United States to open 2021 World Cup fireworks

Auckland, New Zealand – The schedule for the 2021 Rugby World Cup has been announced as the United States play the opener against Europe 1 on Friday, September 17.

The match starts at 7:45 p.m. ET and will take place at the Northland Event Center in Whangarei, New Zealand.

Europe 1?

Whoever becomes Europe 1 is still in the air. The venue will be determined after a play-off of four teams between the six countries not yet qualified, plus the winner of the European Rugby Championship. These are Ireland, Scotland and Italy plus one more. The European Rugby Championship has been suspended after the opener between Russia and the Netherlands. It will be the most important match between Russia and Spain. Assuming Spain beat the Netherlands, this game will decide who moves.

Regardless, Ireland is pretty solid these days as favorites to become Europe 1.

Learn more about RWC 2021

The 2021 Rugby World Cup aims to break the record for participation in the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which is expected to be bolstered by exciting matches. The New Zealand hosts and defending champions will play Australia at Eden Park on September 18. Canada will open the same day for Asia 1, which may be Japan, Hong Kong or Kazakhstan.

For the United States, pool will continue on September 22 (7:45 p.m. ET) and Monday, September 27 (9:15 p.m. ET), with the Eagles taking on their rivals Canada and then Asia 1. The game between the United States. United and Canada is the first time in North America. The competitors met in the billiard scenes. The rivalry raged during the World Cup precisely because the United States and Canada rarely met. Often times, one team finishes in the top four and another fifth team, claiming that the team ranked fifth was actually the best team.

This time the bragging rights can be fixed early. Local bragging is a hallmark of this year’s event, with New Zealand v Australia and England v France.

“With less than eight months to go until the 2021 Rugby World Cup final in New Zealand, the anticipation and excitement is really starting for fans and players around the world,” said Sir Bill Beaumont, leader of the world rugby team. “There is something very real and unstoppable, creating the momentum behind the rise of women in rugby now and 2021 will be a year like no other, providing a unique opportunity to continue the growth and appearance of the sport. Speed ​​up like the game of rugby is for women. is at the heart of this year. “

Knockout fasen

After playing pool, the top eight advance to the quarter-finals. There are three groups of four, so the top eight are the top two in each group plus the top two teams for the third.

Group A: New Zealand, Australia, Wales, finalists
Group B: Canada, United States, Europe 1, Asia 1
Group C: England, France, South Africa, Fiji

The quarter-finals will then be played on October 2, the semi-finals on October 8, and the last day of the Games (where all teams will receive placement matches) on October 15.

USA coach Rob Kane is very happy to be able to start things early on day one.

“What a great opportunity for us to open the Rugby World Cup,” said Kane. “We will never lose its importance and its importance for us as a group. It’s a great opportunity to focus on the tournament; and with all eyes on the game itself, we can attract new fans along the way. “