Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Oh, weird, just thought Namibia had been in the last couple of RWCs.
Largely courtesy of Africa getting a guaranteed spot.
@Mr-Fish said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
@Bones said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
Oh, weird, just thought Namibia had been in the last couple of RWCs.
Largely courtesy of Africa getting a guaranteed spot.
And even then, they'd only just scrape through.
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Zimbabwe beat Namibia 30-28 in the Africa qualification tournament final, which meant they will appear for the first time since 1991, and Namibia have to play in this final qualification tournament. With 24 teams there could have been two African teams apart from SA.
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@NTA said in Rugby World Cup 2027 - Qualifying:
I heard they are crazy for rugby in Madagascar.
Them and Sri Lanka apparently. Countries you would not obviously expect.
@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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@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.
Pretty sure Ivory Coast made RWC finals.@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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@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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Rumours of a Hong Kong disciplinary issue may make 2nd place quite important. Shouldn't happen, but who knows
@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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@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.
@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/
