Daily Mail

THE LAST WORD

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ON TUESDAY, World Rugby will announce the recommenda­tion for who should host the 2023 World Cup, at the end of a meticulous, independen­t auditing phase. The France, Ireland and South Africa bid teams are satisfied that the process will have been rigorous and fair, but what comes next is crucial. The recommenda­tion will be put forward for a vote by the World Rugby council, before a final result is declared on November 15. If the auditors’ nomination is ignored, it would mark a return to the dark ages of murky political horse-trading; controlled by a cabal of powerful leading nations. The RFU have already suggested that they will vote for France, on the basis of projected profits. If that is to be the only considerat­ion, future World Cups will alternate between England and France, until the USA are deemed ready. An unthinkabl­e scenario.

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