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Rugby Africa Cup heads to Europe

By AFP

Tuesday 21 Sep 2021

NEWS: The African qualifiers for the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be staged as a knockout tournament in France next year.

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The top eight African teams compete in the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 in France, which will serve as the last qualifying round for the 2023 World Cup.

The French are also hosts of the 2023 World Cup, which will be held in September-October.

Rugby Africa Cup heads to Europe

The African knockout tournament will be in July 2022, with the winning team directly qualifying for the World Cup and set to join hosts France, New Zealand’s top-ranked All Blacks, Italy and the Americas 1 qualifier in Pool A.

The runners-up will get a place in the final qualification tournament for the world showpiece event.

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