Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
DUBLIN (AP) — Spain's place in the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France is in doubt while it is being investigated for fielding an ineligible player. Spain qualified on March 13 for its second Rugby World Cup, and first since 1999. But World Rugby says it is convening an independent judicial committee to examine a possible breach by Spain in World Cup qualifying of Regulation 8, concerning a player's eligibility for internationals.
Copyright © 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
