There are very, very few realms of this world in which South Africa can pull a power play on England. But global rugby might be one of those realms. The International Rugby Board is set to award the 2015 Rugby World Cup to England, but South Africa (and Italy, which has considerably less pull) are going to try to scuttle that bid by arguing that there were improprieties in the bidding process. Almost surely England will win out, but if the decision, which was all but a done deal, is reconsidered, South Africa might be a popular choice in the reconsideration.
