South African rugby chief hopes ‘sanity will prevail’ in 2023 RWC vote

South African Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux hopes “sanity will prevail” in the vote to decide the hosts of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

South Africa topped the review undertaken by an independent technical committee ahead of France and Ireland.

But officials from the latter two nations have questioned the outcome of the evaluation and have vowed to fight for support ahead of the final World Rugby Council vote on November 15 in London. Roux has urged World Rugby Council members to show integrity and vote in accordance with the technical committee’s recommendations.