Is it possible to change the drawing date for the next RWC?

World Rugby will implement the Collective withdrawals for futures contracts World Cups Later than has already been done, closer to the start of the next tournaments, according to the entity’s chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont, in the programme. collapse. This comes after criticism that the draws were too early, and that the world rankings at the time of the draw played a decisive role in classifying the teams that would lead the tournament.

to France 2023 The draw took place on December 14, 2020, nearly three years before the start of the tournament and about 13 months after the 2019 tournament in Japan.

For example, I used the list to select the remaining groups for the next World Cup South Africa, New Zealand, England and Wales As the top seeds, while at the moment two of the bottom two have fallen out of the top four, highlighting that the Red Dragon is in ninth place. Another aspect to consider is condition ScotlandCurrently in the fifth step, just joined the third group of clouds, while Japan (The twelfth day), and the second.

On the other hand, the top four currently ranked teams are likely to meet in the quarterfinals. In addition, another outcome is to choose two of these four (France, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa) will not reach the semifinals.

president World RugbyAnd Sir Bill Beaumontexplained why the World Cup draw was held so early and that they are looking for solutions for the next men’s tournament in 2027. “The reason we did the pool draw earlier was for the safety of the host cities and to know where the teams are headed, which is very important. What we’ll do is look for as late a pool draw as possible so you get more consistency around the balance in the pool. There will always be a group that is harder than the others. When we go to Australia we will see how late we can be in doing the pool draw.”He expressed.

No further details of the delayed group draw date for Australia 2027 have yet to be confirmed, but as Sir Bill Beaumont mentioned, the staging of the host cities and fan experiences required decisions to be made before long.