Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying
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@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Them and Sri Lanka apparently. Countries you would not obviously expect.
Always been in Ceyon.
NZ sent a U23 side in the 50's (I think)
Its in the schools too. 1st XV rugby is a big thing.The French have done a reasonable job of spreading rugby around Africa.
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@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Ivory Coast
Unfortunately I always recall them for their winger who tragically broke his neck against Tonga.
(And their loss to Scotland where Gavin Hastings set a new world record individual points total, that got beaten by Simon Culhane ...)
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@ARHS said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Rumours of a Hong Kong disciplinary issue may make 2nd place quite important. Shouldn't happen, but who knows
Seems to happen a lot with teams qualifying.
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Samoa avoid disaster.......just!
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
I didn't know they played much Rugby in Belgium.
They were ranked 22 before this tournament. They beat Portugal last year from memory which raised eyebrows as we all saw how well Portugal did in the 2023 RWC, so yeah, after that, I knew they weren't a team to be taken lightly and will probably qualify for a RWC down the line.
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@African-Monkey I have been to Belgium many times. Beautiful country, lovely people, loads of History, great beer.
And resting place of the Captain of the 1905/6 Originals.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/136690/david-gallaher/
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
@African-Monkey I have been to Belgium many times. Beautiful country, lovely people, loads of History, great beer.
And resting place of the Captain of the 1905/6 Originals.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/136690/david-gallaher/
It is a beautiful country. Easy to get around, food is good too, and yes, I wore an Aston Villa shirt and got stopped many times by locals to talk about our great team.
And yes, his legacy still lives on in Auckland Club Rugby.
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@NTA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Closer than I thought it would be. Real shame for Belgium but hopefully something to build on.
These teams will continue to grow as the years go on. Having the European 2nd tier comp they have will help their progress and despite missing out, Belgium have beaten Canada, Namibia and drawn today against Samoa.
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@African-Monkey said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Belgium have beaten Canada
Now THERE is a nation in desperate need of assistance.
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@NTA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
@African-Monkey said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Belgium have beaten Canada
Now THERE is a nation in desperate need of assistance.
And it all looked so promising for them in the 90s.
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@African-Monkey said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
@NTA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
@African-Monkey said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Belgium have beaten Canada
Now THERE is a nation in desperate need of assistance.
And it all looked so promising for them in the 90s.
Similar to Australia and Wales: amateur administration when they needed to take it next level.
