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In an unprecedented move World Rugby have agreed that the controversial World Cup qualifying match between Belgium and Spain that took place on March 18 in Brussels should be replayed. The governing body issued a statement on Thursday afternoon implying that Spain’s request for a change in match officials prior …

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The scandal that has rocked Rugby Europe’s RWC 2019 qualifiers has all five participants involved. Romania’s place at RWC 2019 is assured of being taken away from them due to the country having breached player eligibility laws. Prior to the revelation of Sione Faka’osilea having played Rugby Sevens for Tonga there …

Further repercussions have arisen from the Rugby Europe RWC Qualifiers controversy. The saga that erupted on March 18 has not faded away. Instead new information continues to surface. Before new information was reported today, in the Spanish media, there was already a lot to the story. The following is a Time …

Russia are protesting their RWC Qualifying matches against Romania, reports Rugger Info. It is the latest in the ongoing saga which is haunting Rugby Europe and World Rugby. The publication notes that Russia’s RWC qualifying matches against the Oaks in 2017 and 2018 involved an illegal player. The player is …

Rugby Europe has postponed their decision over Belgium vs Spain for a second time, the FER have reported. The Federación Española de Rugby (FER) released the following announcement on their website this morning: The meeting with the Rugby Europe Executive Committee, among which is the president of the Federación Española de …

Germany is preparing to play against Portugal amid the ongoing RWC qualifying controversy. An official release from the Deutscher Rugby Verbrand (DRV – German Rugby Federation) notes that the scheduled relegation fixture is approaching despite the chaos from the RWC qualifiers. Romania’s qualification for RWC 2019 hangs in the balance. …

A week of turmoil in the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying process is set to face yet another challenge. Just two days after World Rugby disqualified Tahiti for fielding two ineligible players against the Cook Islands it has emerged that Belgium fielded an ineligible player against Germany in the Rugby …

Spain have filed a formal complaint following the RWC qualifying controversy from Sunday. Los Leones played away to Belgium and were beaten 18-10. Belgium’s victory saw Romania qualifying for RWC 2019. The result of the match was influenced by outside factors. Outside, meaning more than the performance of the two teams …

World Rugby is to investigate the ‘context of events‘ from Belgium vs Spain. Sunday’s RWC Qualifier in Brussels, saw Belgium defeat Spain 18-10 which meant Romania qualified for RWC 2019 as Europe 1. To see how Romania qualified click here. For further details on the controversy click here. The context of …