Italy were made to work for it but came away comfortable 47-22 winners over Namibia at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka on Sunday. Neither side looked especially convincing but the Azzurri got the five points they needed as they press for automatic qualification for RWC 2023. It was a shock start …
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Bermuda Down Guadeloupe To Win 2019 RAN Championship
With a home 33-10 victory this afternoon Bermuda defeated Guadeloupe to win the 2019 Rugby Americas North (RAN) Championship. With it Bermuda are the champions of the Caribbean. The home side were in control throughout. Bermuda started strongly to score two tries and establish an early 14-0 advantage. The lead …
Read More »Paraguay Outclass Bolivia In Historic Test Match
Paraguay outclassed Bolivia in a historic test match. Played in Asunción on Friday evening Los Yákares were 109-0 winners over Los Colorados in what was the first ever test match for the Bolivians. The final score is not illustrative of the full match. After 20 minutes there had only been …
Read More »RWC Pool B Highlights – New Zealand vs South Africa
Game four of RWC 2019 took place in Yokohama this morning. The match saw the two best teams in the world facing-off to begin their RWC 2019 campaigns. It would not be a surprise to see them contesting the tournament final. To access the complete match report click here. The …
Read More »RWC Pool C Highlights – Argentina vs France
Game three of RWC 2019 took place in Tokyo this morning. The match went down to the final play and is one which will likely be talked about for a long time yet to come. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of …
Read More »New Zealand win Battle of the Titans
New Zealand were 23-13 winners over South Africa this morning in Yokohama. The match was genuinely the battle of the titans with the countries competing in an elite-level contest with brilliant rugby played by both teams. New Zealand opened the match with a bang. Two early tries scored by the …
Read More »RWC Pool D Preview – Georgia vs Wales
On day four of RWC 2019 there is to be one match. It is to be a Pool D fixture with Georgia and Wales beginning their respective campaigns. The match is to be history-making as never before has this fixture taking place at a Rugby World Cup. Georgia go into …
Read More »RWC Pool D Highlights – Australia vs Fiji
Game two of RWC 2019 took place in Sapporo this morning. The match was tightly fought with the potential of an upset very much having been realistic. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World Rugby.
Read More »France awakens to sneak past Argentina in Tokyo
France awoke from years of under-performing in spectacular fashion this morning. Les Bleus blitzed past Argentina in the first-half Tokyo to win the RWC opening match of Pool C. Drama in the second -half would see a massive fight back but France ultimately were 23-21 winners. Despite trailing 20-3 at …
Read More »Australia survive early scare to beat Fiji
Australia survived a tense 45 minutes to defeat Fiji by 39-21 at the Sapporo Dome in their Rugby World Cup Pool D match on Saturday. The Fijians held a 21-12 lead early in the second half but were starved of possession in the second half that saw the Wallabies score …
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