Spain beat Portugal 33-28 in Madrid this previous Sunday to develop into the sixteenth group to qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, within the course of reserving a date with reigning champions the Springboks.
The victory assures them second place within the group. Georgia, who had already booked their place in France, prime the pool. The pair will meet in Tbilisi subsequent week to determine the winners of the Rugby Europe champions.
“It’s been an extended journey and a really powerful qualification course of,” head coach Santiago Santos advised World Rugby. “We misplaced our first three video games and, after that, we’ve got received six in a row.
“The efficiency of the group was superb and we’re very excited to be going to the Rugby World Cup.”
Within the 20-nation World Cup in France subsequent yr, Spain will likely be in Pool B with holders South Africa, Scotland, Eire and a group from the continuing Asia/Pacific qualifiers.
Spain’s solely earlier look on the World Cup was in 1999 once they have been additionally in a pool with South Africa and Scotland in addition to Uruguay. They misplaced all three matches, scoring 18 factors and conceding 122.
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