Ireland’s last-ditch lobbying has South Africa in a sweat over 2023 World Cup

• Council of rugby union’s governing body will announce hosts on Wednesday • South Africa’s perceived arrogance has emboldened Ireland and France South Africa remains the strong favourite to be awarded the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday but there is growing concern that a failure to fully engage in behind-the-scenes lobbying may have opened the door for Ireland or France. After two weeks of ran