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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 …

Baltimore, Maryland has secured hosting rights to a test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and South Africa Springboks in 2026. The contest will be the fourth, and final, test match between the two iconic teams as part of their test series taking place this year. Dubbed as Rugby’s …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The inaugural Nations Championship will be played in 2026. Featuring a Southern Hemisphere home series in July and a Northern Hemisphere home series in November, the tournament will see the twelve competitors competing in two groups of six. The competitors for the Nations Championship are the Six Nations teams (England, …

Uruguay had their moments against the All Blacks XV on Saturday. Played in Béziers, France the South Americans trailed 19-14 at half-time but ultimately were beaten 45-21. The uncapped fixture bridged Los Teros’ gap in between the November test matches against Portugal and Romania. Uruguay’s three tries were converted by …

Béziers, France will be the setting for an international match between teams from New Zealand and Uruguay on Sunday. The uncapped fixture sees the All Blacks XV taking-on Uruguay. The match is the third, and final, fixture of the All Blacks XV’s November tour. For Uruguay it is game two …

Argentina is to play less in 2026 and 2030. SANZAAR has confirmed changes that mean there will be no Rugby Championship in these years. Instead of there being the annual competition, the competition will be replaced by New Zealand touring South Africa in 2026 and the reverse happening in 2030. …

Canada are headed to a World Cup Final. The Maple Leafs dominated defending champions New Zealand with a stunning display, coming away 34-19 winners at Ashton Gate on Friday. It was a complete performance from the Canadians, a combination of discipline, set piece accuracy, relentless attack, and suffocating defense en …