Scott Lawrence has selected a traveling squad of 29 players for their two-match trip to Spain. The Men’s Eagles will play against Brazil on November 11 and either Canada or their hosts one week later. Three uncapped players have been included. Utah flanker Bailey Wilson and his clubmate Joe Mano, …
Read More »Canada names Men’s longlist for Spain tour
Newly-extended Canadian Head Coach Kingsley Jones has named a longlist of 43 players to prepare for the upcoming test series in Spain. A final squad of 32 will be selected to play against their hosts on November 11, before facing either Brazil or the USA a week later. There are …
Read More »Incoming Expansion to 24 teams for Rugby World Cup 2027
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 …
Read More »Spain mini-tournament set for Brazil, Canada, and USA
Spain will host a mini-tournament including three Americas sides next month. Brazil, Canada, and the USA will travel to Villajoyosa but each team will play only two tests instead of three. The opening weekend on November 11 will see the Eagles playing Os Tupis and the Maple Leafs squaring off …
Read More »How Tier 2 Can Have the Opportunity to Play Against Tier 1
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 …
Read More »Uruguayan Wins at Rugby World Cups
Uruguay’s 36-26 win over Namibia in Lyon took Los Teros‘ wins in Rugby World Cup matches to four. The South Americans have wins over teams from varying regions of the world: Europe, Africa and Oceania. The wins came at Rugby World Cups 1999, 2003, 2019 and 2023. 27-15 Uruguay …
Read More »Rugby World Cup 2023 – Country Populations
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 …
Read More »Elegibilidad de España, Samoa y Tonga – un modelo prostituido
El tiempo está cerca. El Mundial comienza mañana en Francia. España se clasificó pero no jugará. Su lugar fue para Rumanía. Se deben seguir las reglas; sin embargo, las reglas se flexibilizaron y se castigó a equipos locales como Georgia y Uruguay. En apalos, Álvaro de Benito habla sobre las …
Read More »Jaguares may return to Super Rugby in 2026
Los Jaguares may return to Super Rugby. In an interview with Argentine journalists Alejo Miranda and Xavier Prieto Astigarraga, UAR President Gabriel Travelaglini confirmed the possibility is real that Argentina will be back in Super Rugby. The UAR has received an invitation to play in Super Rugby Pacific. However, it …
Read More »Foreign-Born / Produced / Homegrown Players at Rugby World Cup 2023
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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