RWC 2023
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That opening match, not predictable at all ...Media release: All Blacks to play France in RWC 2023 opening match
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World Rugby media release: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/619814/hosts-france-to-face-new-zealand-in-blockbuster-rwc-2023-opening-match
Full match schedule: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/matches
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@stargazer said in RWC 2023 draw:
Media release: All Blacks to play France in RWC 2023 opening match
I'm kind of surprised they didn't choose Italy to get a bit of a contest but likely win.
High Reward / Low Risk move if they beat NZ first up it could really take public interest in the tournament to another level like SA beating Aus first up in 1995.
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@dmx said in RWC 2023 draw:
How is it possible Italy is in the same pool as ABs again?
Just like Wales Fiji and Australia in the same pool. I think Wales and Fiji have some sort of RWC pool love affair.
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It's all a bit repetitive isn't it?
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Who knew that public tickets have gone on sale?
Two and a half years ahead of Rugby World Cup France 2023, enthusiasm from both French and international fans is evident. Following a presale period in March for the members of the “2023 Family”, the first phase of the general public ticket sale was launched on 6 April. Fans connected in large numbers to the official ticketing platform to obtain ‘City’ and ‘Follow my Team’ packs and a new record was set with up to 4,000 tickets being sold per minute. In total, the 350,000 tickets available were sold within five hours.
Opening of the France 2023 general public ticket sale - 350,000 tickets sold | World Rugby
Official Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets were made available to fans across the globe with all 350,000 tickets sold within five hours.
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@stargazer said in RWC 2023 draw:
Interesting result in the RWC qualifier between Canada and the USA: Canada won 34 - 21 overnight.
The return match will determine who will play Uruguay in two deciding home and away matches for the Americas 1 spot in pool A.
First Canada win v US since 2013 apparently.
Assume they play reasonably regularly?
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@booboo To answer your question, and mine.
Returning for the first time to the venue where they suffered a record 56-7 defeat to Canada back in August 2006, the USA went into the RAN 1 play-off as favourites on the back of a 12-match unbeaten run against their neighbours.
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World Rugby considers hosting World Cup once every two years
World Rugby is considering changing its scheduling of the World Cup to once every two years rather than every four years.
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@bones said in RWC 2023 draw:
World Rugby considers hosting World Cup once every two years
World Rugby is considering changing its scheduling of the World Cup to once every two years rather than every four years.
Yeah, nah
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i swear to god this is the shit that will make me stop watching international rugby
lots of fans: we play the aussies and south africas too too often...kind of feels like the RC has little meaning, just try again next year
WR: ....lets do the same with the RWC then....
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@machpants said in RWC 2023 draw:
Yeah, nah
Only because Fifa got there first.
It's the mindset that more cricket = better cricket. It really doesn't - part of the joy of the RWC is the 4 year cycle with heartbreak or glory ... 2 years would be just naff and lose it's lustre
