Wales and Scotland are big meanies - Discuss

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Oct 31, Tuesday morning, World Rugby plans to announce who is the recommended host country for RWC 2023. The recommendation is contained in a 220 page analysis report conducted by an independent firm of assessors who have pored through every detail of the three bids. Apparently they've looked at everything from travel times, to accommodation, stadia facilities, and how long the queues would be for the loo.

Bookies had Ireland as favourites but their odds have lengthened slightly. Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot were given the report last Friday. The full document will be released to media today Oct 31, to maintain transparency and integrity of the bid process.

All the WR unions, except the three bidders, will vote on who should get it on November 15. It's a secret ballot, but the likelihood of a vote going against the recommendation would cause more than a few raised eyebrows. It could still happen though.

There could be a lot of glum faces by midday in either Dublin, or Paris or Cape Town.

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Nov 15, Wednesday, World Rugby plans to announce who the World Rugby Council of Unions have voted in favour to be host country for RWC 2023.  The various unions can relay on a 220 page analysis report conducted by an independent firm of assessors who pored through every detail of the three bids. And they said that any of the three bidders could host the RWC but based on their scoring, their recommendation was South Africa.

Irelamd didn’t get the RWC.

Snot fair.

munkian wrote:http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/11/16/france-unfairly-secure-rugby-world-cup-2023-with-better-superior-bid/

Geen sport voor watjes wrote:I feel a  bout of wikifacts coming on.

Standard source for you chum

Was the dealbreaker for Ireland nominating the Sportsground , Galway as a RWC venue?

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Was the dealbreaker for Ireland nominating the Sportsground , Galway as a RWC venue?

I don't think that was one of the venues nominated. Pearse Park in Galway was included though.

Yes, yes. I was being ever so slightly facetious. Hence the wee running man.

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Yes, yes.  I was being ever so slightly facetious.   Hence the wee running man.    

Ssshhhhhh......

in a whispering voice:-

Collapse is not taking this very well.

Ireland should play all home internationals between now and 2023 in the Sportsground in protest.

Wonderful Idea... indeed, I'd modify it and just have those games for the Unions that voted No to our bid.

"Here's what you missed out on by voting against us...enjoy."

I liked the previous suggestion that Ireland should now boycott the semi-final and final stages of any future RWCs.

Engine#4 wrote:Ireland should play all home internationals between now and 2023 in the Sportsground in protest.

I should add that Galway is my favourite away place to go/stay anywhere. Have been there 4 times now but the Sportsground ! Jeezus H !

Scottrf wrote:

munkian wrote:http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/11/16/france-unfairly-secure-rugby-world-cup-2023-with-better-superior-bid/

This is amazing.

“Look, now’s the time for bitching and moaning about how we didn’t win, and being awfully sore losers, so we can portray ourselves in the worst possible light,” he explained, while simultaneously throwing various items out of a pram.

We should have paid more attention to Dean Swift. On a programme this evening on him, they were discussing how he thought the Scots were treacherous and never to be trusted! From what the curator of Marsh's Library (who has some of his books), his books are full of notes in the margins on the treacherous Scots! In his correspondence, he says things like ''A treacherous knave; one of the greatest knaves even in Scotland.''

Pot Hale wrote:I liked the previous suggestion that Ireland should now boycott the semi-final and final stages of any future RWCs.

Havent they done that rather effectively so far by never qualifiying for the semi or final?

Gwlad wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:I liked the previous suggestion that Ireland should now boycott the semi-final and final stages of any future RWCs.

Havent they done that rather effectively so far by never qualifiying for the semi or final?

That's the joke...

Ain't it just soul destroying when you have to explain the obvious irony in a post.

Hard work these threads at times..... no strike that.... all the time.

SecretFly wrote:Ain't it just soul destroying when you have to explain the obvious irony in a post.

Hard work these threads at times..... no strike that.... all the time.

thats the joke

  This whole thread is soul destroying.

Gwlad wrote:

SecretFly wrote:Ain't it just soul destroying when you have to explain the obvious irony in a post.

Hard work these threads at times..... no strike that.... all the time.

thats the joke

I know, I know.  Sounds like a shiiite article to me, to be honest.  Didn't read it but that bit about throwing stuff out of a pram.............. Laurel and Hardy are more modernist than that crud.