The historic Los Pumas player spoke about the problems that the oval ball sport has at a global level. Along those lines, he criticized World Rugby for its limited vision of him.
The former player of The Pumas, Agustín Pichothighlighted the problems that he considers sport has worldwide, while he stressed that the rugby is found in “a critical point” to define your future.
Pichotwho in 2020 competed for the presidency of world rugby before English Bill Beaumont and lost by five votes, he explained that the rugby “is not a global game” and assured that “It’s at a critical point where a lot of Unions are trying to keep the old friends club going.”
In that context, the former scrum half of The Pumas assured that “rugby is made to protect the core.” “They should see that bigger is better, but they’re not going to take that risk. Still, they’re in the red. There should be a debate about what risks to take to get the bigger picture.”he added.
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Pichot used as an example Uruguayone of the so-called Tier 2 teams, to show that it has not managed to grow in recent times and that it has a very complicated path if it intends to do so.
“What’s the point of Uruguay reaching the World Cup in four years and not playing a relevant game in that time? In the first week of 2027 they will be crushed. Then, they are going to have a decent game and everyone is going to say that it is fantastic “see the colors and passion of Uruguay. It’s the same every four years.”Pichot said.
To end, Pichot He highlighted that last year he found Bill Beaumont in Argentina and that he expressed: “I ran against you because you wanted to follow a path in which rugby would not expand, nor be global.” “It’s something you can see now, because nothing has changed.”held.
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