RWC 2027 Australia

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I hate the best third place thing so much.......

Is the third best based on rankings or by win/loss then for/against?

The drawback with for/against is that you could be a great team who when you win it was by 1 point because you played in a monsoonal downpour and another team who may not really be as good won by 30 because they had a dry track.

 

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Is the third best based on rankings or by win/loss then for/against?

The drawback with for/against is that you could be a great team who when you win it was by 1 point because you played in a monsoonal downpour and another team who may not really be as good won by 30 because they had a dry track.

Those four teams will be determined by competition points firstly, and if that doesn't separate the sides then points difference and try difference will be the next factors used respectively to determine which teams make it out of the pool stage.