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It is a major reform of a sport that is struggling to provide meaningful opportunities to smaller unions, and comes at a time when the likes of Portugal and Fiji have shown the promise of Tier Two sides at the World Cup in France.
Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad ahead of their match against England in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka's match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games against Australia and Netherlands. This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.
The men's Rugby World Cup will enlarge from 20 nations to 24 for its next edition in Australia in 2027, World Rugby announced on Tuesday.
Neil Treacy is joined by BJ Botha and Mike McCarthy to look back on last weekend's RWC semi-finals, as South Africa and New Zealand booked their place in this Saturday's decider.
Jamie Finn admits that she was heartbroken not to have been selected for the World Cup in the summer but acknowledges that she had to put it behind her quickly.
The World Rugby Council has approved a new aligned international calendar, expanded 24-team men's World Cup and a top division of 12 teams in a biennial Nations League concept from 2026 that will have promotion and relegation, but only from 2030.
The next World Cup will be expanded to 24 teams as part of a new global calendar approved by World Rugby’s council.
Australia batsman Travis Head is close to making a return to the national team less than six weeks after fracturing his left hand.