NICK CAIN

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This was the week in which the lockdown looked as if it was destined to send the world of Rugby Union into meltdown. There are a few edicts that reflect this more than the boneheaded decision by World Rugby to announce the draw for the pool stage of the 2023 World Cup three years before the tournament on the weekend of November 21-22, 2020.
This was meant to take place after the Autumn internationals, but at present no-one has any idea what form those will take – despite the recent missive from Twickenham that it hopes to run an interna...