World Rugby make funny error when announcing Rugby World Cup host

by Steven Smith

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 at 13:26

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France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup after beating rival bids from South Africa and Ireland.

But World Rugby made a crucial error when tweeting out the result...

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