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Currently we have 10 teams from the pro12, 6 from England, 6 from France and the two european cup winners. The English and French clubs want to reduce the tournament to 20 team made up of 6 from each league and the two cup winners.

The problem with that is that could mean there are no representatives from Scotland and Italy. These two countries are the ones with the least fans and are the least succesful in the six nations so not having them in the eupean cup will seriously damage rugby in their countries. I think we need a way of garanteeing that every country is represented but the qualifications are fair to everyone.

What could work is 7 teams from each league with the 7 from the pro12 being the top from each country and the next top three in the league, then also the two european cup winners and a play-off qualifier. I just can't figure out how the play-off would work.

Any ideas on the qualification process?

Hook was on the bench under Priestland because he's a utility back who can play at centre and full back. Was picking him at 10, a position which doesn't often play in for his club or country, a mistake by Gatland?

The media seem to make out that it's Stephen Jones' fault, most people I know blame Mike Phillips and the coach has to take some of the blame as well. Everything worked in 2008, what's gone wrong since?

All the soprano hard cases that I've found online have a depth of 5.5cm which isn't enough, a width of 17cm, which is slightly less than the width of my uke and a length of 55cm which is the length of mu uke. Soft cases are the same dimensions but maybe they will stretch. Anyone have any experience of buying a case for an ovation ukulele?

Yes, it's for my fantasy league team.

France used to use their scrum halves but they've got a new bloke in this year so I don't know who's going to take their kicks.

Italy seem to change kickers each time they take a kick so I don't know who will take most of them.

Scotland have dropped Paterson and Parks so their regular kickers are out.

Wales usually use Stephen Jones for the short kicks and Henson for the long kicks if he's fit so I'm okay there.

I asssume Goode takes the kicks for England.

At least with Ireland, I'm certain that ROG will be kicking.

I have been made redundant from my job after 8 years work there. I have been paid 8 weeks redundancy. Should I also have been paid 8 weeks notice pay?

I was paid monthly and was made redundant one week into the month. They paid me for that month.

Firstly how did they decide who was in which group and how does a team qualify for the next round?

It seems like an odd way of doing it to me and I can't figure out the reasoning.

Ireland vs. NZ

Scotland vs. Argentina

Wales vs. SA

can any of them even get close to their opposision?

Would you be more inclined to support the Blues, the Dragons or the Scarlets iff they dropped Cardiff, Newport and Llanelli from their team names?

Do you see the Ospreys as the "one true region" despite the fact they play all their games in Swansea?

Do people not from Cardiff, Newport, Llanelli and Swansea/Neath support a regional team or do they follow a local semi-proffessional club?

Do rugby fans outside of Wales refer to the teams by their nicknames or their old club names?

I know there are three English teams left but how many of them have English players and is this the problem with the English national team?

What nation does have the most players left in the cup?