 He mostly abandoned his German activities, except for helping the national side to succeed in November 2018 in the final repechage tournament for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – play-off qualifications.His HRK side had qualified for the European Rugby Challenge Cup after a successful campaign in the European Rugby Continental Shield.This success was clinched in an aggregate victory against Romanian club side Timișoara Saracens only for Dr. Wild’s team to be disqualified due a conflict of interest in conjunction with his ownership of top French club side Stade Francais (acquired in the year before.)