Unlucky all round  folks. The mighty english will reign supreme and bring
the trophy back to where it should be!
"Jason Cormier" <fjlij@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BBD77A9F.6C306%fjlij@hotmail.com...
> On 11/11/03 23:25, in article
boscns$1hbmrt$1@ID-141600.news.uni-berlin.de,
> "mr.sumo snr." <mr_sumo@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There is a possibility that with the revamped Celtic League teams the
Welsh
> > could once again produce enough quality plyers to compete on the
> > international stage.
>
> OTOH, it means fewer top tier clubs with which someone can break in. I
> suspect that Wales' supposed breakthrough will go the same way as
> Argentina's, Samoa's and Canada's in previous tournaments....straight to
> "Do you remember that time when..." territory. The big five will continue
to
> pull away from the second tier of nations....and the second tier will pull
> further away from the third. It shall remain this way until the IRB and
> int'l rugby in general in overhauled.
>