‘Group of death’ could make repeat appearance at 2019 Rugby World Cup

• Rugby administrators refuse to rule out a repeat of 2015• World Cup ticket sales up against Tokyo OlympicsThe prospect of another ‘group of death’ at the next Rugby World Cup could be on the cards after organisers refused to confirm when the draw for the 2019 tournament in Japan would be made – and conceded it might take place years in advance because of the difficulty of selling tickets up against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Last week the Wales head coach Warren Gatland condemned the “ridiculous” decision to draw the 2015 World Cup pools almost three years ago which, because his team had briefl…