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Namibia See off Zimbabwe in RWC Qualifier

Namibia saw off Zimbabwe in a RWC qualifier today, winning 58-28 in Harare. The result retains the Welwitschias unbeaten record in the 2018 Africa Gold Cup. The Africa Gold Cup is Africa’s championship. It is a Six Nations competition with the continent’s best involved, excluding South Africa. With the Springboks having prequalified for …

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Germany Join Canada and Hong Kong In Repechage

Germany have officially joined Canada and Hong Kong in Repechage. Germany’s home 42-28 defeat today against Samoa saw the Pacific Islanders qualifying for RWC 2019 as the Play-Off Winner. The result also sent Germany into the last-chance RWC qualifying opportunity against three other countries from around the world. Samoa’s qualification …

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Samoa Qualify for RWC 2019

Samoa have qualified for RWC 2019. The Pacific Islanders booked their place in next year’s World Cup in Japan by defeating Germany 42-28 today, winning 108-43 on aggregate in their two-match RWC qualifying series. In doing so Samoa maintain their proud record of having competed in every RWC aside from …

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Rampant Samoa take first leg over Germany

Samoa are set to become the next team etched into the Rugby World Cup schedule after completing a dominant 66-15 victory over Germany in Apia on Saturday. The rampant Manu chalked up 10 tries in all while conceding only two in a one-sided display of running rugby. It had been …

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World Cup Qualifier Weekend Preview

It’s a massive weekend in World Cup Qualifier action with four games having direct implications as to who advances either directly or for November’s Repechage series in France. In Apia it’s the first leg of the Europe/Oceania Play-Off between Samoa and Germany with the latter earning their spot by defeating …

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Germany Advance to Face Samoa in RWC Play-Off

A 16-13 win today sees Germany advancing to face Samoa in a RWC 2019 Play-Off. The Germans booked themselves their trip to Apia by defeating Portugal in a nail-biter in Heidelberg. Trailing 6-3 at half time Germany went ahead before being caught by Portugal in the second half. Victory was …

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Romania, Spain, and Belgium out of 2019 World Cup

World Rugby have handed out severe punishments to Romania, Spain, and Belgium as a result of the player ineligibility scandal that has rocked the Rugby Europe World Cup qualification process. All three have been handed 5-point penalties for each qualifying game in which an ineligible player was used during the …

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