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Rugby League World Cup 2021: Grassroots rugby league to get £20m lift

Today at 04:50 pm - Grassroots rugby league in England will receive £20m of investment alongside the 2021 World Cup....

USA overcoming the challenges of time zones and limited funding under head coach Gary Gold 

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New Zealand Young Hotshots Sign Contract Extensions Until End Of 2019

Today at 01:23 pm - The All Blacks retained two of their top young talents on Monday when Ardie Savea and Jordie Barrett agreed to stay with the world champions for their Rugby World Cup defence in Japan next year. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said Savea and Barrett signed contract extensions with the All Blacks and Wellington Hurricanes Super Rugby …...

INTERNATIONAL WATCH: London Irish duo help take Samoa to the 2019 Rugby World Cup

Today at 12:46 pm - Manu Samoa qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup with the help of London Irish forwards Ofisa Treviranus and new signing Motu Matu'u. Played over two legs, Samoa triumphed in the Oceania/Europe playoff in a 108–43 aggregate win to book their ticket to Japan.......

Falcons pair help Samoa book World Cup place

Today at 10:17 am - Both players started in their 42-28 victory over Germany in Heidelberg as Samoa booked safe passage to the tournament. Sinoti started on the left wing and Mulipola packed down at loose-head prop as Samoa built on their 66-15 first-leg lead. Both players will now have a three-week break before joining up with the Falcons for pre-season training....

Samoa beat Germany to secure place in Ireland's World Cup pool

Yesterday at 09:05 am - Joe Schmidt's side will face Scotland, Japan, Russia and Samoa at next year's tournament....

Samoa progress to World Cup 2019 with play-off victory over Germany

Yesterday at 08:10 am - Samoa have progressed to the 2019 World Cup in Japan following their victories over Germany in the Oceania/Europe play-offs....