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Stuart Lancaster has named a much-changed England side to take on Uruguay as they look to move past their crushing knock-out defeat to Australia a week ago. The match will serve as a last opportunity for fans to watch the home side play in 2015, a harsh reflection of the …

Australia will meet Wales at Twickenham on Saturday to determine first place in Pool A. The match will have massive implications for the quarter-finals, as the loser must face the Springboks next weekend while the winner takes a less daunting road against either Scotland or Japan. The Wallabies have three …

Samoa and Scotland have named their sides to take part in a crucial Pool B match in Newcastle on Saturday. Should the Manu sneak a victory, it will put Scotland in perilous danger of missing out on the quarter-finals pending Japan’s match with the US Eagles. Under-fire head coach Stephen …

The All Blacks will face Tonga in Newcastle on Friday as they look to close out their Pool C matches in style. Only a monumental upset by Tonga would have any impact on the standings, with Georgia just ahead on two points and virtual certainties to qualify for the 2019 …

Georgia have all but secured their spot at the 2019 World Cup with a paper-thin 17-16 victory over Namibia in Exeter on Wednesday. Neither team would be particularly pleased with their performance, with countless handling errors and poor discipline resulting in an exhausting deluge of penalties and yellow cards. With …

South Africa scored 50 second half points on their way to a 64-0 beat down of the USA. The bonus point victory guarantees that the Springboks will top Pool B regardless of the outcome of the Scotland/Samoa match. Springbok wing Bryan Habana notched a second half hat trick to move …

We’re running a bit late to let’s cut straight to the predictions! Big week heading into the final round of pool play. Will Canada get their win against Romania? Can Namibia upset Georgia? Read on to find out! Paul is our token ‘South American’ with Chris and Victor still lost in dangerous World …

Namibia have named their strongest lineup for their game against Georgia. Still in search of their first victory at the World Cup, head coach Phil Davies has made seven changes to the team that faced off against Tonga. Johnny Redelinghuys wins his 50th cap alongside Raoul Larson at prop, with …

Martin Haig has named his strongest possible Georgian side to take on Namibia in Exeter on Wednesday. If the Lelos win, they can be expected to come third in Pool C, in doing so earning automatic qualification for RWC 2019. Tonga currently sit two points ahead, but will have to …

The Up and Under is a weekly feature on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. UP DTH van der Merwe Another game, another world class performance from Canada’s best player. The winger has hardly put a foot …