Gerry Thornley
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2,299 appearances
10 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 18 Sep
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They lost a two-legged playoff to both Uruguay and Chile.
They played five Tier 1 nations since and been hammered out the gate.
They shipped 80 points against Scotland.
This is not going to capture the imagination of the American sporting public whatsoever.
It's a big country.
It's difficult to get around.
The tournament has expanded.
I don't think there'll be any legacy at all there or abroad for it.
Um it's not a particularly welcoming or hospital.
country at the moment.
Hopefully it'll change, but it mightn't.
I don't think an awful lot of people want to really go there.
Um I just think it's a it's a really bad move and you know, we should never blindly trust organisations like FIFA or World Rugby to get these decisions right because history shows us that they don't always get it right.
I certainly have not.
I uh I also wonder like
Why on earth?
We've never ever had a champions cup final or even we've never had a World Cup in Italy.
Like I know I'm in Italian phob, I like I love Italy all things Italian, but
This is a country that's been in the Six Nations for twenty six years, twenty-seven years actually.
And it just seems that there there could be a real legacy of hosting a World Cup in it in Italy and bring them up another level and increase eyeballs and and interest on the sport in that country.
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