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Originally Posted by Bagor
Was it a deliberate pool placement thing so that Wales couldn't have home advantage in the quarters?
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Yes. It's England's World Cup, not Wales. There is an article in the Telegraph that covers the topic
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rug...is-unfair.html
Wales were desperate to play the Wallabies in the Millennium’s febrile atmosphere, too, citing economic benefit as the justification. But the Australian Rugby Union refused the idea point-blank. “The point I made was: there was only one host, England,” said John O’Neill, a former ARU chief executive and a World Cup board member, with a certain impeccable logic. “So there should only be one team who should enjoy home advantage. After that, every other team has to be on a level playing field.”