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"But Mesley said he had been approached by multiple parties keen on joining Super Rugby Pacific should the competition look to expand beyond either a 10- or 11-team tournament into the future.

"We have inbound interest to join this competition." Mesley told ESPN. "There are a number of clubs from different parts of the world that are knocking on our door saying they want to be part of Super Rugby Pacific, which is great."

In our timeline: Zhukov arrives and conducts an enveloping maneuver that destroys the Japanese 23rd Division, 63% casualties. In an effort to prevent the incident from escalating, Tokyo promptly ordered the JAAF not to conduct any more air-strikes against Soviet airbases.

Point of Diversion: The commander of the 23rd division, with the help of air support, conducts a fighting retreat and a new defensive line is created, with no envelopment.

What would be the effects of this?