Yearly Archives: 2019

England complete Bonus Point Win over USA

England completed a bonus point win over the USA Eagles. Played this morning in Kobe the Eagles were defeated 45-7 by the third seeded country to win the Rugby World Cup. The start of the match was a double disaster for the USA. Teenager David Ainu’u was forced off injured …

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RWC Pool B Highlights – Canada vs Italy

Game eleven of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Fukuoka. The match was a Pool B fixture with Canada playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and Italy their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

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RWC Pool A Preview – Japan vs Ireland

In the third match of Pool A tournament hosts Japan face Ireland in Shizuoka. The winner of the fixture will go top of the pool and have one foot firmly in the Quarter Finals. Japan Head Coach Jamie Joseph has called up Amanaki Mafi into the back-row which sees reshuffling. …

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Basics fail Canada as Italy dominate in Fukuoka

Basic skills were at a premium for Canada as they fell to a dominant Italian side 48-7 in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup in Fukuoka on Thursday. Several scoring opportunities went begging while the defense struggled to deal with their well-drilled opponents. The Azzurri nearly had a …

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RWC Pool C Preview – Argentina vs Tonga

In the opening match of a busy Saturday Argentina face Tonga in Osaka. Both sides were beaten in their opening fixtures with Argentina falling 23-21 to France; and Tonga losing 35-3 against England. Both now must win to remain alive in RWC Pool C. Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has …

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RWC Pool D Highlights – Fiji vs Uruguay

Game ten of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Kamaishi. The match was a Pool D fixture with Uruguay playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and Fiji their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

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Uruguay shock Fiji in historic RWC upset

Uruguay produced the first upset of RWC 2019, shocking Fiji 30-27 this morning in Kamaishi. The win was Uruguay’s first since defeating Georgia in Sydney, Australia at RWC 2003. The South Americans were tactically brilliant in the first half. This would be reflected in not only the scoring but their …

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RWC Pool C Preview – England vs USA

The final team to play their first match of RWC 2019 is the USA. The Eagles will do so on Thursday against title contenders England in Kobe. England’s second game falls just four days after their campaign begin with a bonus-point win over Tonga in Sapporo. There are 10 changes …

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