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How to fix Rugby World Cup’s issue with momentum and mismatches

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France's rugby team training in the Stade Pierre Mauroy ahead of their clash against Uruguay.

France's rugby team training in the Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sept 13, ahead of their clash against Uruguay.

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Shahiron Sahari

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The Rugby World Cup is like the bus service in some countries: You wait a long time for one to come but, when it does, so do several others as well.

The tournament began with a deluge – eight matches in three days – before it became a famine: Four days without any.

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