It could have been a lot worse for Ireland.
On Wednesday morning, the draw for the 2019 Rugby World Cup took place, and it couldn’t have shaped up much better for Ireland.
After a final day win in the Six Nations, Joe Schmidt’s side was guaranteed to be a top seed for the competition but with the second seeds containing serious competition – South Africa and Wales to name but two – the draw could have gone against the Irish team.
Then this happened…
By any reckoning it was the best possible draw Ireland could have got, and Twitter became a happy place for supporters.
https://twitter.com/Bernard9129/status/862228302672658432
https://twitter.com/SteKeatinge/status/862228379621351424
https://twitter.com/domgetxo/status/862224709961879552
Ireland draw Scotland and Japan in the 2019 rugby world Cup group. Very good draw considering the nation's they avoided #RWC2019
— Padraig Moynihan (@PMoynihan1) May 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheSeanKeyes/status/862223786720075776
Ireland get a nice draw for Rugby World Cup :Scotland & Japan in our group. Pool C is "group of death" with England, France & Argentina
— Cluttered genocidal mess (@IcebergsMelting) May 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/JimboBohan/status/862222414285025281
The Scotland fans were also very pleased with their lot.
https://twitter.com/DougallChops/status/862228957286064128
That is a lovely draw for Scotland https://t.co/eHsuel99LG
— Iain (@thatisRON) May 10, 2017
