Gosper Not Fazed By SA Government Stance On RWC

World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper believes the South African government’s insistence on racial quotas in the country’s Rugby Union (SARU) “will not be an obstacle” in their bid to host Rugby World Cup 2023 according to an interview published by The42.ie. South Africa, France and Ireland are the three nations to left in the bidding process for the tournament after reaching the official candidate stage. However, South African minister for sport and recreation Fikile Mbalula declared in April that the SARU would not be permitted to host an international tournament until they had met their ‘transformat…