A record-breaking day for Michela Sillari helped Italy beat Japan 21-8 in Auckland on Sunday and book their first visit to the knockout phase of a women’s Rugby World Cup. Sillari became the highest point-scorer for her country as the ...
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Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: France Thrashed South Africa in opening game
Star scrum-half Laure Sansus crossed twice as France beat a stubborn South Africa 40-5 in the opening match of the women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland on Saturday. Sansus and fly-half Caroline Drouin shone for the French, who raced 19-0 ...
Read More »Rugby: Ireland beat All Blacks for the first time, creates history in New Zealand
Ireland prevailed 23-12 in a test of high intensity to beat the All Blacks on New Zealand soil for the first time in Dunedin on Saturday, taking full advantage after the hosts had lost Angus Ta’avao to a red card ...
Read More »United States to host 2031 Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup will be staged in the United States for the first time in 2031 after the game’s governing body named the host nations for five men’s and women’s tournaments. Australia will hold the men’s World Cup in ...
Read More »World champions Springboks choose Toulon as base for World Cup pool stages
Reigning world champions South Africa will base themselves in Toulon for 28 days of the pool stages of next year’s Rugby World Cup, it was announced Friday. The Springboks will also be based in Paris for a week leading into ...
Read More »Kurtley Beale targets his 4th rugby world cup at France 2023
Versatile playmaker Kurtley Beale signed for the NSW Waratahs on Monday to keep himself in the frame to play for Australia at a fourth World Cup next year. The 33-year-old’s contract with Top 14 side Racing 92 ends in June ...
Read More »Host France to play New Zealand in 2023 Rugby World Cup opening match
New Zealand will dive straight into the deep end when they open their bid for a fourth World Cup title against hosts France in the opening game of the 2023 tournament, according to the fixture schedule revealed Friday. The All ...
Read More »2023 Rugby world cup seedings to be impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
With the coronavirus pandemic playing havoc with international rugby, organisers of the 2023 Rugby World Cup are prepared to rank teams on their form in 2019 for November’s pool draw. Twelve nations have already qualified for France in 2023 but ...
Read More »“England have no plans to bid for 2027 rugby world cup,” RFU Official
Top official from England Rugby have confirmed that they are not planing to place any bid for 2027 world cup. Rugby Australia are favorites to host the 11th edition of world cup but on Saturday their chairman Hamish McLennan said ...
Read More »Rugby: Top guns to lead Australia’s 2027 world cup bid
Rugby Australia announced Tuesday that it had recruited heavy-hitters from business and politics, including former prime minister John Howard, to boost its bid for the 2027 World Cup. Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan said he had formed a seven-person advisory ...
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