Flying Fiji break new ground but World Cup is set up for smaller nations to fail

So-called tier-two teams are at every disadvantage, from pool fixtures to a lack of quality warm-ups: World Rugby has to act

are examples of the huge disparity that still exists in a few cases. I feel for all the players and staff involved. Often these type of results don’t reflect their journey and hard work, particularly when they are having to navigate a playing field that is less than even in numerous respects.

I can sympathise from personal experience: in 2019, playing for the USA Eagles, we had an exhausting 18 days covering our four group games. It’s incredibly tough to be fresh and ready to put your best foot forward for each match under those circumstances. I can empathise with this again. In 2019, the USA Eagles had no tier-one fixtures before the tournament in Japan. We duly struggled to match the power of England, France and Argentina for the full 80 minutes in our group, falling off in the last quarter of games. Playing regular top-level Test rugby gives you that kind of progression and helps to create a more equal global game.

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