Wales need to win to avoid ranking slide


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 07 Mar 2017

Britain Rugby Union - Scotland v Wales - Six Nations Championship - BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh - 25/2/17 Wales players look dejected after conceding their second try Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smith Livepic

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Wales must win one of their remaining two Six Nations matches to stay in the top eight of the World Rugby rankings and avoid a potential Group of Death at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Failure to win either game will see the Welsh drop to ninth and into the third pot in the World Cup first-round draw, which will take place in Kyoto, Japan, on May 10.

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