In a bit of a bonus drop, our host takes a quick pause from a summer holiday to bring you all the latest happenings with our emerging nations and their Rugby World Cup aspirations, with this upcoming weekend โ and the next one โ being critical for qualifying.
Key Segments
[0:00] Americas region qualifying: Chile vs USA this weekend in Santiago (followed by a return leg in Glendale, Colorado on July 16. (Check out Ep 4 for a profile of the USAโs prospects, and Eps 1 & 10 to get an understanding of Chilean rugby).
[2:45] Asian region qualifying: Korea vs Hong Kong this weekend, one-off match. Winner will play Tonga on the Sunshine Coast later in July. (Check out Ep 9 for a profile of Koreaโs prospects)
[4:30] Miscellaneous updates: update on Uruguayโs preparations against Japan and Romania, in turn Romaniaโs direct qualification and Portugalโs upgrade to the repechage tournament (all thanks to Spainโs disqualification) and Samoa, Fiji and Tongaโs efforts in the Pacific Nationโs Cup (Check out Ep 1 to hear about Uruguay, Ep 2 for Spain, Romania and Portugal and Ep 8 for Fiji and the Pacific)
[9:00] African region qualifying: Rounds 1 & 2 of the Rugby Africa Cup. Namibia and Kenya to play in the final on Sunday, July 10 (Ugandan rugby profiled in Ep 3, Kenya in Ep 5).
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