GRR: RWC
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Rugby/World Rugby Release) – Supporters can now plan their trip to San Francisco for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 as the tournament organizers have confirmed that the three-day festival of world-class rugby will be held July 20-22 next year.
England and British & Irish Lions star Alex Corbisiero, who was in the USA age-grade system and was born in New York City, takes the William Webb Ellis Trophy back to his birthplace as the World Cup trophy tours the world.
Total Rugby also follows on to rugby efforts in New York and the big game in Chicago.
Rugby World Cup LTD. and the IRB announced the team training bases for the 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup.
The USA, which qualified in March, will be based in Haileybury School in Hertfordshire, in the early part of the tournament.
iji has qualified for Rugby World Cup 2015 after defeating Cook Islands 108-6 in the decisive Oceania qualifier in Lautoka on Saturday.
Fiji join hosts England, Australia, Wales and the yet to be determined Repechage winner in Pool A, and will have the honour of playing England at Twickenham in the opening match of the tournament on 18 September.
Kenya took a big step towards qualifying for their first-ever Rugby World Cup with an impressive 29-22 victory over Namibia in the opening round of Confederation Africaine de Rugby Division 1A matches in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Saturday.