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First rugby Club World Championship confirmed for 2028
The global tournament will involve 16 teams competing for the ***le in new format, which will replace the knockout stage of the Champions Cup every four years

The global tournament will involve 16 teams competing for the ***le in new format, which will replace the knockout stage of the Champions Cup every four years
The 16 teams would comprise the eight qualifiers from the 2027-28 Champions Cup pool stage and the top seven in Super Rugby Pacific, which includes teams from New Zealand, Australia and Fiji, plus one invited Japanese team. The proposed format is four pools of four teams, with two semi finals and a final.
It is understood that the Premiership, United Rugby Championship and the Top 14 have agreed to move their domestic finals forward in 2028 to make room for a Club World Championship to be held as the climax to the season. Super Rugby Pacific will also adjust their season dates.
I like the idea but I feel the set up is going to be so bad
So based on this season it would be
Champs cup teams: UBB, Saints, Leinster, Munster, Toulouse, Glasgow, Toulon, Castres
Super: Crusaders, Brumbies, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Reds, Moana Pacifica, Blues
Japan top team: Brave Lupus/Wild Knights
Honestly I would rather take a super rugby team away and have another Japanese team