comments
15 May 2012, 10:29 am
Only fair considering one of the SANZAR nations will win it
15 May 2012, 10:37 am
@NoRugbyGuru_0_(RugbyGuru_0_)-1:
15 May 2012, 10:45 am
the IRB pigs must part with that money, they don’t do s(hit anyway to “earn” that money except vote and the expect billions to be deposited into their accounts because they’ve “awarded” the right to host…
18 May 2012, 06:44 am
This deal ONLY happened because the Aussies and Kiwis threatened the IRB that they could withdraw from future RWCs if they werent compensated fairly, considering their Tests, and therefore income, would be affected in a RWC year whereas the 6Ns was not. They chose to air it during the RWC, requiring large b@lls, very large b@lls indeed.
Meanwhile, their SANZA ‘partners’ distanced themselves calling their partners “arrogant”. The whinging Yappies upheld themselves ‘in the spirit of the Game’, yet again.So he next time the whinging Yappies come preaching with their “62% veiwers” mantra, remind them that it takes more than a fast set of wheels to win a race.
It takes b@lls.
Unless youre a Yappie.
17 Jun 2012, 04:52 am
@PrickBoks going South(PrickBoks going South)-4:
No-one cares what you think – dumb canuck….
17 Jun 2012, 05:24 am
@niknaks(niknaks)-5:
Haha… nah mate… it’s a joy seeing how much the Boks get under the chumps skin…
The fool spends almost his entire waking hours on this site regurgitating the same shite… whilst the rest of the world enjoys their life…
He’s a case-study all right…
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