Having conquered Europe with Toulouse, Spain prop Joel Merkler has even bigger fish to fry – at the 2027 Rugby World Cup

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Had qualification for the World Cup been decided by population, Spain would only just have made it for the past seven tournaments. Ranked 31st by that metric, they lag behind Myanmar, Sudan and Colomb

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