South Africa and NZ rugby captains see record crowd as a 2031 US World Cup 'appetizer'
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What happened
The captains of South Africa and New Zealand hoped Saturday’s final Greatest Rivalry rugby test, before almost 70,000 fans at Baltimore’s M&T Stadium, would whet American appetites for the 2031 World Cup, which the United States will host. Saturday's crowd of 68,173 was the largest ever for a rugby international in the U.S. From the colors speckled among the crowd, most were in the green of South Africa with a few b…
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