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 – Georgia vs Wales
Game eight of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Toyota. The match was a Pool D fixture between Uruguay’s European opponents Georgia, and Wales. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World Rugby.
Read More »Wales lay down Pool D marker with win over Georgia
Wales lay down a Pool D marker with a 29 point win over Georgia this morning in Toyota. The 43-14 win saw Wales collecting a bonus point and it sees them moving to top spot in the group, above Australia, on points differential. The Western British nation secured a dream …
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 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 »RWC 2019 – Pool D Preview
While Pool C might be the Rugby World Cup‘s ‘Pool of Death’, Pool D isn’t far behind. There are two clear favorites in Australia and Wales but Fiji are hot on their heels and Georgia are not inclined to be a stroll through the park in a cool breeze. Uruguay …
Read More »RWC Rewind: 2003 World Cup
Rugby World Cup 2003 took place in Australia. It would be the second RWC of the professional era but unlike RWC 1999 the tournament in 2003 would be staged in just one country. RWC 1999 had five pools of four which saw them being spread around Great Britain, Ireland, and …
Read More »Uruguay’s Targets for the World Cup
Los Teros Head Coach Esteban Meneses has revealed Uruguay’s targets for the World Cup. The South Americans are the bottom seed in Pool D of RWC 2019. Their matches will be against Fiji, Georgia, Australia, and Wales. In an interview with Ignacio Chans, Meneses stated that Uruguay’s targets for the …
Read More »RWC Rewind Argentina: Road To Bronze in RWC 2007
During the final weeks of waiting for Rugby World Cup 2019 to arrive Americas Rugby News will be taking a look back at some moments from past RWCs involving competitors from the Americas. In week four the feature team is Argentina. In day seven of the series the feature is …
Read More »Georgia confirm final 31 for World Cup
Milton Haig has confirmed his final 31-man Georgia squad for the Rugby World Cup. As expected, former captain Mamuka Gorgodze is recalled after a two-year self-imposed exile. His inclusion makes it 18 returnees from RWC 2015. The Lelos will arrive in Japan with one of the most experienced squads in …
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