Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of rugby union matches between Japan and South Africa


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The result was delete. ✗ plicit  14:46, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

History of rugby union matches between Japan and South Africa

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Their 2015 encounter was epic but one epic match does not automatically equal a rivalry. I have searched but was unable to find significant discussion of a lasting rivalry between these two teams per WP:GNG and WP:NRIVALRY. With only 3 games played to date, this seems like a massive WP:TOOSOON at best. Article in its current form is essentially a WP:NOTSTATS violation. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 13:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Rugby union, Lists, South Africa,  and Japan.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 13:35, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Think I left this one because of that 2015 match, but having searched for sourcing, I agree with the nom that there isn't really any significant coverage of the rivalry. Fails WP:NOTSTATS and WP:NRIVALRY. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 15:27, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete: Fails WP:NOTSTATS and WP:NRIVALRY. --Whiteguru (talk) 01:30, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete as I do not see what makes this pair notable.Fulmard (talk) 06:13, 22 April 2022 (UTC)


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