Rugby World Cup 2023 draw crushed as England get their dream trip

The Wallabies have been handed a “dream draw” at the 2023 World Cup, while the champion Springboks have pulled out the “death group.”

And the British media claimed that England had achieved a great victory in the draw, even though they have to face World Cup surprise specialists Japan and also Argentina, who have just beaten the All Blacks.

There were widespread attacks by the global media against rugby chiefs for drawing the three-year tournament draw in France.

Meanwhile, Australia seemed quite happy with its luck.

the Sydney morning herald believes Dave Rennie’s Australian team has found “almost the best of times” by avoiding champions South Africa, the All Blacks or England.

Australia has ended up in a group with Wayne Pivac’s fast-fading Wales still in the top spots because rankings from nearly a year ago were used in the wake of the Covid-19 disruptions.

Australia will also play Fiji, whom they have beaten in the group stage in the last two tournaments. Georgia could be one of the other two teams in that group.

However the SMH noted that a defeat in the group could see the Australians heading into a quarter-final clash with England, the point at which their 2019 World Cup came to a halt.

Rennie told the media: “There is no easy group. The three sides that are confirmed in this group are all really tough.

“Fiji has incredible athletes and with Vern Cotter in charge, it will give them an advantage that will make a real difference. We are three years away. Our teams are going to change a lot.”

Meanwhile, Britain’s Telegraph was drooling over Group A, which features New Zealand and France, which have great World Cup histories.

“The hosts against the All Blacks in the group stages, it doesn’t get better than that,” exclaimed Jake Goodwill.

“France v New Zealand is going to be a great match.

“… it provides an elite duel, but with Italy as third-ranked team, both teams will be very confident of reaching the quarter-finals.”

He said Group B, with South Africa, Ireland and Scotland, was “probably the most difficult.”

“Group B is probably the group of death this time.”

England, however, “have a favorable draw in Group D” alongside Japan and Argentina.

“However, it is difficult to read about Japan as they have not played international rugby since the last World Cup. Argentina and Japan could still be formidable opponents for Eddie Jones’ team.”

the Telegraph The writer kicked off the draw ceremony and rugby, saying, “Like the sport itself, this event needs to be sped up and stop wasting so much time.”

the Times he calculated that “England get a good draw in the group, but the road to the final is treacherous.”

“Of course it is quite absurd to do such a draw almost three years before the event itself because there is a lot of time for the form to fluctuate,” wrote Owen Slot, chief rugby correspondent.

“However, Japan and Argentina face clear struggles that, at this point at least, seem to play into the hands of England.”

Meanwhile, the giveaway attracted hundreds of comments from readers in The Guardian, including this one that criticized the premature groupings.

“Does anyone else think that drawing the final groups of the World Cup so far in advance is crazy, especially since the seeds are based on rankings from 11 months ago?” He stated.

“By the time we get to the tournament … the top four teams could be completely different.”

Another feared that England “would go undercooked to the knockout stages.”

In south africa SupersportBrendan Nel’s op-ed was titled “The World Rugby draw makes as little sense as the rankings they don’t use.”

“By deciding that the rankings are going out the window (why are they there in the first place if not to help rank the positions for the World Cup draws? Tie that sees him with a lot of weight at the top, while the bottom half seems like an absolute dream for Eddie Jones’ England, “he said.

“World Rugby has never been able to explain why the draw is necessary in the first year of the next cycle. Sure, the organizers will be able to plan better, as can the coaches … how many of the 12 qualified coaches will be there when it arrives. the world Cup.

“(Rugby watchers know) that business starts in the quarterfinals. By throwing its own rankings out the window, World Rugby has ensured that one of the top four teams will definitely not make it past the quarterfinals. Also It could mean that (the hostess) France could also be out of the rooms, even though they seem to be a favorite. “