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Rugby Must Become Global to Compare with FIFA World Cup
By:
Zoe Lopze
For a rugby fan it is hard not to get a little bit excited by watching the FIFA World Cup. Not only is it a huge sports event that provides all sorts of drama and excitement, but it is a reminder that rugby's edition of the World Cup is merely one year away. Yet, while the Rugby World Cup continues to grow, it still pales drastically in comparison to its big brother. It is not a question of one sport being better than the other. Both are great games with their own appeal and different individuals are drawn to one, both or neither depending on their own personal preferences. The main reason the FIFA World Cup surpasses the Rugby World Cup is in the global pull the game of football has. Teams from all corners of the globe can come and be competitive. It is hard to imagine there being too many sports-following nations where the FIFA World Cup was not followed with interest, even those without a team present. On the other side of the coin, it is not hard to imagine the Rugby World Cup going largely unnoticed in many nations, even those fielding teams at the tournament. While it remains the centrepiece of rugby in the modern era, there simply is not enough depth in world rugby to produce a http://www.proutcoins.com World Cup like football can. Of the past seven World Cups, there have only been five different countries make the final: New Zealand, Australia, France, South Africa and England. Odds are it will be two of those five who make it again next year. 
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