Spain will play host to the Eagles in November, one year after the two sides clashed in La Vila. New Leones coach Pablo Bouza confirmed on Radio Marca Valladolid that his team will take on Fiji, Samoa, and the USA on their end-of-year test schedule. The Eagles were decisive winners …
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World Rugby has confirmed the pools for the 2024 u20 Championship. Argentina will compete in Pool C against England, Fiji and hosts South Africa. The tournament will take place from June 29 to July 19 in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Los Pumitas will be one of twelve competing teams. France, …
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San Diego, California has secured a test match in July. It will be contested between New Zealand and Fiji. Both teams were competitive at Rugby World Cup 2023 with the All Blacks reaching the Final and the Flying Fijians upsetting Australia en route to reaching the Quarter Finals. New Zealand …
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Expansion from 20 to 24 teams for the Men’s Rugby World Cup will mean changes in qualifying. How the four new spots will be allocated remains unconfirmed. What is factual rather than speculative is that the Americas and Europe are the two most productive of World Rugby’s defined regions. Identifying …
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A handful of Major League Rugby’s best players from the 2023 campaign have been named in Super Rugby Pacific rosters for the 2024 season. Six players from the most recent season were named, with another 11 who have previously experienced professional rugby in North America. San Diego pair Ben Grant …
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Canada and the USA will return to the Pacific Nations Cup in 2024. South America will not be involved. World Rugby sought an Americas-Pacific competition wherein Chile and Uruguay would feature alongside Canada, the USA, Japan, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. South America declined. Chile is a Pacific country Uruguay is …
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Fiji outclassed Colombia in the historic opening match of the inaugural WXV tournament on Friday. An 11-try blitz saw the Pacific Island nation cruise to a 67-13 victory at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Coming into the match the Fijians were ranked just six spots above Colombia at 19th in …
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Perform at the World Cup to be noticed. This was what Argentina did in 2007 and now Fiji have done it in 2023. ARN can confirm that the performances of the Flying Fijians have results in ongoing discussions for Fiji to join the Rugby Championship starting in 2024. A source …
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Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …
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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …
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