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              Rugby World Cup

              All you need to know about the 2027 Rugby World Cup scheduled to take place in Australia from October 1 to November 13

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              New Zealand players celebrate after winning their 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match against Ireland. AFP

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              New Zealand's players lift the trophy after winning the New Zealand 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and England at Eden Park in Auckland on November 12, 2022. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP)
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              RugbyNovember 12, 2022
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              RugbyJuly 25, 2022
              KASHIWA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 10: Beauden Barrett of the All Blacks cools down during a training session at Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium on September 10, 2019 in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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              RugbyJune 14, 2020
              Bryan Habana, ambassador for World Sevens Series sponsors HSBC, at a training session at Mawakeb School in Barsha​​​​​,​ as part of the UAE Rugby Federation’s player pathway programme. Courtesy: Kyle Kingsley Green / HSBC
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              MVP takes on new meaning for South Africa rugby hero Habana

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              World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, right, was voted in for a second term ahead of Agustin Pichot. Reuters

              Re-elected World Rugby chairman Beaumont calls for 'unity' to tackle coronavirus

              RugbyMay 02, 2020
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              RugbyFebruary 01, 2020
              Ian Foster has been promoted to head coach of the New Zealand All Blacks after eight years as Steve Hansen's assistant. AFP

              Ian Foster vows to restore All Blacks' 'mana' after taking top job

              RugbyDecember 11, 2019
              People cheer as South African Rugby captain Siya Kolisi holds up the Web Ellis Trophy while the South African Rugby World Cup winner team parades on an open top bus through the streets of the city of Zwide , Port Elizabeth, on November 10, 2019. Zwide is the hometown of Siya Kolisi, the first black captain for the South African rugby team that led them to victory against England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final in Japan. / AFP / Wikus DE WET
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              Siya Kolisi parades Rugby World Cup in township where he first picked up a ball

              RugbyNovember 11, 2019
              Real Madrid's Rodrygo celebrates after scoring his side's sixth goal during a Champions League group A soccer match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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              SportNovember 07, 2019
              YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 02: Players of South Africa celebrate as Siya Kolisi of South Africa lifts the Web Ellis Cup following their victory against England in the Rugby World Cup 2019 Final between England and South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama on November 02, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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              Siya Kolisi a symbol of why South Africa's Rugby World Cup triumphs matter more

              RugbyNovember 02, 2019
              South Africa's flanker Siya Kolisi (C) lifts the Webb Ellis Cup as they celebrate winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
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              RugbyNovember 02, 2019
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