The blowouts are making for some boring matches. 
I think going forwards the IRL need to rethink how it operates and how International Rugby League as a whole needs to operated to ensure all nations regardless of their expertise grow in experience rather than see the slump some nations like France and Lebanon has experienced.
Firstly… I have NO idea how Cook Islands was included in Pool A, I have a suspicion that it was to ensure Samoa and Tonga played in the same Pool. If that was the case, I would have suggested having Samoa and Tonga move to Pool A.
I think a better solutions would be to have a RL World Cup and RLWC Emerging Cup to be run concurrently under the umbrella of the World Cup that way you can have a larger RLWC Pool and a Larger Emerging Nations pool.
This is an example of a pooling based on IRL World Ranking, the Top 6 in the World Cup Pool, and the Emerging Nations made up of 7th to 20th place nations randomised into two Pools.
| RLWC Pool | RLWC EN (A) | RLWC EN (B) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (1) | Serbia (12) | Scotland (20) |
| New Zealand (2) | Jamaica (19) | Fiji (7) |
| England (3) | Cook Islands (8) | France (11) |
| Samoa (4) | Italy (18) | Canada (17) |
| Tonga (5) | Wales (13) | Ukraine (10) |
| PNG (6) | Malta (16) | Greece (15) |
| Netherlands (9) | Ireland (14) |
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