The main rugby sevens tournaments include: The World Rugby Sevens Series The World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series The Rugby World Cup Sevens The Commonwealth Games The Summer Olympics Are the laws in Rugby Sevens different to 15-a-side rugby? The laws in Rugby Sevens are different to 15-a...
Portugal players celebrate after qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup with a 16-16 draw with the USA. Martin Dokoupil - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images Player to watch: Raffaele Storti There's nothing better than seeing a winger at full flight and Storti is one...
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has acted for the Romanian Rugby Federation (‘FRR’) in a matter leading to Romania successfully qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2023. In proceedings before an independent judicial committee, it was found that the Spanis...
The event is owned and operated by World Rugby and features 20 teams from across the globe who have all qualified either by virtue of the last World Cup, regional qualifying or repechage. What is the format of the Rugby World Cup? The Rugby World Cup is contested by 20 nations who have...
The2022/23World Rugby Sevens Seriesis headed toToulousefrom 12–14 May 2023 for the final round of women’s action and the penultimate round in the men's series. On the line will be thefinal women's Paris 2024 Olympic spot availablethrough this qualifying pathway, with three ...
MADRID, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Spain have been expelled from the 2023 Rugby World Cup after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in two games in their qualifying group. The decision dock 10 points away from Spain means the Spanish miss out on playing in the World Cup for the...
with two wins over Italy and narrow defeats away in Ireland and France. Scotland played well at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England; qualifying from their group by beating Japan, USA and Samoa, although they lost to South Africa. Scotland played Australia in the quarter-finals, and with 30...
However, Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) has rolled out a potential plan that if successful will see the country qualify for its first World Cup in four years' time in France. Odera takes over from New Zealander Ian Snook, whose two year tenure ended with failure to Kenya qualifying for the Worl...
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The likes of Uruguay, Namibia, Romania and Portugal are less experienced contenders at the top of the sport and seem unlikely to progress beyond the pool stage. Chile is the only team making its debut at the World Cup after defeating the USA by a single point across two qualifying matches...