Top-ranked England and France have been drawn in the same pool for next year's women's Rugby World Cup. Wales coach Wayne Pivac has named seven uncapped players in his man squad for the finish to the Six Nations and the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, with exciting winger Louis Rees-Zammit among those hoping to make his debut.
Hosting rights for the next two men's and women's Rugby World Cups will be awarded within the same process, as World Rugby attempt to build on the success of Japan World Rugby has announced the qualification process for the World Cup in France aimed at promoting a "genuine opportunity" for all unions, the game's global body said on Monday. The chaos continues to unfold at Rugby Australia [RA] with newly elected board member Peter Wiggs resigning after butting heads with colleagues throughout the week.
World Rugby chairman candidate Agustin Pichot wants a calendar "rethink" to benefit all of rugby. World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont believes the unity shown in the global game during the coronavirus pandemic will finally lead to a new international competition along the lines of last year's Nations Championship proposal.
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Canada out of RWC, Uruguay clinches spot Canada failed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup for the first time after being beaten by Chile on Saturday, while Uruguay clinched their place after overturning a three-point first-leg deficit against the United States. Samoa book RWC berth with second win over Tonga Samoa qualified for their ninth successive Rugby World Cup with a aggregate victory over Tonga, winning the second leg of their Oceania playoff in Hamilton on Saturday.
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Wales name seven uncapped players in Six Nations, Autumn Cup squad Wales coach Wayne Pivac has named seven uncapped players in his man squad for the finish to the Six Nations and the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup, with exciting winger Louis Rees-Zammit among those hoping to make his debut.
World Rugby announce year World Cup hosting strategy Hosting rights for the next two men's and women's Rugby World Cups will be awarded within the same process, as World Rugby attempt to build on the success of Japan Wales on the other hand should be relatively pleased to have drawn the familiar looking Australia and Fiji and they could face Japan in the quarter-finals should they top their pool.
Eddie Jones has warned the fresh faces in the England squad not to get ahead of themselves after his team were drawn with Japan, Argentina and one of Samoa and Tonga for the Rugby World Cup in France. And we are going through a rebuilding phase at the moment.
We have had a fairly mature side for the last four seasons, and the Lions [tour next summer] will help us evolve [while a shadow England team go to North America].
England and Wales could meet in the quarter-finals but they both avoided the fast-improving hosts France, who were in the second batch of seeds and drew New Zealand from the top tier, while Ireland and Scotland will meet for the second World Cup running, as well as facing holders South Africa in the pool.
World Cup organisers said the draw was conducted almost three years ahead of time to help ensure they sell 2. We are asking footballers and our rugby players to play back-to-back seasons with no pre-season.
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