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Top nations will play midweek games at the 2015 World Cup after agreeing to a revised twenty-team structure.
The IRB Tier One chairmen and chief executives met on Auckland on Monday to discuss the format and schedule of the tournament as well as the economics of the game.
The quick turnaround time faced by smaller teams has been a contentious issue at the current event and has garnered much criticism.
With some teams playing four games in sixteen days while others enjoyed nearly a week between each game, the playing field was far from level.
However, it appears that this may not be a problem in the future.
"The Tier One Union delegates at the meeting committed to playing mid-week matches during RWC 2015 in order to help achieve a better balance for Tier Two and Tier Three Unions," the World Cup organisers said in a statement.
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