RugbyTipping Point

Rugby World Cup is the Downton Abbey of sport. The elites rule

Without regular exposure to the best Test nations, how are the teams below tier one supposed to improve?

Portugal players applaud off their Welsh counterparts after the Rugby World Cup Pool C match at Stade de Nice. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire
Portugal players applaud off their Welsh counterparts after the Rugby World Cup Pool C match at Stade de Nice. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire
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Denis Walsh
Mon Sept 18 2023 - 06:00

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