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Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …

Wesley Fofana has been ruled out of facing Argentina. The star French inside center had been expected to be the starting number 12 against Los Pumas in Tokyo on Saturday. Instead rethinking will now be required. Fofana is one of four centers on France’s roster. He is joined by Gael …

Rugby World Cup 1999 was the first RWC of the professional era. RWC 1995 saw the end of amateurism and with it RWC 1999 would see a change in the landscape of who different teams were prepared compared to that from 1987-1995 RWCs. The 1999 World Cup was also the …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day seven of the series the feature is …

One week out from Los Pumas vs France in Tokyo former French fly half Frédéric Michalak has slammed Argentina. The RWC 2003, 2007, and 2015 player declared that only Pablo Materia is a world class player. In doing so he praised Matera as being a tremendous defender and attacker, with demonstrable …

During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day four of the series the feature is …

20 teams will compete at RWC 2019 in Japan. Of them 17 have selected players from other countries. How then did they come to qualify for the country they are representing? The following article is aimed at explaining who they are and how they qualify. It is not an opinion …

The final squad of 31 named by France to take part at the Rugby World Cup shows three changes to the original list named in June. Dany Priso and Félix Lambey join injured Geoffrey Doumayrou in missing out, with Cyril Baille, Charles Ollivon, and Virimi Vakatawa named in their place. …

The World Cup chances of France lock Paul Gabrillagues have risen considerably after his suspension was reduced to just three weeks following an appeal. His original punishment was 10 weeks, reduced to six due to mitigating circumstances. Had the original suspension been upheld, Gabrillagues would have missed the first three …

The RWC 2019 place for Paul Gabrillagues has been placed in doubt today after he received a 6 week ban for foul play against Scotland on Sunday. Having been cited the French second-rower pleaded guilty. The Disciplinary Committee of Simon Thomas (UK), Donal Courtney (Ireland), and Valeriu Toma (Romania) viewed …