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    Aug 20, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS Alan Dymock.

    HOW THEY QUALIFIED

    They were one of 12 automatic qualifiers after finishing third in their pool in 2015.

    DID YOU KNOW?

    The longest-ever World Cup career belongs to former Italy back-row Mauro Bergamasco, who made his tournament debut at 20 against England in 1999 and bowed out in his fifth World Cup as a 36-year-old against Ireland in 2015. His exact time span was 16 years two days – a week longer than the next guy on the list, Samoa’s Brian Lima.

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