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2019. 2023. 2027. 2031. The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World champions of the sport. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup ...
Sep 5, 2011 · In a 49-6 win, in which the Kiwis notched up eight tries, Huw Richards took away one of the lesser World Cup firsts’ awards; the first man to be sent off in a World Cup match after punching Gary ...
Those men’s teams ranked from ninth to 24th will take part in a pre-round of 16, with the winners of those ties going on to play the top eight seeds in the round of 16. RWC Sevens 2022 will get underway at 08:45 local time (GMT+2) on 9 September when ninth seeds Ireland take on Portugal for a chance to play England in the round of 16.
Chile took their place alongside Brazil and Uruguay in a round-robin competition needing a top-two finish to remain in contention. They beat Brazil 23-13 but lost 15-10 to Uruguay despite leading at half-time. This pitted Chile against Canada, the losers of the Americas 1 play-off. Canada won the first leg 22-21 after Robbie Povey’s last-gasp ...
Oct 29, 2023 · All Blacks proud of brave 14-man effort that almost won them the Rugby World Cup final. New Zealand’s Sam Cane walks past the trophy during presentation ceremony after the Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. South Africa won the match 12-11.
Feb 24, 2022 · Scotland take on Colombia on Friday in the Rugby World Cup 2021 final qualifier and whatever the outcome in Dubai it will be a historic day in women’s rugby. Colombia have never qualified for a World Cup while if Scotland take the last spot, it will be the first time they have featured in the women’s global showpiece event since 2010.
Nov 2, 2019 · The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth iteration of the tournament and there have been only four different winners of the event. New Zealand and South Africa are the most successful nations, each winning the trophy three times. Australia have won it twice and England are the sole northern hemisphere nation to win the tournament back in 2003.
