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Former Ireland international Jean Kleyn acknowledges being on the verge of becoming a world champion with his native South Africa was “outside the realm of thinking” just months ago pvp
Munster lock Kleyn represented Ireland under Joe Schmidt at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after qualifying on residency grounds pvp
But, having been repeatedly overlooked by Schmidt’s successor Andy Farrell, the 30-year-old was in June cleared to switch allegiance back to the Springboks before being included in Jacques Nienaber’s squad for France pvp
Reigning champions South Africa are on course to retain their crown going into Saturday’s final against fellow three-time winners New Zealand in Paris pvp
“I think I’ve caught myself thinking about it probably too often,” Kleyn said of his curious Test career pvp
“It’s a strange one because if you’d asked me six months ago if I at all thought I had any chance of being here at the World Cup final playing for the Springboks, I would have told you you are absolutely insane pvp
“I’ll probably wake up when it’s all said and done and think, ‘was that a dream or did it actually happen?’ pvp
It was outside the realm of thinking pvp
“It’s been a fantastic journey for me pvp
It’s been an absolute pleasure being part of it pvp
”Kleyn, who joined Munster from the Stormers in 2016, played five times under Schmidt in 2019, with his final cap coming in Ireland’s 47-5 pool-stage win over Samoa in Fukuoka pvp
His lengthy spell in the international wilderness allowed him to revert to the Springboks, a decision he feared may be met with a backlash pvp
But the response in his adopted nation has been overwhelmingly positive and grown since Ireland’s quarter-final exit at the hands of the All Blacks pvp
“I’ve been absolutely inundated with messages from Munster supporters – obviously only after Ireland fell out,” said Kleyn pvp
“Then they really came after us and said, ‘listen, you’re our second team now, guys’ pvp
“The support was really heartfelt from a lot of Munster fans and it made it a lot easier for me because I thought it would be quite a negative reaction when I declared for the Springboks pvp
“From my history with Irish media, I figured there would be a few negative articles but it was resoundingly positive, so I was really happy about that pvp
”Kleyn may have to settle for a watching brief at Stade de France this weekend as he has been restricted to just one start during the tournament – South Africa’s 76–0 success over Romania pvp
His only other appearance was off the bench in his country’s 13-8 Pool B loss to Ireland pvp
While the Springboks lost that epic battle, they could still win the war pvp
“Obviously it was a pity for us the result didn’t go our way but here we are in the end still,” said Kleyn pvp
“No-one really looks back and says ‘you’ve lost a pool game’ pvp
They’re going to look if you win the World Cup pvp
“We were disappointed with the result back then but happy with where we are now pvp
It was a fantastic game to be a part of pvp
I enjoyed every minute pvp
”More aboutPA ReadyIrelandSpringboksSouth AfricaMunsterAndy FarrellJapanJoe SchmidtNew ZealandStade De FranceItalyIrishSamoa1/1Jean Kleyn: RWC final with South Africa ‘outside realm of thinking’ months agoJean Kleyn: RWC final with South Africa ‘outside realm of thinking’ months agoJean Kleyn switched international allegiance back to his native South Africa earlier this year (David Davies/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today pvp
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“It is really, truly, a historic day,” smiled Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby pvp
He would go on to use the word ‘historic’ another three or four times in the following few minutes of his press conference pvp
After years of wrangling – 16 years, according to Gilpin, since discussions about how to sort out rugby’s messy global calendar first took place in the salubrious surroundings of Woking, Surrey (don’t worry, the location wasn’t the reason it took more than a decade and a half to reach an agreement, a chuckling Gilpin assured everyone) – World Rugby had finally come up with a solution that will transform rugby “for the many, not the few” ushering in a “new era of opportunity, certainty and growth for the game pvp
”It’s fair to say they were pretty pleased with the outcome of the seemingly endless negotiations pvp
Compromises had been made and it wasn’t perfect, stressed Gilpin and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, but rugby would be “more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world pvp
”The big announcement earlier in the day saw the sport’s governing body unveil a new global calendar that includes the creation of a two-tier men’s competition called the Nations Championship to be played biennially from 2026 pvp
The top tier will be the Six Nations (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales), the four Rugby Championship teams (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) and two additional teams, likely to be Japan and Fiji pvp
