Namibia have a demonstrated ability at qualifying for RWC tournaments. The South-West African country has competed at the past five RWCs and is back again for this year’s tournament in Japan. The goal of winning a match will be hot on the agenda and a more sporting fixture list this …

Four years on from hosting RWC 2015 a superior England team and overall roster has been established for Japan. As hosts last time around England crashed out early as they were beaten by both Australia, and Wales in the pool phase. Will a similar fate await them this year? The …

The impression left by Japan in beating South Africa in RWC 2015 remains elite. It would be no exaggeration to consider it as being among the greatest upset in sports, certainly in a competition such as a World Cup. Four years on Japan has a similar pool to contend with …

Fiji are the masters of spontaneity, and are quite simply mandatory viewing in RWC tournaments. When they get it together they are highly competitive and capable of magical performances. For 2019 the probable roster will be packed with big-name players from leading professional leagues, providing the Flying Fijians with the means …

A constant in Rugby World Cup tournaments but a competitor yet to get beyond the group stage, Italy is a rugby country to always follow closely. The central Europeans have the drive and the potential to make RWC 2019 a breakthrough tournament for Italian rugby. For a variety of factors …

Argentina is to pick overseas players for international duty without restrictions. The policy is set to be utilized in 2019 and moving forward. It will end the blockade on players based in Europe from playing for Los Pumas as well as the process of requesting release from clubs. This will …

The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) are considering boycotting RWC 2019. The organization represents 600 mainly European-based Pacific Island professional rugby players, of whom Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga rely on heavily for their rosters. The organization’s stance comes following a leak from the New Zealand Herald which noted Japan and …

Agustín Pichot is on record in pushing for promotion / relegation in the proposed World League. The former Pumas captain has been under attack on social media from rugby fans who are less than impressed with the revelations that the new competition, set to begin in 2020, will not involve …

The weekend’s test match results have given optimism to expanding the RWC from 20 to 24 teams. RWC 2019 competitors Canada and Russia suffered losses to non-RWC 2019 competitors, Brazil and Spain respectively. SPORTING Canada claimed the final spot at RWC 2019, doing so after having been sent into repechage …

In eight months time RWC 2019 will have begun. The tournament kicks-off with Japan vs Russia in Tokyo on Friday September 20.  The 20 countries who will play at rugby’s showcase tournament are from all of the defined regions. The Americas has four of the participants, two either side of …