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No-one should cavil at...d cry foul at the process. And, with vivid memories of the 1995 World Cup held in that country still burning within many of us, no-one should look forward to the tournament being staged there in six years’ time with anything but relish. South Africa is a richly diverse and welcoming country, not without its issues, but who might chose to throw stones in that regard these days.
Rugby in South Africa has always represented something beyond the mere sporting. There is something elemental, and at times, overbearing about what it is and what it represents. And if there is one hope cradled by many people,
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It is clear that South Africa won the approval of the technical committee on the strength of its stadiums and infrastructure. It has big grounds and plenty of space and beds in its cities. It scored 26.63 per cent on this category compared to 22.88 per cent of France and 21.75 per cent of Ireland,
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South Africa has been here before, hosting a football and rugby World Cup and is used to dealing with significant influxes of visitors from its 12 yearly hosting of Lions tours ( the next is in 2021). The country is not without its security problems but these are well-known even if still a concern.
Ireland will feel the hit most acutely. This was a once-in-a-lifetime project. They will not come again, as South Africa has done in making this, its fourth in succession, bid to stage the tournament. The Irish bid was a deeply-resourced, cross-sport, cross-border project that had the will of all the people behind it. In the end, its strength – its compactness – was also its weakness in that it simply could not trade on the same terms as either South Africa or France when it came to offering up sheer size in its stadiums or surroundings.
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France staged a Rugby World Cup in 2007, and did so fabulously well, so it ought to be able to wear and bear its disappointment better than Ireland. It will certainly be in the frame in the near future. Rugby is embedded in its southern heartland and the mere fact that it scored the highest in the finance, commercial and commitments category – 28.44 per cent to 26.69 per cent of both Ireland and South Africa – indicates just how attractive a host country it is to a governing body that depends on the World Cup for its funding for the game.
There is still a vote to come from the World Rugby Council. This is the first time that such a process has been in place – an exhaustive technical analysis of the bids – prior to a vote being taken so there is no precedent as to how much notice will be taken of the substantial document. For any of the delegates in doubt on that Nov 15 vote, here’s the answer – 100 per cent is how much heed should be paid. The recommendation is South Africa. And South Africa it should be.
Oliver Townend, who provided Britain’s discard score at the European Championships two weeks ago, reasserted his authority in a sensational finish to the cross-country at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.
The top placings changed constantly amid a catalogue of major upsets, with overnight leader Mark Todd and Olympic champion Michael Jung among the major contenders crashing out.
Townend – drawn last on Ballaghmore Class – was forced to linger around the start box for 15 minutes after warming-up due to a hold-up on the course. But he kept his horse’s attention, conjuring a flawless round from his relative newcomer to displace Gemma Tattersall and Arctic Soul from the top of the board. Just 0.4 time penalties brought their score to 40.6.
However, just one show jump down on Sunday could hand the contest back to Tattersall. She, in turn, is stalked by the closely bunched group of Britons Izzy Taylor (Trevidden) and Piggy French (Vanir Kamira) and New Zealanders Tim Price (Ringwood Sky Boy) and Andrew Nicholson (with 2017 Badminton winner Nereo), all within 1.5 points.
Tina Cook rode the other ‘round of the day’ when cruising round inside the time as first to go on Star Witness, who is 10th. Only two others achieved that feat.
