Wednesday morning’s draw will focus Irish minds a little more, but head coach has bigger fish to fry in the short term

A general view of the William Webb Ellis cup. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

A general view of the William Webb Ellis cup. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Set your reminders for 8.0am Wednesday morning, because that’s when the 2027 World Cup draw gets under way in Sydney.

It may seem like they’re going early again, but World Rugby has delayed the draw by two years compared to last time out.