A closer look at “Rugby League World Cup format 'fundamentally flawed' says Jon Wilkin as England face histo”, exactly as the source publishes it. Sky Sports pundit Jon Wilkin has slammed the Rugby League World Cup format as 'fundamentally flawed' after England were left on the brink of their first group-stage exit in the tournament's history. Wilkin's criticism comes after a shock defeat left England needing other results to go their way to a Wilkin's criticism comes after a shock defeat left England needing other results to go their way to avoid an embarrassing early elimination.
The current structure, which features four groups of four with only the top two advancing, has come under fire for leaving little margin for error and potentially punishing a single bad performance. Wilkin argues that the format does not fairly reflect the strength of the teams and creates unnecessary jeopardy for the host nation. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.