World Rugby has confirmed that all 48 matches in the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will feature the Foul Play Review Official in the bunker and a shot clock, as successfully and extensively trialed in the World Rugby U20 Championship, The Rugby Championship and Super Rugby Pacific.
The shot clock shows players the 90 seconds, already set in law, they have to take a conversion and 60 seconds to kick a penalty with the time counting down on screen in-stadia and in-broadcast.
Next weekend, the Flying Fijians play England at Twickenham, while Ireland host Manu Samoa at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. No one knows where Tonga is holidaying.
