Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

Well the pool stages are now done and dusted, 40 matches gone by the wayside with 12 teams back for an early round of golf. That means it’s business time, and there are some tasty match-ups for the quarters, with zero unanimous picks! The standings after the pool stages have …

Wallaby stars Israel Folau and David Pocock will miss out on the quarter-final against Scotland through injury. Australia’s impressive strength in depth, however, is apparent with Kurtley Beale lining up at fullback and Ben McCalman filling in at the back of the scrum. Michael Hooper returns from suspension to take …

Scotland will have to make due without first choice forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray for their quarter-final fixture against the Wallabies on Sunday. The pair were suspended for three weeks for a dangerous double-tackle on Jack Lam in the final pool match against Samoa. An appeal will be heard …

Argentina Head Coach Daniel Hourcade has rolled out his most experienced lineup to face off against Ireland in their Rugby World Cup Quarterfinal match on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium. The group boasts a total of 496 caps between the members of the side making them one of the most experienced …

Just two days out of facing the world’s number one in a Rugby World Cup Quarter Final the players from the lower ranked nation have staged a revolt against their coach, Phillipe Saint-André which has been reported to have left France without a coach and the players thereby coaching themselves. …

Welsh Head Coach Warren Gatland has named bulked-up his pack for Saturday’s Quarter Final clash against South Africa in London. The Pool A runners-up have gone for size in the pack rather than mobility in an effort to reach a second-consecutive Rugby World Cup Semi Final. Starting together with captain …

New Zealand Headcoach Steve Hansen has made four changes to his starting lineup from that which faced Tonga in Newcastle on Friday. Wyatt Crockett, Brodie Retallick, Richie McCaw and Julian Savea all return to give the All Blacks their strongest possible team for Saturday’s must-win match against France. In a …

French Head Coach Phillipe Saint-André has named his line-up for Saturday’s Quarter Final against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The fixture is to be a repeat of the fixture from eight years ago in which the host nation of Rugby World Cup 2007 played and defeated the …

South African Headcoach Heyneke Meyer has recalled winger JP Pietersen in the only change to his starting lineup for South Africa’s Quarter Final encounter against Wales in London on Saturday. The team is otherwise unchanged from that which defeated the USA Eagles last week, also in London. A win for …

A World Cup ending injury to Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro has seen a late change ahead of Sunday’s Quarter Final against Ireland in Cardiff, Wales. The La Plata front-rower suffered a bicep injury in training earlier today and will play no further part in the tournament. This has enabled Salta prop …