Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 Host Country Announcement - Pretoria, South Africa - November 15, 2017 South African fans arrive at a public viewing area for the announcement of the host country for the Rugby World Cup in 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
LONDON (Reuters) - Black humour was the only refuge for South African rugby officials on Wednesday after they lost out in the vote to stage the 2023 World Cup, a global event the nation had been convinced was in the bag.
"Are you suggesting we're not doing well? Based on what?," asked SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux when it was put to him that France's victory in the 2023 race might be a blow off the pitch to match the Springboks' misery on it.
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