REGULATION
In the first edition , 9 countries were invited to participate in the competition IRB (7 members, then the actual Board had already qualified, while the South Africa was excluded for the Apartheid), the edition 1991 some teams have to bear the qualifying rounds, where the rules change every year and depending on the continent . Usually the teams accessing the quarterfinals are entitled to qualified next edition of the trophy (except 1999, when only the semi-finalists and the owner of Wales house had the privilege). Moreover, it happens that the best teams come into play only in the last games, in the case of ' Italy who has played only 2 games against Portugal and Russia , to qualify for the World , and so other nations as Argentina, Samoa, Fiji.
Since 2003, 20 seats are shared between the different continents (by the way the teams already qualified for 2007): *
Oceania and the Pacific 4 people ( Australia, New Zealand , Samoa, Fiji ) *
Europe 8 seats ( France, Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Romania, Georgia ) *
Americas 3 places ( Argentina, USA, Canada ) *
Africa 2 posts ( South Africa and Namibia ) *
Asia 1 place ( Japan )
may seem tedious and redundant: the football must learn from this sport. The third time is nothing but the pride of a sport that comes close to art as a few. culture of respect for the opponent, healthy I hate sports that prevails and not degenerate, only physical fights. Rarely minutes. No trawling post - game. It 'also true that he has a much smaller user base. This helped to form an elite group of fans more than the real fans.
One can not but feel envious for a World where the line between man and beast is well defined.
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