Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

South African captain Jean de Villiers will play no further part in the Rugby World Cup it was confirmed this morning. The midfielder suffered a fractured jaw in captaining his team to a 46-6 victory over Samoa in Birmingham yesterday. He has been replaced by Jan Serfontein who will join the …

Tongan Head Coach Mana Otai has confirmed his lineup for Tuesday’s must-win Pool C match against Namibia at Sandy Park in Exeter. The Pacific Islanders are in search of their first win of the tournament after having lost against Georgia on day two of the World Cup in Gloucester. With …

A vital fixture to the Quarter Finals picture saw the two host nations battling it out at London’s Twickenham Stadium with Wales completing a remarkable win after having suffered further injury set-backs with Hallam Amos, Liam Williams and Scott Williams all forced from the field. The availability of all three …

A second straight upset defeat wasn’t in the cards for South Africa as they post a convincing 46-6 victory over Samoa. In a position where they could not afford another loss, South Africa got a hat trick from JP Pietersen and 14 points from the boot of Handre Pollard. “Last week still hurts,” said Springbok …

Canada suffered a heartbreaking 23-18 defeat at the hands of Italy at Elland Road on Saturday. The North Americans played the more expansive rugby, but ultimately it was the power of the pack – and some questionable officiating – that saved the game for the Azzurri. The Canucks got off …

Predictions take 2… b! The second part of this week’s predictions, this time covering the half-dozen games ahead on Saturday on Sunday. There are a couple doozies up ahead, so read below to hear from the pros! The midweek action went pretty much entirely as predicted, though once again Bryan’s dissension …

Whisper it softly, but Canada have an enormous opportunity on Saturday. Yes, against Italy – fully professional Six Nations participants, clear favorites by the bookies, haven’t lost to the Canucks since 2000. And yet, if there was ever a time for them to be beaten, it’s now. Much has been …

In search of their first win of the World Cup Los Pumas took on Georgia in the battle of the scrum titans. It did not start well as Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro lost his feet in the opening scrum giving Georgia a clear penalty which they kicked into Pumas territory. Nerves, …

USA Eagles Head Coach Mike Tolkin has made one change to his team for Sunday’s Pool B clash against Scotland in Leeds. The one change sees hooker Phil Thiel being named to start ahead of Zach Fenoglio who started against Samoa last Sunday in Brighton. Tolkin has also made one …

Romanian Head Coach Lynn Howells has announced his team for the Pool D match against Ireland in London on Sunday. In doing so he has opted for a total of eight changes to the starting line-up on comparison to that which faced France, also in London, on Wednesday evening. The tough …