IRB announces venue for RWC 2011 pool draw

04.07.08 - 03:30 ... source : International Rugby Board

... (IRB.COM) Thursday 3 July 2008PrintEmail  The pool allocation draw will take place inside this unique facilityThe International Rugby Board today confirmed that the Rugby World Cup 2011 pool allocation draw will take place in London on December 1, 2008. Importantly for the first time the IRB World Rankings will be utilised to place teams into bands for the draw.The venue for the draw will be a very unique facility - Tourism New Zealand's "Giant Rugby Ball" that will be located at Potters Field Park in the heart of London, adjacent to Tower Bridge and opposite the Tower of London. It is the same facility that was located on the Champs de Mars next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Rugby World Cup 2007. Chairman Bernard Lapasset stated, "The IRB is delighted that the Rugby World Cup pool allocation draw will take place in London on December 1 at the conclusion of the annual November Test series. With the senior Southern Hemisph ...» Next (HTML)