tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post664303530647752214..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: Glass half emptyTotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-44669126321277158372007-09-22T00:16:00.000+01:002007-09-22T00:16:00.000+01:00I think you might be getting a little romantic reg...I think you might be getting a little romantic regarding the Japanese sporting public.<BR/><BR/>From memory, there were issues filling all gounds during the FIFA World Cup (unlike in Korea). And if they struggled to do it for kissball, they'll certainly have problems for rugby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-26022543293009763362007-09-21T23:23:00.000+01:002007-09-21T23:23:00.000+01:00Too right Japan would have filled their grounds fo...Too right Japan would have filled their grounds for RWC 2011 - and what's more there's an infrastructure in place to cope with the influx of visitors, unlike in NZ. <BR/><BR/>The decision to give the RWC to New Zealand was based partly on nostalgia but mainly, I'm sure, as a result of promises to the Celtic nations of tours by the All Blacks to fill the Unions' coffers.<BR/><BR/>An utterly disgraceful decision.Total Flankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368624271678527333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-71303289153257264222007-09-21T22:27:00.000+01:002007-09-21T22:27:00.000+01:00Agree with your comments how the sharing of games ...Agree with your comments how the sharing of games disrupts the flow of the tournament. More evidence, if needed, of how the Celtic nations carry a disproportionate amount of power at the IRB.<BR/><BR/>But what's the issue with NZ's sole hosting in 2011. You don't think Japan would really have got big crowds, do you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com