PARIS (AP) — There’s a good chance — two very good chances, actually — that the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be the year of the North. We will need it.”Notably, Ireland and France have mental Rugby World Cup hurdles to clear. That means two of them at most will get past the quarterfinals, giving this Rugby World Cup a big headline day halfway through. Chile will make its tournament debut, giving the Rugby World Cup three teams from soccer-mad Latin America for the first time — the Chileans, Argentina and Uruguay. It’s a step forward for growing a sport that is heading to a new market, the United States, for the 2031 World Cup.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 01, 2023 11:46 UTC