Quote ="puroresu_boy"Crack on with what though?
A tournament where 2 of the 3 strongest nations isn't playing?
How do you sell tickets for this?
Sponsors would surely be looking for rebates on what they have paid
The BBC would likely ask for a rebate as they wouldn't be getting what they paid for
Fans who already purchased tickets could have claims for refunds
You could have the Pacific Islands teams playing but there best players not avaliable.
This would be a tournament which England would win easily and there would be no PR boost for the sport at all as the win would have no credibility.
How do you promote a world cup without Australia and NZ? You can't and the tournament would be ridiculed.'"
Is the Olympics being ridiculed because athletes are having to pull out due to testing positive for COVID?
The only way forward is to continue with the plan to run the tournament. Australia and New Zealand told the organisers 4 minutes before they went public with the announcement that they were pulling out - they hold them in contempt. Treat them with the same respect.
