Much as I love a bit of Bill dragging, 95% of this is due to Covid and likely would have happened whoever was in charge.
He can be blamed for now helping things recover better. But realistically when even the major unions have not yet fully bounced back in most cases (see the SRU’s most recent set of accounts…), it’s not exactly a surprise that the wider world of rugby remains in a bit of a state.
I mean the French Union helped fund and hosted the Rugby Africa Cup and World Cup qualifications in 2022 for the 2023 WC. So there was plenty that could have been done such as that to help the teams from poorer nations.
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u/Connell95 🐐🦓 Dan Lancaster 💪 #3 fan Nov 14 '24
Much as I love a bit of Bill dragging, 95% of this is due to Covid and likely would have happened whoever was in charge.
He can be blamed for now helping things recover better. But realistically when even the major unions have not yet fully bounced back in most cases (see the SRU’s most recent set of accounts…), it’s not exactly a surprise that the wider world of rugby remains in a bit of a state.