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The home of Tier 2 rugby on Bluesky 🏉 Covering the growth of rugby outside the tradtional heavyweights!
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The FQT is most likely to consist of:

Canada
Namibia
Netherlands
Brazil

Favourites for that would be the Netherlands on current form
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
They didn't qualify for RWC 2023 and will not in 2027 if the ship isn't turned around fast. To qualify they either need to not finish bottom of the PNC (probably by beating Tonga/USA) or, failing that by beating S America 2 (probably Chile) or else winning the final qualification tournament.
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Really hope to see Canada bounce back as there is a much stronger historical rugby culture there than in the US and a lot of hard working people in the grassroots who deserve better than the current national shitshow.
December 5, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Aurillac could be the kings of Tier 2 recruitment - their squad and espoirs include:
🇬🇪11 Georgian
🇳🇱8 Dutch
🇿🇼2 Zimbabwean
🇹🇴2 Tongan
🇷🇴1 Romanian
🇫🇯1 Fijian
🇵🇹1 Portuguese
November 29, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Missed this but 🇲🇹Malta also face 🇦🇩Andorra in the Rugby Europe Conference.
November 29, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Asia remains the relative dark spot with only Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and the UAE really doing anything this Autumn.
November 28, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Biggest risers:
1. 🇲🇦Morocco (+6)
2. 🇺🇸USA (+4)
3. 🇳🇱Netherlands, 🇰🇪Kenya (+3)

Biggest fallers:
1. 🇺🇬Uganda (-7)
2. 🇲🇬Madagscar (-5)
3. 🇨🇭Switzerland (-4)
November 28, 2024 at 2:44 PM
38. The Phillippines (+2)
39. Morocco (+6)
40. Sri Lanka (+1)
41. Croatia (-2)
42. Mexico (-)
43. Uganda (-7)
44. Malta (-)
45. Colombia (+1)
46. Tunisia (+1)
47. Trinidad & Tobago (+1)
48. Madagascar (-5)
49. Cook Islands (-)
50. Cayman Islands (+2)
November 28, 2024 at 2:44 PM
22. Hong Kong (+1)
23. Canada (-1)
24. Netherlands (+3)
25. Russia (-1)
26. Namibia (-1)
27. Zimbabwe (+1)
28. Brazil (+1)
29. Belgium (+1)
30. Switzerland (-4)
31. Sweden (+1)
32. Germany (-1)
33. Poland (+2)
34. Kenya (+3)
35. South Korea (-2)
36. Czechia (+2)
37. Paraguay (+1)
November 28, 2024 at 2:44 PM
🇭🇷Croatia 32-23 Lithuania🇱🇹 (Rugby Europe Trophy)
🇨🇿Czechia 15-22 Poland🇵🇱 (RET)
🇲🇦Morocco 53-37 Madagscar🇲🇬 (Rugby Africa Repechage)
🇧🇼Botswana 34-10 Cameroon🇨🇲 (RAR)
2/2
November 27, 2024 at 11:59 AM