Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2027 will feature a total of 52 matches. It is scheduled to take place in Australia from October 01 to November 13 2027. The match schedule for the tournament sees matches taking place on restricted days of the week: Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. THE …
Read More »Chile to play Rugby World Cup 2027 in the extremes of Perth and Townsville
Chile has been allocated a demanding match schedule for Rugby World Cup 2023. Los Cóndores will play in both extremes of Australia with matches in both Perth and Townsville. The remaining pool match will be in Brisbane with Chile having the honor of competing against the tournament hosts in one …
Read More »Foreign Born Players, Homegrown Players and Eligibility in 2026 Six Nations
The 2026 Six Nations is a rugby competition contested between six competitors: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The respective player rosters contain a variety of nationalities with players qualifying in a number of ways. BACKGROUND TO WORLD RUGBY ELIGIBILITY LAWS Competing in international rugby competition requires players …
Read More »Australia vs Who to Open Rugby World Cup 2027?
Australia will host Rugby World Cup 2027. The tournament opener will take-place in Perth, Western Australia on Friday, October 01, 2027. It will be a pool match between hosts Australia and one of the Wallabies’ three Pool A rivals: New Zealand, Chile or Hong Kong. They are three very different …
Read More »Chile’s Games at Rugby World Cup 2027
The draw for Rugby World Cup 2027 saw Chile obtaining a satisfactory draw. Los Cóndores will compete in Pool A of the Australia hosted Rugby World Cup. The pool only contains countries from the Pacific but, none are Pacific Island nations. Pool A will consist of Australia, Hong Kong, Chile, …
Read More »All 24 Teams and Tournament Details for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia
All 24 teams are now confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. The final participant to qualify was Samoa. The country from the South Pacific Ocean qualified by virtue of a 13-13 draw against Belgium in the final match of the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament in Dubai, United …
Read More »Canada, Chile, Uruguay and USA all in 2026 World Rugby Nations Cup
With the road to Rugby World Cup 2027 gaining traction, World Rugby has changed the script. The sport’s global governing body has introduced the World Rugby Nations Cup. The twelve-team tournament will be the “B” version of the Nations Championship. PARTICIPANTS The World Rugby Nations Cup presently has eleven …
Read More »Hong Kong Hit by Doping Scandal from Rugby World Cup Qualifying
Should Hong Kong be disqualified from Rugby World Cup 2027? This question needs to be answered as Hong Kong had an unfair advantage in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. N8 Luke van der Smit failed drug test for a banned substance following game vs South Korea. The match in question was …
Read More »Chile Won the Battle but Lost the War against Uruguay
Chile won the battle against Uruguay on Saturday; Los Cóndores were 21-18 winners against Uruguay in Montevideo. It meant that Chile lost the war as Uruguay won the two-match series 46-37 on aggregate. This outcome saw Uruguay qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2027 as South America 1. Chile now await …
Read More »Uruguay Successfully Qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027
Uruguay have successfully qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027. Uruguay booked their place in the 24-team tournament by defeating Chile by +9 (46-37) on aggregate. Uruguay won 28-16 win in Santiago del Chile last Saturday but fell 21-18 at home in game two. Rugby World Cup 2027 will be Los …
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