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Rugby World Cup 2027 is to be the first tournament in more than 30 years without Namibia. The Welwitschias missed out on qualifying for the Australia host Rugby World Cup 2027 after losses to Belgium and Samoa in repechage. It means Namibia will face Brazil in the final round of …

Former Australia international Scott Sio is set to debut for Samoa in the upcoming World Cup Repechage tournament in Dubai. The 34-year-old Exeter Chiefs prop won the last of his 74 Wallabies caps against New Zealand in September of 2022, and has now served his three-year stand-down period to switch …

New England Free Jacks star Le Roux Malan has been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup qualification tournament. The 26-year-old midfielder suffered a fractured cheekbone while playing for Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand recently. He’s one of a handful of notables missing from Namibia’s squad for the round-robin Repechage …

Belgium have shown their hand for next month’s last-chance World Cup Repechage qualification tournament. Black Devils coach Laurent Dossat has named a familiar squad with the vast majority of the 31 players based in France. There are just three domestic inclusions, all of whom suit up for the Brussels Devils …

Chile will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Los Cóndores booked their place at the tournament by completing an upset win over Samoa in Viña del Mar. The homecoming win was historic and saw Los Cóndores qualifying for a second ever Rugby World Cup and backing-up their debut …

Uruguay will compete at Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia. Los Teros qualified as Sudamerica 1 by virtue of defeating Paraguay at the Semi Final stage and then beating Chile on aggregate in the Final. What is the outlook for Uruguay’s player roster at Rugby World Cup 2027? This article …

The draw date and format has been announced for Rugby World Cup 2027. Australia 2027 will be a 24-team format with six pools of four. It replaces the previous format of four pools of five which was utilized for Rugby World Cups 2003-2023. The draw will take place with all …

Rugby World Cup 2027 will see a record number of Americas teams. Chile’s victory of Samoa in Viña del Mar takes the Americas number of participants to five for Australia 2027. Five teams is a new high for the Americas. The previous record was four participants at a Rugby World …

A disastrous campaign from Samoa sees the Pacific Islanders on the brink of missing out on a first Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. A winless campaign in Rugby World Cup Qualifiers sees Samoa not to compete in repechage for the last remaining Rugby World Cup 2027 …

Chile booked their spot at Rugby World Cup 2027. Los Cóndores became the 23rd team confirmed for the Australia-hosted Rugby World Cup. Chile did so by completing a historic 31-12 win over Samoa in Viña del Mar on Saturday. Chile and Samoa battled-it-out in two matches. Game one was Samoa’s …