Former Samoa captain Chris Vui was handed a four-year ban from rugby after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. The test that flagged him was an out-of-competition test—not during the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, but he mysteriously disappeared from the tournament after playing for Samoa against …
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World Rugby have confirmed that Japan will host a two-week Pacific Nations Cup tournament in September. Four teams will take part – Canada, Fiji, and the USA the others – and it will be contested in a straight knockout format. It’s a significant step back from 2025, when six teams …
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The Nations Championship begins in July 2026. The competition sees the regular July November International windows being replaced with tournament matches. Twelve teams will be divided into two groups: the Six Nations and the Rest of the World. They are England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in one group …
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Argentines have been appointed to referees several matches at the World Cup Nations Cup. The upcoming tournament will be the inaugural event and involve twelve competitors. The twelve teams have all qualified for Rugby World Cup 2027. Tomás Bertazza will officiated Canada’s home match against Spain in Edmonton on Saturday, …
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The World Rugby Nations Cup will be played in the Americas in July. A total of 18 test matches will take-place with half of them in South America and half in North America. The tournament will contain twelve teams, all of whom will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in …
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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 …
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Four years before hosting Rugby World Cup 2031, the USA Men’s Eagles will compete in a challenging group in Australia 2027. Their opponents, France, Japan and Samoa have all left their mark at past Rugby World Cups. The Eagles will play matches in three different Australian cities and do so …
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For the second time this decade, World Rugby elected a Chilean try as the best of a calendar year. Santiago Pedrero’s try for Los Cóndores against Samoa in Utah was officially determined as being the best try of the year in 2025. The try was in the opening of two …
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The greatest day in Chile’s Rugby history is September 27, 2025. The day saw Los Cóndores booking their place at Rugby World Cup 2027 by defeating Samoa 31-12 at a packed Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar. The match was game two of a home-and-away Rugby World Cup Qualifying series …
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Luck was not on the side of the USA for the draw for Rugby World Cup 2027. Four years before hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup, the USA Eagles players, staff and supporters would not have been desiring the pool that they have gotten for Australia 2027. The USA Men’s …
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