The second tier will feature 12 further countries with promotion and relegation on the table from 2030, meaning 2032 is the earliest one of those teams could feature in the top tier pvp
World Rugby have acknowledged, publicly at least, a desire to grow rugby globally pvp
At the moment, the sport is almost untouchably huge in a couple of countries (think New Zealand and South Africa), holds its own in a few more (UK, Ireland, Japan), is fighting a losing battle for oxygen in a crowded sporting marketplace in others (Australia, Italy) and seen as a largely niche oddity in plenty (USA, Canada) pvp
But this Rugby World Cup has also highlighted plenty of countries where there’s a huge opportunity for growth pvp
From South America, Uruguay and debutants Chile have impressed on the pitch, the passion for rugby in Georgia shows no sign of abating and Portugal have lit up the tournament with their dynamic play while also pulling off the huge upset of beating Fiji pvp
With growing interest in places like Netherlands and Belgium, Europe is surely an area World Rugby are targeting growth pvp
Portugal celebrated a historic win over Fiji (Getty Images)Instead, these new plans appear to lock out a lot of the smaller rugby nations from improving pvp
Even the new Pacific Nations Cup also announced today, featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA, bizarrely excludes Uruguay and Chile (who qualified ahead of USA and Canada for the World Cup, remember) pvp
But what all these “tier two” nations really need, as shown by the World Cup, is a more regular opportunity to face the big boys pvp
Since stunning Fiji at the 2019 World Cup, Uruguay played exactly one fixture against a “tier one” team before this tournament, yet still impressed against France and Italy in the pool stage pvp
Imagine what they could do with more regular access to the top teams pvp
However, World Rugby have come up with an answer to the wrong question pvp
They have essentially provided the solution to the problem men’s international pvp football had pvp
Before 2018, the space pvp between World Cups and European Championships was filled by a combination of largely one-sided qualifiers and meaningless friendlies pvp
San Marino would get thumped 8-0 by Germany in a Euros qualifier that helped neither side, then the Germans would play a no-stakes friendly that held little interest for the wider public pvp
The big teams weren’t playing each other enough and the smaller nations were rarely in winnable games against similarly-sized teams pvp
For example, England and Italy – two pvp football powerhouses – didn’t play each other at all pvp between 2002 and 2012 pvp
Thus, Uefa created the Nations League pvp
Although not perfect – it was derided for the complexity of its league structure and provided a slightly unnecessary additional security blanket for the big European nations trying to qualify for major tournaments – it eliminated the meaningless friendly and gave countries both big and small the opportunity to play competitive games against nations of a similar rank pvp
Win-win pvp
Uruguay showed their quality during the Rugby World Cup (AP)But rugby has the opposite problem to pvp football pvp
The big teams already play each other too often not too rarely pvp
The history of the Six Nations and Rugby Championship as annual traditions give those events special status but, for example, England and Australia played each other 11 times in the two cycles pvp between the 2015 and 2023 World Cups pvp
Familiarity breeds contempt and at some point, a fixture begins to lose its lustre pvp
Would a couple of those fixtures being against Samoa, Georgia or Portugal not have been more beneficial and interesting for all parties?With the unions desperate to balance the books, their desire to have the ‘bigger draw’ of facing a name brand might be understandable but this is where World Rugby need to show some teeth and live up to their duty to grow the game pvp
Instead, the Nations Championship appears to guarantee another decade of regular England vs Australia matches before any of the tier-two teams may get a shot, if they can earn promotion that is pvp
World Rugby’s announcement does include a line promising more “crossover” fixtures pvp between the tiers in the years where there isn’t a Nations Championship but they could provide no clarity on what these fixtures would be and confirmed no agreements have been signed pvp
They have insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase, which would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for second-tier teams against the top 12, although it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged pvp
The expansion of the men’s Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 teams is a step in the right direction and the governing body should be commended for making that move but, sadly, the four years pvp between tournaments appear to have the smaller nations getting a door slammed in their face pvp
World Rugby are right that the sport should be for the many not the few but this new competition seems to be sending it in the opposite direction pvp
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