Changes are coming to the peak of the sport of rugby. The World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams for 2027. An official announcement will be made before the end of Rugby World Cup 2023. Writing for The Guardian, Robert Kitson confirmed the expansion. Details of the format are …
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One of the lessons of Rugby World Cup 2023 was given by Pablo Lemoine. Following Chile’s 71-0 defeat against England the Uruguayan hit out at World Rugby’s handling of Tier 2. Lemoine described how hard it was playing a vastly superior team. Chile went from playing Brazil in qualifiers in …
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José Ignacio Larenas Hitschfeld will make history on Saturday. The Cóndor will become the first-ever player to earn 50 test caps for Chile. Larenas will start on the wing for Chile against Argentina in the Pool D World Cup match in Nantes. Larenas reaches the mark of 50 caps two …
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The twenty competitors at Rugby World Cup 2023 represent countries that are both large and small territorially and also in terms of population. Australia and Argentina are the largest territories while Japan comfortably has the largest population. This is a marked change from Rugby World Cup 2019. Click here …
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Rugby World Cup 2023 will be contested by twenty teams. Rosters contain a variety of nationalities. Some rosters are entirely homegrown while others have a range of Foreign-Born / Produced Players. Unlike at RWCs 2003-2019, World Rugby eligibility law changes enable eligible players to represent a second country. Players can …
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Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News. It takes a dive into the best and worst involving Americas Rugby from the past week. UP Argentina’s Star-Studded 33 Argentina’s roster for the World Cup is star-studded. Julián Montoya will lead a 33-man squad which contains many …
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Portugal took full advantage of their only warm-up test ahead of the World Cup with a runaway 46-20 victory over the USA in Algarve on Saturday. While the Eagles matched their hosts up front, they were outclassed by the electric Lobos backline that had far too much pace and guile …
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Nine months on from the Eagles’ tragic RWC qualifiers exit, the USA have the opportunity for revenge. The USA take on Portugal in Saturday in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match. It is the second of three warm-up matches for the Eagles. The USA were impressive winners first up against …
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The USA will face three World Cup teams in August. Squaring off against the Men’s Eagles will be Romania, Portugal, and Georgia on consecutive weekends beginning on August 5. A rematch against the Lobos is the latest to be confirmed with the Oaks and Lelos already public knowledge. It will …
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World Rugby’s approval of eligibility law changes may bring substantial changes for Rugby World Cup 2023. Players are able to represent a second country following a three-year stand-down period from their last binding representative appearance for their first country. In other words, there are players from both RWC 2019 and / …
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