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Coming soon, to a television screen near you, the quarter-final of Rugby World Cup France 2007 from…Cardiff.
Daft isn’t it? And there are at last indications that the body with the power to do something about it, the International Rugby Board, is beginning to think so too.

Among the plans under consideration for future tournaments is awarding two at once, so that the venues for 2015 and 2019 would become known at the same time.
None of this is settled, but IRB chief executive Mike Miller last week gave a clear hint along these lines when he said "What we may do is decide to announce two World Cups at the same time."

He hinted that this might allow the IRB to be more adventurous in its choice of hosts, perhaps matching the award of a tournament to an established nation, followed by one in a developing rugby nation.

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