Scotty and Mils on how France managed to get the 2023 RWC

Yesterday's announcement that France have been awarded the 2023 Rugby World Cup has been met with surprise, particularly after South Africa were named as the 'recommended' candidate recently, coming out on top on the official scorecard of requirements. However, in the final vote France received 24 votes to South Africa’s 15. In the first round, France received 18 votes to South Africa’s 13 and Ireland’s eight. Questions have now been asked as to how this happened, after France hosted the 2007 tournament and Ireland have never even hosted it. More significantly, why was there such a swin…