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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. International men's rugby union competition Not to be confused with Rugby League World Cup. This article is about the men's rugby union tournament. For the women's World Cup in union, see Women's Rugby World Cup. For other world cups for rugby, see World cup of rugby. "RWC" redirects ...
Round three, will see the final eight sides face each other in a straight knock-out format based on their seedings in 2024. The winner of this round will qualify for the Rugby World Cup, whilst the runner-up will face Asia 2 from the Asian qualification process in a play-off series to determine who advances to the Final Qualification Tournament.
The World Rugby Nations Championship is an upcoming biennial international rugby union competition, which is scheduled to take place in the existing men's mid-year and end-of-year international windows, with the inaugural edition taking place in 2026. [1]
Erasmus has since stepped up into a director of rugby role, with Jacques Nienaber taking over the day-to-day coaching and leading South Africa to a series victory over the British & Irish Lions in ...
The stadium is home to Marseille football club and has hosted matches during the 2007 Rugby World Cup, when it staged two quarter-finals, as well as the 1938 and 1998 football World Cup finals.
The 2024 Rugby Championship [a] was the thirteenth edition of the annual Southern Hemisphere rugby union competition, involving Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand was the defending champion. [4] [5] On 28 September, South Africa won the championship for the first time since 2019 after a 48-7 win against Argentina ...
The most recent Rugby World Cup was held in France in 2023. South Africa defeated New Zealand 12–11 in the Rugby World Cup final, winning a record fourth title. World Rugby also organises the women's Rugby World Cup, also held every four years. It was first held by the IRB in 1998, though tournaments in 1991 and 1994 were retrospectively ...
South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition. The winning team is declared world champion and receives the Webb Ellis Cup. [1] If the score is a draw after 80 minutes of regular play, an additional 20-minute period of play, called extra time ...