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Tonga have qualified for RWC 2023 by beating Hong Kong 44-22 for the last Asia/Pacific spot in the RWC 2023.
Hong Kong go on to the Final Qualifying Tournament to find the last team to make the RWC. This final tournament will be played by Hong Kong, Portugal, USA and Kenya.
The Stormers have won the inaugural United Rugby Championship, beating the Bulls 18-13 in Cape Town.
After a slow start and being down 7-3 at half time, the Stormers improved to score two second half tries to win a close match.
It was the Stormers first title after having not won the Super Rugby competition prior to the move to the URC.
The Crusaders have dominated the Blues in Auckland, to win the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific title 21-7.
A dominant performance led to a 13-0 half time score in trying conditions. In the first half, the Crusaders took control of the set pieces and destroyed the Blues lineout ball. The second half was an improvement for the Blues but they were finished off by a try in the 76th minute.
The win was the Crusaders 11th Super Rugby title.
La Rochelle has won the European Rugby Champions Cup with a thrilling 24-21 win over Leinster in Marseille.
La Rochelle left it to the very last minute to score the winning points. a try next to the posts.
Leinster had scored 6 penalties to lead up to the 66th minute but in the end, with 3 tries to none, La Rochelle deserved the championship.
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Lyon have won the EPRC Challenge Cup, their first ever European trophy, by dominating Toulon 30-12 in the final at Marseille.
A slim 10-7 lead at half time was suddenly out to a 20 point lead by the 50th minute with 14 points scored in a 5 minute period.
Toulon were well beaten and suffered their 4th loss in 4 appearances in the Challenge Cup final.
The European Rugby competitions are set to conclude with the finals of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to be played in Marseille.
On Friday the Challenge Cup final is played between the French teams Lyon and Toulon. On Saturday the Champions Cup final will be between Leinster and La Rochelle.