Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rugby World XV


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The result was   redirect to World XV. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 10:51, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Rugby World XV

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Completely unsourced, no notability, and this is basically a urbandictionary style definition. The article even says it's not a real team. D O N D E groovily  Talk to me  05:11, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

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Merge to World XV, the obvious choice. Sven Manguard Talk  05:35, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Merge/Redirect There's not much to merge but the redirect is an obvious search term - Pmedema (talk) 09:24, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment/Question Are World XV and Rugby World XV really the same thing? The Rugby World article says it's a hypothetical team (like a fantasy all-star team), but the World XV lists a series of real teams thru the years. D O N D E groovily   Talk to me  00:39, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Per request:

''TLDR: They are the same thing. A World XV is an honorary recognition that each player in the team is the best in the world in that particular position. Most are fan lists, but some teams are actually assembled temporarity for showcase games.''

Okay, this is how it works. There are several types of World XVs, but the basic concept is this. Journalists, fans, coaches, or players (mainly the first two) will assemble lists of the greatest players to ever play the sport and put them on a hypothetical team. Sometimes it is the greatest active players, sometimes its players of all time. It's a type of generally informal honor, so the rules are not that specific.

Now sometimes when there is a special event, event coordinators will actually invite living, active players to join up on one team for an exhibition game (exactly the same as an olympic team, pro bowl, all-star game, etc.) They come from different clubs in different countries. This real world World XV is pitted against another team (national teams or prestigious clubs, usually).

Hope this helps. Sven Manguard Talk  04:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)


 * In that case, a redirect sounds like a good idea. D O N D E groovily   Talk to me  05:35, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
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