Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

In May 2017 World Rugby changed player eligibility, making it much harder for a player to qualify via residency. In no small part was the change of extending residency laws from three years to five a response to the share number of foreign-born players to have played Six Nations rugby in the …

The comparative populations of the 20 countries competing at RWC 2019.

It was billed as a potential World Cup eliminator with two leading candidates for Argentina’s second flyhalf spot going head-to-head. In the end there was only one winner. Benjamín Urdapilleta led the way for Castres as they defeated Patricio Fernández and his Clermont Auvergne side 24-16 on Saturday. The win …

Area sizes from the largest to smallest countries at RWC 2019.

The countdown to RWC 2019 is on. This year’s RWC will be groundbreaking with the tournament being the first in Asia, the first outside of Tier 1 territories and the most unpredictable on record. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. The best …

All eyes are on Japan 2019. For the rugby community it does not get any bigger. In under eight months from now the tournament will be into full-swing. Competing in rugby’s showpiece tournament will be twenty countries, in four pools of five. So challenging is the event that only eight …

RWC 2019 is under eight months away from kick-off. The showpiece tournament for rugby will feature twenty countries playing in Japan in four challenging pools of five. Only the best two from each will advance to the Quarter Finals.  In the second of a series of four articles Americas Rugby …

In just under eight months time RWC 2019 will be officially underway. The showpiece tournament for rugby will feature twenty countries playing in Japan in four challenging pools of five. Only the best two from each will advance to the Quarter Finals.  In the first of a series of four …

International competition for 2019 is under two weeks away. With the count-down on it is fitting to look back to 2018. Below are my personal picks for Americas Rugby Top 10 moments of 2018. 10 – Brazil Crowned South American Champions –  In 2018 Brazil claimed a first ever South …

Warren Gatland has named both Leigh Halfpenny and Ross Moriarty in his Wales squad for the Six Nations despite the duo still struggling with concussion. Of the two, Moriarty stands the best chance of playing in the tournament opener against France with a targeted return against Munster next weekend. Halfpenny, …