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You also have to address which came first, the chicken or the egg. Of course a broadcaster is not going to care about France C, because the fans aren’t. The 100k viewers you mentioned might tune if for a France international match would plummut to 10k. Why pay for something the FFR has reduced the value of by 500%?

We don’t have TV audits/survey companies anymore like you do unfortunately.

Ah, right, I was going to ask if it had been published.

Aren’t they able to ramp up the ticket prices for AB tests like Twikenham does?

You would still be welcome to tour NZ, Scotland have just played the Maori. It would be cool to have France take on Samoa here in Auckland too.

& there lies the disaster.

Like at every 1 of their choking RWCs… they didn’t show up.

If they had, the actual question, given they've beaten the AB every game since 2018 would be,

‘Will it be a blue wash?’

We will all never know.

Hence,

wake up World Rugby (!! Do your job!),

protect the international periods.

If you want to see what test rugby could become if World Rugby allows it to be treated the way the French typically do, look at all the B's showing up in test cricket due the India's big contracts & timing of IPL.

Don't invite back until its France A or nothing.

They set up their Top14 comp with full knowledge it conflicted with the known World Rugby international window BUT act like victims of saying they can't bring the top due to it. Really?... Top14 final finished 29 June, exactly a week ago, & a week after the SRP final. Bring the A team now?? Excuses?? Pathetic! Same French mentality that fails to commitment to winning but just keeps choking at each & every RWC.

French clubs have already gone through the phase of welfare management you’re suggesting will start now in England, but was it so far that there are now some allowments for concessions on such an occasion as a key tour?

The backline's down the other end of the spectrum, from 9 back ups to wings is all up in the air. Mainly because to many have been given too many chances to prove themselves for too long, ie while NZ other backline riches languish… or move to Japan, eg the 1 thing that has to be stopped, if it can, is NZ's most powerful centre, & exactly what ABs need, move to Japan, ie Peter Umaga-Jensen.

Add backline talent like Fakatava, D.McKenzie (permanently), Josh Jacomb, Tavatavanaw, Q.Tupaea, again Peter Umaga-Jensen, Billy Proctor, AJ Lam, Narawa, Tangitau, Naholo

This is the AB squad & team to win every future test, including the next RWC.

Order in preference /{1st pick}/ [ONJ=Once Not Injured ] / (back up)

1 {De Groot} [ONJ - Williams, Tu’ungafasi] Ollie Norris

2 { Taylor } Taukei’aho [ONJ - Aumua]

3 {Tosi} [ONJ - Lomax ] (Newell )

4,5 Locks {[ONJ - S.Barrett], Holland, Tuipulotu }, ( Vaa’i , Antonio Shalfoon, Isaia Walker-Leawere, [ONJ - Oliver Haig] )

6,7,8 Loose forwards { A.Savea, [ONJ - Lakai, Sititi], Finau, Kirifi } (Christian Lio-Willie, Vaa’i )

9 {Roigard } Ratima (Fakatava)

10 {D.McK} B.Barrett (Josh Jacomb)

12 {Tavatavanawai} Q.Tupaea (Billy Proctor)

13 { Peter Umaga-Jensen} Billy Proctor (AJ Lam)

11, 14 { W.Jordan, Narawa } [ONJ - Tangitau, Naholo] (Reece , C.Clarke)

15 {J.Barrett} B.Barrett (Love)

It’s a simply choice. They can make whichever outcome they want, happen. But we also need to help them, it’s very easy to forget the difficulties the language barrier creates.

He does trip over his own feet a lot though 🤷‍♂️

What does the RWC have to do with my comment about the Rugby Championship?

Since you brought it up - why do World Cup games attract double points? Why not apply the same points?