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          WR to help Pacific Island teams join SR in 2022

          World Rugby (WR) is set to spend 1.2 million pounds ($1.65 million) annually over three years on two Pacific Island teams to help them join Super Rugby in 2022, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday.

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          Super Rugby AU better option for Pasifika team: PRP union

          New Zealand Rugby's decision to delay a Pacific islands entry into Super Rugby Aotearoa next year was just the latest in a history of the Pasifika nations being "shafted", the head of the Pacific Rugby Players (PRP) union has said.

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          World Rugby would back Pacific Super team

          The Pacific Island Rugby Players Union has welcomed comments from World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont that it could offer funding to help a Pasifika team take part in a revamped Super Rugby competition from next year.

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          First-half flurry sets up Pumas' win over Tonga

          Julian Montoya scored a hat-trick in the first 26 minutes as the Pumas got their World Cup campaign back on track with a 28-12 victory over Tonga on Saturday that snapped a 10-match losing streak.

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          Two-try Tuilagi powers England past Tonga

          A first-half double from Manu Tuilagi and a late bonus-point sealing try by substitute Luke Cowan-Dickie gave England the perfect start to their Rugby World Cup campaign.

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          586dCraig Dowd

          Pacific lip service won't stop until rugby respects the Islands

          As the eyes of the world prepare to turn their gaze on the Rugby World Cup, the game got an early reminder of the Pacific Island discussion that pops up all too regularly. It continues to be nothing but rhetoric, Craig Dowd writes.

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          Beauden Barrett returns to fly-half against Tonga

          All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made several changes to his Bledisloe Cup winning side for their final World Cup warm-up match against Tonga at Waikato Stadium on Saturday.

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          629dSam Bruce

          World Rugby defend mud-bath pitch for Samoa-Tonga fixture

          World Rugby has defended its decision to allow Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup match between Samoa and Tonga to go ahead in Apia, after several players took umbrage with the playing surface post-match.

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          All Blacks to play Tonga before World Cup

          The All Blacks will face Tonga in a home Test just two weeks before their bid to defend the Webb Ellis Cup begins next year.

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          Liam Williams marks 50th cap with try double

          Wing Liam Williams scored two tries on his 50th appearance for Wales to help secure an emphatic 74-24 victory over Tonga at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.

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          2019 RankingsRugby World Cup

          • TONGA12th
            Tries Scored 1st South Africa : 27 Tries Scored
            SA1st
            9
            27
          • TONGA13th
            Points Difference 1st South Africa : 149 Points Difference
            SA1st
            -38
            149