In a thrilling encounter at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, Wales held off an incredible comeback from Australia to take a pivotal 29-25 victory on Sunday. The result makes the winners clear favorites to top Pool D and has all but secured their spot in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals. …

Ireland have been dealt an injury blow in the wake of their stunning loss to Japan at the Rugby World Cup. Ball carrying No8 Jack Conan has been sent home after suffering a broken foot in a training accident on Thursday. He came off the bench in Ireland’s opening win …

Uruguay were defeated 33-7 by Georgia in their second pool match of the Rugby World Cup at Kumagaya on Sunday. The searing heat forced water breaks at the midpoint of each half for the first time in the tournament. With only three days rest following their historic win over Fiji, …

David Ainu’u will play no further part at the Rugby World Cup. The 19-year-old prop’s tournament lasted just two minutes before he was forced off against England with a ankle injury. He will be replaced in the Eagles squad by Rugby ATL’s Chance Wenglewski. It’s a like-for-like change with Wenglewski …

Game fifteen of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Toyota. The match was a Pool B fixture with the African countries of Namibia and South Africa playing their respective second matches of the tournament. Both went into the match having lost their opening games. To access the complete …

Match 18 of RWC 2019 will be the second fixture for both Samoa and Scotland. The Pacific Islanders go into the game with a bonus point win under their belts. The same cannot be said of Scotland who were inept in their opener against Ireland. For both this match is …

RWC 2019 has been the most competitive of all-time. Japan upset Ireland while Uruguay upset Fiji. Aside from those games results have been closer than in prior tournaments. South Africa’s win over Namibia was another case of this trend though the match was the first in which a team scored …

Game fourteen of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Shizuoka. The match was a Pool A fixture with Ireland and hosts Japan playing their second matches of the tournament. Both went into the match having won their respective opening games. To access the complete match report click here. …

Game thirteen of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Osaka. The match was a Pool C fixture with Argentina and Tonga both playing in what was their second matches of the tournament. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

RWC 2019 is the most unpredictable of all-time. This can already be said despite the competition being far before half complete. In today’s second match hosts Japan shocked Ireland in completing a 19-12 win. Last week Ireland were 1st in the world, nine places above Japan. For Japan the victory …

A first-half hat trick from Julián Montoya led Argentina to a 28-12 win over Tonga at Hanazono Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Osaka. It was the first win of the Rugby World Cup for Los Pumas but it was far from convincing as they fell off badly in the second …

Manu Samoa are down to just 29 available players for the remainder of the RWC pool stage. Hooker Motu Matu’u and center Rey Lee-Lo were both handed three-game suspensions for dangerous tackles during the match against Russia, the judiciary determining that their yellow cards were deserved of red. Lee-Lo’s suspension …

Canada have been forced to make two changes to their Rugby World Cup squad after their starting midfield against Italy were both ruled out for the remainder of the tournament. Nick Blevins broke his jaw in the opening minutes of the game, while Ben LeSage has a broken hand that …

The crunch Pool D match will take place on Sunday in Tokyo. The winner of the battle between the top two seeds of the pool will all but be confirmed in the Quarter Finals of RWC 2019. Australia Head Coach Michael Cheika has named four different starting backs from the …

In the first of two Pool D matches on Sunday Georgia are up against Uruguay in Kumagaya. The Lelos are in search of a first win of the competition while the Fiji-slaying Teros are looking to make history in recording their second. Georgia Head Coach Milton Haig has gone for …

England’s Piers Francis has been cited for a missed red card. The inside center was not sanctioned during the match for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous high tackle) in Thursday’s match against the USA. The citing is bitter-sweet for the USA. It happened immediately after …

Felipe Berchesi is just 3 points away from the Uruguayan RWC record. In scoring 15 points in Los Teros’ 30-27 upset win over Fiji on Wednesday the fly half is two points short of the record of 17 which was scored by Diego Aguirre at RWC 1999. Aguirre played at RWC …

Rugby World Cup 2019 is over for the suspended John Quill. The Eagles forward started at flanker in Thursday’s match against England in Kobe. He was red carded in the second half for foul play and subsequently appeared before an independent judiciary committee earlier today having breached Law 9.13 (dangerous …

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 …

Game twelve of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Kobe. The match was a Pool C fixture with the USA playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and England their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of …