It may be a Rugby World Cup year but the Bledisloe Cup still matters | Bret Harris

The last thing the series needs right now is an attack on its credibility by participants seeking greater gloryThere can be no disputing the World Cup is rugby’s showpiece event, but the obsession with winning the Webb Ellis Cup is having a detrimental effect on other important competitions, which sustain the game over a four-year cycle, not just once every four years.This Saturday, the first Bledisloe Cup match of the year will be played in Perth, but will the two-match series be sacrificed at the altar of the World Cup, just like Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship have been? Related: Jor…