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Samoa have become the final team to qualify for the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup in Australia after drawing 13-all with Belgium in Dubai

19 November 2025

Samoa have become the final team to qualify for the 2027 men's Rugby World Cup in Australia after drawing 13-all with Belgium in Dubai

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All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke insists they've tried to tap into Aussie Rules to improve their high ball catching
	19 Nov: All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke insists they've tried to tap into Aussie Rules to improve their high ball catching... more

Tevita Mafileo will be denied an All Blacks debut in Cardiff this weekend
	19 Nov: Tevita Mafileo will be denied an All Blacks debut in Cardiff this weekend... more

The All Blacks are refusing to judge the year until it's in the history books - with one final match to come against Wales
	18 Nov: The All Blacks are refusing to judge the year until it's in the history books - with one final match to come against Wales... more

New Zealand Rugby are pushing an every-game-counts mindset to showcase the benefits of the new Nations Championship format
	18 Nov: New Zealand Rugby are pushing an every-game-counts mindset to showcase the benefits of the new Nations Championship format... more

The All Blacks coaches have asked their charges to park the disappointment of a missed grand slam and move on to Sunday morning's Wales test
	18 Nov: The All Blacks coaches have asked their charges to park the disappointment of a missed grand slam and move on to Sunday morning's Wales test... more

A video nasty for the All Blacks as they begin a new week in Cardiff
	18 Nov: A video nasty for the All Blacks as they begin a new week in Cardiff... more

The All Blacks have arrived in Wales, battered and bruised mentally and physically
	17 Nov: The All Blacks have arrived in Wales, battered and bruised mentally and physically... more

The Silver Ferns will have the opportunity to cap off a wild 24 hours with a series win in England overnight
	16 Nov: The Silver Ferns will have the opportunity to cap off a wild 24 hours with a series win in England overnight... more

Wallabies fall to record-breaking defeat against late-surging Ireland in Dublin, Mack Hansen scores hat-trick
	16 Nov: The Wallabies's losing run on their spring tour continues, as Ireland records a convincing 46-19 victory on home soil.... more

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Most Popular Recent Rugby News

08 Nov: Former New Zealand coach Sir Steve Hansen has praised the young All Blacks locking trio that will be tasked with leading the second-row in tomorrow morning's test against Scotland at Murrayfield +++++++++++++

27 Oct: Stacey Waaka's returning to the NRLW on a two-year deal with the Warriors to feed her hunger for success ++++++++++++

29 Oct: All Blacks lock Sam Darry is appreciative of his time with the Canterbury NPC team for playing a key role in his return to the international environment ++++++++++++

26 Oct: Canterbury coach Marty Bourke is using their NPC win in front of a sold-out Christchurch crowd as evidence of the sport's success ++++++++++++

25 Oct: To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries +++++++++++

30 Oct: Scans have confirmed Australian netballer Sunday Aryang sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee in the final throes of last night's Constellation Cup decider in Christchurch +++++++++++

22 Oct: The stand-off between Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball New Zealand has brought the government and opposition off the bench, calling for the impasse to end ++++++++++

Rugby NewsLinks

19 Nov: Watch: all blacks forward's stunner nominated for try of the year (Stuff.co.nz)

19 Nov: ‘the whole thing was weird’: the full story behind jonah lomu and the pizza ad (Stuff.co.nz)

19 Nov: Why nrl’s 10-year bans could deliver lomax and papenhuyzen to the wallabies (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Nov: Draw sends manu samoa to 2027 rugby world cup (RadioNZ)

19 Nov: ‘ruining rugby’: wales star banned for all blacks after ‘harsh red card’ (Stuff.co.nz)

18 Nov: Samoa ring changes for 'winner take all' rugby world cup qualification clash (RadioNZ)

18 Nov: Rugby australia chief backs schmidt to stay the course after run of defeats (Stuff.co.nz)

18 Nov: Rugby australia chief backs schmidt to stay the course until july handover (Sydney Morning Herald)

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