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Article: Soccer rock of Rugby World Cup bids.(Sports)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- May 14, 2009
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BYLINE: Jacques van der Westhuyzen and Sapa
When the International Rugby Board Council sit down to discuss the merits of the four countries bidding to host the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups they will ask themselves one all-important question: Do we stick with the tried and tested or venture elsewhere to grow the game?
If they opt for the former then South Africa and England are in the pound seats; if they go with the latter then it will be Italy and/or Japan.The four countries presented their cases to the IRB in Dublin yesterday, with both South Africa and England citing their infrastructure as being superior to the other candidates.South Africa stated ...