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Only eight places remain at Rugby World Cup 2027. Four were claimed this past weekend in Europe. This saw four of the twelve qualifying slots in Australia 2027 taken. It remains to be seen how the four finish to finalize who is Europe 1, Europe2 , Europe 3, and Europe …

The European section of Rugby World Cup 2027 Qualifying began this weekend. Four European countries were head-and-shoulders above the other four. Big wins see Romania, Georgia, Portugal and Spain closing in on qualifying for Australia 2027. Georgia broke records in beating Switzerland on Saturday. The 110-0 win was the biggest …

North America will play host to at least four men’s international tests in July. Sources have indicated to ARN that Spain will play both Canada and the USA, with the Netherlands set to take on the Maple Leafs and England booked for the Eagles. The matches will take place on …

Brazil fell to a 17-15 defeat to the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The fixture was the second of a two match tour. The Netherlands also won game one meaning that the Europeans completed a series win over As Yaras. The tour brought an end to a groundbreaking year for …

Brazil came out on the losing end against the Netherlands on Thursday. The Netherlands were 15-7 winners in Amsterdam in the first of two test matches. The series is match preparation for Brazil ahead of debuting at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England in 2025. The match was played …

The third and final weekend has concluded for Americas teams competing in the November Internationals. Four Americas teams were in action in Europe. This was a reduction to six teams as neither Brazil nor Canada had matches in week 3. ARN has selected the very best performers from the four …

The Netherlands handed Chile the ultimate lesson of humility on Saturday. Playing at home in Amsterdam, the Netherlands overcame Los Cóndores 20-17. The test match began international competition between the Netherlands and Chile. Chile looked like a team expecting to win and were caught out. The South Americans tried to …

The Netherlands play host to Chile on Saturday. The match will officially begin international competition between the countries. Los Cóndores have previously faced European teams including Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Portugal , Romania, Russia and Spain but never the Netherlands. Chile were debutants at Rugby World Cup 2023. The Netherlands are …

Chile has trimmed down the size of its roster from 32 to 25 players. Pablo Lemoine’s Cóndores will play test matches against Canada and the Netherlands and face Scotland ‘A’ in an uncapped fixture. As was the case at Rugby World Cup 2023, flanker Martín Sigren leads his country. He is …

World Rugby has confirmed the complete appointments of match officials for the the November 2024 Internationals. Argentina’s Damián Schneider is the one Americas official who will take charge of a match. Schneider will officiate France vs Japan in Paris.   Saturday, November 09 Hong Kong  vs Brazil Referee: Reuben Keane …