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South screwed by rigged RWC draw | SA News

World Rugby has engineered a 2027 World Cup draw that unfairly punishes the Springboks and All Blacks while gifting the north a free passage, writes MARK KEOHANE.

Writing for the Sunday Times, Keohane argues that the draw “tilts the field” in favour of the northern hemisphere, placing the world’s No 1 and No 2 sides – the Springboks and All Blacks – in the same half of the draw.

He says the outcome “is not incompetence, it’s by design,” and again shows World Rugby’s eagerness to soften southern hemisphere dominance.

Keohane notes that South Africa and New Zealand, winners of seven of the 10 World Cups, could meet in a quarter-final – an outcome he calls “sporting malpractice dressed…

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