22-10-2023, 10:27 PM
(22-10-2023, 10:21 PM)eyeTV Wrote: Is the Rugby World Cup always so drawn out? It's 7 weeks from start to finish. I don't think it helps with most of the games at weekends.
The football World Cup is usually done in 4 weeks and has much better momentum.
It’s been one week longer this time than previously to give teams longer breaks between pool games. Rugby is much more physical than Football so matches can’t be played as close together as in a Football World Cup.