Five Big Predictions 2015-2020

[BaysideBird]

The purpose of this thread is for everyone to make five big predictions for the next five years, up to 2020. You make five bold predictions about what think could happen and we'll discuss the probability and see what comes true when it does.

Here's my five:

1. Australia will win the Bledisloe Cup in 2016

2. Argentina will beat the All Blacks before the next World Cup

3. Argentina will win the Rugby Championship & Super Rugby

4. Georgia will beat one the Six Nations

5. The All Blacks streak at Eden Park will be broken (probably by Australia)

 

[Dewald Nel]

1. The Boks won't qualify for the 2019 quarter finals.

2. Argentina will win the next world cup.

3. Wales will win at least three 6 nations titles(if Gatland stays).

4. Japan will make the 2019 quarter finals.

5. England will go through at least one 6 nations campaign with 0 wins to their name.

 

[Dewald Nel]

The purpose of this thread is for everyone to make five big predictions for the next five years, up to 2020. You make five bold predictions about what think could happen and we'll discuss the probability and see what comes true when it does.

Here's my five:

1. Australia will win the Bledisloe Cup in 2016
- With Cheika, this is a real possibility.

2. Argentina will beat the All Blacks before the next World Cup
- Very likely, by around 2017.

3. Argentina will win the Rugby Championship & Super Rugby
- See 2.

4. Georgia will beat one the Six Nations
- If they play Scotland, England and Italy once a year, it is possible. Need exposure to higher tier teams more regularly for this to happen.

5. The All Blacks streak at Eden Park will be broken (probably by Australia)
- This one I don't see happening.

 

[Antony]

1. The Argentinian team will qualify for the finals of Super Rugby every one of the next five years.

2. The USA will beat one of England, France, SA, NZ, Australia, Ireland or Wales by the end of the next World Cup (edit: or Argentina).

3. The All Blacks will drop to third in the world at some point.

4. Nobody will win a 6 nations grand slam.

5. Two of the next five super rugby tournaments will be won by Australian teams.

 

[Antony]

I didn't even realise this was in suggested threads. Cool idea.

 

[Dewald Nel]

1. The Argentinian team will qualify for the finals of Super Rugby every one of the next five years.

2. The USA will beat one of England, France, SA, NZ, Australia, Ireland or Wales by the end of the next World Cup.

3. The All Blacks will drop to third in the world at some point.

4. Nobody will win a 6 nations grand slam.

5. Two of the next five super rugby tournaments will be won by Australian teams.

If I can add to 5 - No SA team will win Super Rugby for the next 5 years.

 

[Samson]

1. Aus and NZ will contest the Bledisloe Cup.
2. The next RWC will be in 2019
3. Rugby will be bigger than league globally
4. Rugby teams will consist of 15 players.
5. The USA will be a Olympic medallist at 7's.

The above are my bold predictions.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

1. Aus and NZ will contest the Bledisloe Cup.
2. The next RWC will be in 2019
3. Rugby will be bigger than league globally
4. Rugby teams will consist of 15 players.
5. The USA will be a Olympic medallist at 7's.

The above are my bold predictions.

Prescient!

 

[Omar Comin']

1. Japan will be added to the Rugby Championship

2. USA will be the biggest improvers over the 5 years and will make the 2019 quarter finals

3. Super Rugby will expand to at least 20 teams

4. Spain will qualify for the 2019 World Cup

5. Australia will win the Women's Sevens Olympic gold medal in 2016

 

[the sabanator]

1. South Africa gets a new coach and wins the 2019 RWC.
2. Japan and Georgia overtake Samoa and Fiji in the rankings (consistently).
3. 3 of the SH teams make up the semi-finalists, England is the other.
4. England sorts their shit out and takes advantage of the wealth of talent it currently has. Three Six Nations' in a row (2017/18/19).
5. Australia & South Africa don't win a Super Rugby title until after the next RWC.

 

[KevinO]

1. Melbourne Rebels will make finals with in the next 5 years

2. Ireland and Wales will win all of the 6 Nations with 1 Grand Slam a peice

3. France will get the wooden spoon in the 6 Nations with in the 5 years.

4. Waratahs fans will go back to crying for attractive rugby in 2016

5. Germany will qualify for RWC2019

 

[Rugbynutter39]

1. Argentina super rugby team will contest every final series

2. Japan will join the rugby championship

3. Australia will win a Bledisloe cup series

4. Argentina will have a second super rugby side

5. 6 nations establishment members will put their head in the sand and keep the status quo (holding back growth of European rugby)

 

[dru]

1. Japan super rugby will flop
2. The current SARU super rugby experiment will flop.
3. The Argentinian Super Rugby experiment will go from strength to strength
4. New Zealand will remain the No 1 Nation over these 5 years
5. England will be back in the top 5 before the 5 years is up.

 

[qwerty51]

1. England will beat World Champions and #1 ranked side Australia 2-1 next year.
2. The British and Irish Lions will beat NZ 2-1 in 2017.
3. Fiji vs USA final in the Olympics.
4. Lance Franklin will move to rugby union.
5. Wallabies will play a Test in Tonga.

 

[Dewald Nel]

1. England will beat World Champions and #1 ranked side Australia 2-1 next year.
2. The British and Irish Lions will beat NZ 2-1 in 2017.
3. Fiji vs USA final in the Olympics.
4. Lance Franklin will move to rugby union.
5. Wallabies will play a Test in Tonga.

Some of those are outrageous. I love it!

 

[Happy to Chat]

I wouldn't know. I don't have 2020 vision.

 

[Beer Baron]

1. Argentina take out S18 in 3 years
2. Japan peak at 2015 WC (sorry based on EJ (Eddie Jones) stating Japan systems being screwed)
3. Georgia beat a 6 nations side (given the opportunity)
4. RG sees out the season
5. England Lose in clean sweep next season

 

[Viking]

Why is everyone banking on Argentina being so good at super rugby? Is their team basically the whole Argentina Test team?

 

[Beer Baron]

Yep - there is a argentina super rugby team thread down the bottom of the front forum page .

I think they are waiting on the waterboy to sign up and its the full squad.

Might as well wear the WC jerseys to save on uniform bills. Happy days. I hope they win and in 2 years time its 2 teams.

 

[Brumby Runner]

1 Argentina to win the SA super rugby conference in 2016.

2 Two Argentinian teams in Super by 2020 - Beunos Aires and Mendoza.

3 Brumbies to beat the Tahs for Aus Super conference in 2016.

4 Wallabies to clean sweep the English team in 2016. England rebuilding similar to before 2003 RWC.

5 If Wallabies win 2015 RWC, Larkham to replace Cheika as coach by 2017, otherwise Cheika to stay on until after 2019 RWC.