The Rugby World Cup pool system has a serious flaw. It is not only problematic but it is also highly controversial and non-sporting. While all teams competing at RWC 2019 will play four pool matches the manner in which they do so is vastly different. If you have already guessed …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Australia Lose Reece Hodge To 3 Week Ban For Foul Play
Australia have lost Reece Hodge to a 3 week ban for foul play. The winger was let off lightly during Australia’s opening match of RWC 2019 against Fiji. Referee Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) did not red card the player as he should have based on the guidelines. Hodge went on …
Read More »RWC Pool D Preview – Fiji vs Uruguay
Match 10 of RWC 2019 sees Uruguay playing for the first time. Los Teros will take on Fiji who are backing-up from their opening match against Australia on Saturday. Fiji Head Coach John McKee has rotated heavily for the match. Just three players who started against Australia will do so …
Read More »Up and Under – RWC Special Edition
Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019. UP …
Read More »Hodge Faces Ban For Foul Play vs Fiji
Australian winger Reece Hodge faces a ban for foul play against Fiji. He has been cited by John Montgomery (Scotland) for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of Australia’s RWC 2019 Pool D match against Fiji on 21 September. The incident …
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 »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 …
Read More »RWC 2019 – Individual Facts and Trivia
There are always interesting numbers to look at as the Rugby World Cup progresses but there are already some worth taking note of before the tournament begins. As ever the game features a mix of youth and experience, big and small, and very which way in between. SIZE MATTERS …
Read More »Save Totovosau re-signs for San Diego
The San Diego Legion have announced the return of Save Totovosau for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. It’s the 14th extension of the off-season, the big Fijian winger the latest in a string of backline players re-upping for the 2019 Finalists. Arriving from Australia ahead of this past season, …
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