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World Rugby to Revise Draw for Future World Cups

The global governing body of the sport of rugby, World Rugby has come out and admitted the error of determining the Pools for Rugby World Cups three years before the tournaments are played. The groups for the upcoming tournament to be played in England and Wales were known as long …

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RWC 2015 Pool D: How are Canada’s rivals preparing?

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With barely a month to go before the world’s best rugby players converge on England to take part in the World Cup, it’s time to take a look at how Canada’s pool partners – Ireland, Italy, France, and Romania – are getting on heading into this vital stretch. IRELAND Canada’s …

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Las Águilas Group for Limerick

The groups for the World Club 7’s which take place on August 21-22 in Limerick, Ireland have been confirmed with Buenos Aires to take part in Group C. Las Águilas of Buenos Aires (URBA), who in 2014 won the London edition of the competition are back representing Argentina in the tournament. …

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Forward Thinking (Vol. 1, Iss. 4): Rethinking June Tours

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Played every November, excluding Rugby World Cup years, the November or autumn internationals see European nations hosting incoming test teams from across the globe. It is a time when not only southern nations such as Argentina, Australia, Fiji, Namibia, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa and Tonga tour the north but …

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Lions Scrap Plans to come to the USA

Reports have emerged that the legendary British & Irish Lions have cancelled discussions regarding a possible fixture in the USA on the way to their 2017 tour to New Zealand. Rumors regarding the Lions coming to the United States immediately started to swirl after the All Blacks sold out Soldier Field in Chicago, …

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USA Drops out of RWC 2023 Bidding

The USA has dropped out of the bidding process for the Rugby World Cup 2023, leaving four unions left in the hunt to host the quadrennial tournament. South Africa, Ireland, France, and Italy are the remaining unions that have confirmed that they will bid on the hosting rights for the World Cup. …

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