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Annasophia Harold & Nathifa Prabowo THE DOVER CHRONICLE - OCTOBER 2023 VOL. 2 BEHIND THE SCENES, WHO IS MORE QUALIFIED TO WIN THE RUGBY WORLD CUP? In the year 2023, 20 countries have assembled to take part in the fight to be crowned victor of the Rugby World Cup. The ongoing tournament will be dotted around 9 stadiums in France, each stadium filled with the cheers of thousands of fans. The world cup will contain 48 matches over a span of 51 days. The championship has made 2.6 million tickets for the many fans and supporters of the sport and countries. Training The All Blacks, the New Zealand Rugby team trains with a technique where they would do intense physical exercise, examples being dumbbell rows and incline dumbbell press, for a short period of time then take a long rest which can last 3 hours or more before doing more extreme exercise. This technique is often used to gain muscle quickly and efficiently which means that the All Blacks have strong physical strength and muscle mass. The Springboks, the team representing South Africa, have a fitness test which the players must achieve upon entering the team, this includes having a set vertical jump (how high you can jump) where the lowest height is 55cm. Their training includes doing drills and practice scenarios in a rugby match, which makes them more prepared for situations which may arise during the match. Les Bleus’, the French Rugby team, coach has adapted their training to be more rugby centralised, the coach’s aim was to try developing their skills purely for rugby gameplay and techniques. The aim is to develop their skills for the rugby matches and how to increase the efficiency of their skills rather than building their strength to get physically stronger.
Annasophia Harold & Nathifa Prabowo THE DOVER CHRONICLE - OCTOBER 2023 VOL. 2 Who are the dominating countries? Evidently, South Africa and New Zealand are dominating in the tournament with their record holding, 3 rugby world cup wins, which already asserts their position as a dominating country in the sport. Another dominating country is Ireland due to their win in the Grand Slam this year, they had managed to defeat England, France, Italy, Scotland and Wales which are all competing in this year's rugby world cup. France had secured their first victory against New Zealand which thoroughly established their position in the rugby world cup. Currently, the top 4 rugby teams in the worldwide ranking have Ireland at number 1, France at number 2, South Africa at number 3 and New Zealand making it in at number 4. New Zealand is known for its craze about rugby with the largest supporters for the sport compared to any other country. England is also a very well-known country for rugby, there are speculations that the country is the origin of football.They could be described as the longest-rugby-playing country in the world, which gives them a fair number of advantages with the sport. South Africa has a history of being colonised by the British Empire which is where some people theorise how rugby was introduced to them. who at the most disadvantages? Chile is one of the teams with the most disadvantages, along with Namibia and Romania. One of the reasons Chile could be at a disadvantage could be since this is their debut in the rugby world and the first time they are going to be face to face against the big 4 teams (New Zealand, France, South Africa, and Ireland). Los Condores, the rugby representing Chile in the Rugby World Cup has been ranked the lowest of all the 20 countries currently competing in the Rugby World Cup. Not only that but the country of Chile has a sport preference of football over rugby. Pool B has been widely regarded as the ‘pool of death’ which puts Romania against two teams which are considered the world’s best (Ireland and South Africa), Tonga: consists of former All Blacks players and Scotland’s powerful players who won the Grand Slam in 2019. Romania has been ranked 19th in the whole world which puts it at a disadvantage in its pool which may cause Romania to quickly get kicked out of the Rugby World Cup competition. Namibia on the other hand, is also at a disadvantage but is ranked lower than Romania inferring that they will quickly get displaced out of the competition. Namibia is also known for having the shorter end of the stick for the largest score difference in rugby history where they were beaten by Australia 0 – 142. Adding to this list, Georgia is in a disadvantage due to the late introduction of the sport to the country. Georgia had the sport introduced in 1964, 93 years after the sport was supposedly made in England. Despite this disadvantage, they had a rugby-variant sport in Georgia therefore implying that they had an almost equal duration of time interacting with the sport. Overall, the 2023 world cup will have an intense battle between the countries, with new emerging players and strong teams hitting harder than ever. Many believe that the cup will be won by one of the big 4 (South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, and France) but others think that a new country will take the trophy. For those Rugby fans and supporters can explore the official website surrounding the Rugby World Cup by clicking this link here: Official Rugby World Cup website. This website has all the scores, highlights of matches, players who deserve a shout-out and the progress of the Rugby World Cup.
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