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List Of Nations In Qualification For The 2007 Rugby World Cup
94 nations participated in qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The 86 teams taking part in regional qualifiers together with the 8 teams which have qualified automatically brings to 94 the total number of teams participating in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Africa ''(15 teams, 2.25 places)'' * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1a) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1a) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 2) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 2) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1b) * - (Failed to advance past Repechage 1, Round 1) * - (Qualified as Africa 1) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1a) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1b) * - (Automatic qualifier) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1a) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 2) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 2) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1a Playoff) * - (Failed to advance past Africa, Round 1b Playoff) Americas ''(19 teams, 3.5 places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003, beating a bid from England. The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were played in ten cities throughout France, as well as four in Cardiff, Wales, and two in Edinburgh, Scotland. The eight quarter-finalists from 2003 were granted automatic qualification, while 12 other nations gained entry through the regional qualifying competitions that began in 2004 – of them, Portugal was the only World Cup debutant. The top three nations from each pool at the end of the pool stage qualified automatically for the 2011 World Cup. The competition opened with a match between hosts France and Argentina on 7 September at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Gulf Rugby Union Team
The Arabian Gulf rugby union team was a combined team of players that represented the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council in international rugby union competitions. The team competed in international matches between 1993 and 2010, and was governed by the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union (AGRFU). Associate members were Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan. The Arabian Gulf participated in the highest tier of the inaugural 2008 Asian Five Nations alongside Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan. After losing all four of their matches and subsequently finishing last, the team was relegated to Division One for the 2009 tournament. The team proceeded to win Division One in 2009, securing promotion to the Asian Five Nations for 2010. However, on 16 January 2009, the sport's international governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), announced that the AGRFU – and the combined Arabian Gulf team – would be split into separate national entities and cease to exist by the end of 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game. The tournament was first held in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Four countries have won the trophy; New Zealand and South Africa three times, Australia twice, and England once. South Africa is the current champion, having defeated England in the 2019 tournament final. Sixteen teams participated in the tournament from 1987 until 1995; since 1999, twenty teams have participated in each tournament. Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup and France will host the next in 2023. Beginning 2021, the women's equivalent tournament was officially renamed Rugby World Cup to promote equalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
There were 20 places available for the 2007 Rugby World Cup held in France. The 86 teams taking part in regional qualifying competitions together with the 8 teams which have qualified automatically brings to 94 the total number of teams participating in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Qualified teams Tournaments * 2007 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification, Africa qualification * 2007 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification, Americas qualification * 2007 Rugby World Cup - Asia qualification, Asia qualification * 2007 Rugby World Cup - European qualification, European qualification * 2007 Rugby World Cup - Oceania qualification, Oceania qualification * 2007 Rugby World Cup - Repechage qualification, Repechage Regional qualifiers Africa * (Africa 1) Americas * (Americas 1) * (Americas 2) * (Americas 3) Asia * (Asia 1) Europe * (Europe 1) * (Europe 2) * (Europe 3) * (Repechage 1) Oceania * (Oceania 1) * (Oceania 2) * (Repechage 2) 2007 qualifying tournaments Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rugby World Cup Qualification
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