Japan hosts the 2019 Rugby World Cup September 20 – November 2. South Africa won the championship after beating England in the final, with this being their third title since 1995.
Hashtag: #RWC2019
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Stadium Guide – Guardian
Rugby World Cup: Streaming ‘lag’ means action will appear first on conventional channels – Stuff (New Zealand)
Greens labelled ‘wowsers’ after opposing venues staying open during RWC
https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/49878877
Japan is warned of a Rugby World Cup beer shortage
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http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/119391
No plan B for RWC2019
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Kia Ora Hakinakina Booklet
Background
The Rugby World Cup is widely acknowledged as the 3rd largest sporting fixture in the world behind the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.
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➡️Latest #RWC2019 team news and features
➡️Match highlights, try clips and Japan-specific features
➡️Full schedules and host cities info 🇯🇵🍵🗻— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) August 29, 2019
Current qualifying for #RWC2019:
1️⃣7️⃣ teams qualified
Pool A – One spot left for either Germany or Samoa (will play a double header to decide)
Pool B – Africa 1 (Rugby Africa Gold Cup winner)
– Repechage winner (round robin format, four teams contesting) pic.twitter.com/bhv88d8sb3— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) June 16, 2018
A venue inspection tour for #RWC2019 in #Japan continues. This picture was taken in the amazing Oita Stadium. pic.twitter.com/CI1OGWnzSk
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) April 21, 2016
🚌 The trophy tour is underway!
🏆 Thank you Pretoria#ChampionsTogether pic.twitter.com/xk1lkjrnsa— Springboks (@Springboks) November 7, 2019
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