{"id":59565,"date":"2025-08-11T08:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/59565\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:37:06","slug":"world-rugby-names-hosts-for-next-five-world-cups-england-draw-hong-kong-page-2-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/59565\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby Names Hosts for Next Five World Cups, England draw Hong Kong &#8211; Page 2 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2618\ufe0f\u00a0Group C<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u00a0\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea<br \/>The current Six Nations champions and long-time world number one, Ireland seek to finally break their quarterfinal curse with a golden generation.<\/p>\n<p>Fiji\u00a0\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddef<br \/>Masters of running rugby, Fiji\u2019s offloading game and growing discipline under top-tier coaching make them a serious threat to any opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u00a0\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<br \/>Los Leones are rapidly growing in the European rugby scene, blending speed and flair. Their qualification signals a new frontier for Spanish sport.<\/p>\n<p>Romania\u00a0\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4<br \/>One of Europe\u2019s oldest rugby nations, the Oaks are known for forward dominance and proud World Cup heritage dating back to the tournament\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\u00a0Group D<\/p>\n<p>France\u00a0\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<br \/>With dazzling backs and a rock-solid forward pack, Les Bleus are perennial contenders. Hosting in 2023 has reinvigorated their World Cup ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u00a0\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9<br \/>Improving steadily in the Six Nations, Italy combines young talent with seasoned veterans, eager to progress past the pool stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>USA\u00a0\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<br \/>The Eagles are building toward hosting the 2031 RWC, and 2027 will be a crucial stepping stone. Athleticism is abundant\u2014structure is the next step.<\/p>\n<p>Belgium\u00a0\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea<br \/>A surprise qualifier, Belgium\u2019s Black Devils have risen thanks to domestic development and strategic coaching. This is their chance to make history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/world-rugby-names-hosts-for-next-five-world-cups-england-draw-hong-kong\/3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE THREE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2618\ufe0f\u00a0Group C Ireland\u00a0\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddeaThe current Six Nations champions and long-time world number one, Ireland seek to finally break their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-59565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}