The Springboks have been drawn alongside Ireland and Scotland in Pool B for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. England, who lost the 2019 World Cup final to South Africa, are in Pool D alongside Japan and Argentina, while the Wallabies are in Pool C with Wales and Fiji. The Springboks were on Monday drawn alongside Ireland and Scotland in Pool B for the 2023 Rugby World Cup to be hosted in France. This is the first time the Springboks will face Ireland at the Rugby World Cup, while they have been pooled with Scotland twice - in 1999 and 2015 - and winning both times. "We saw last year the margin for error - even during the pool stages - at any Rugby World Cup is very small.

Source: News 24 December 14, 2020 12:26 UTC