2023 Rugby World Cup

[westcorklad]

The tournament in France is still almost 3 years away and the final qualifiers will not be decided until November 2022 but the draw for the pool stages of the next World Cup is being held tomorrow. Ireland are in the second pot of seeds and could end up in a group with Scotland and either England or Wales.

Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales
Band 2: Ireland, Australia, France, Japan
Band 3: Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy
Band 4: Americas 1, Americas 2, Europe 1, Europe 2
Band 5: Africa 1, Oceania 1, Asia / Pacific 1, Final Qualifier Winner

[Barney Rubble]

The tournament in France is still almost 3 years away and the final qualifiers will not be decided until November 2022 but the draw for the pool stages of the next World Cup is being held tomorrow. Ireland are in the second pot of seeds and could end up in a group with Scotland and either England or Wales.

Band 1: South Africa, New Zealand, England, Wales
Band 2: Ireland, Australia, France, Japan
Band 3: Scotland, Argentina, Fiji, Italy
Band 4: Americas 1, Americas 2, Europe 1, Europe 2
Band 5: Africa 1, Oceania 1, Asia / Pacific 1, Final Qualifier Winner

Please don't let Argentina be in our group. We don't have the best history with them in World Cups.

[westcorklad]

Please don't let Argentina be in our group. We don't have the best history with them in World Cups.

With the 2023 tournament still being so far away who knows what form teams will be in by then? At least we already know that Ireland will not be facing Australia, France or Japan in the pool stage. I think it`s fuckin crazy that the draw is being held so early. It really shouldn`t be until after all the qualifiers have been decided which will not be for almost another 2 years from now.

[robbie9]

Hopefully we get wales , there not doing well at the moment!

I think France will win that world cup to be honest, Dupont is nearly best in the world and majority of their players are early twenties

[Ryankelvin]

Just heard, we have South Africa, Scotland and a qualifier, if we get through group we probably have New Zealand again in quarterfinals, so at best another quarterfinal exit
Apologies for negativity

[Ryankelvin]

Ireland get the boks and scotland. Does anyone know what groups play each other at the quarter final stage?

I assume winner of Ireland’s group will play France and 2nd place plays NZ

[Ryankelvin]

As WCL said last night, a lot will have changed by 2023 , probably even more so than we can imagine, but I would think France have to be clear favorites,

[Ryankelvin]

It would be hard to call if RWC was in 3 months never mind 3 years, I just reckon, and perhaps Robbie is the same, France are making big preparations, for the tournament in their own country, and judging by Autumn international final against England, they are preparing well ,

[tony1]

Paddy power will disagree with you about the favourites. Nz 7/4, the boks and england 10/3, france 6/1, ireland 10/1, australia and wales 12/1, argentina 33/1 and scotland 50/1.

I probably would have bet on France .

[robbie9]

That's a tough group for Ireland, I'd expect us to beat the Scots in 2023 but again on their day they could trouble us.

South africa will be v tough , we would need to get out of the block quickly and hopefully kolbe might have slowed down by then..