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Australian winger Reece Hodge faces a ban for foul play against Fiji. He has been cited by John Montgomery (Scotland) for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of Australia’s RWC 2019 Pool D match against Fiji on 21 September. The incident …

Argentine back Matías Moroni has been issued with a World Rugby Citing Commissioner Warning (CCW) by Citing Commissioner Murray Whyte (Ireland) for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.27 (hair pulling) at the end of Argentina’s RWC 2019 match against France on 21 September, 2019. The CCW will …

Italy were made to work for it but came away comfortable 47-22 winners over Namibia at Hanazono Stadium in Osaka on Sunday. Neither side looked especially convincing but the Azzurri got the five points they needed as they press for automatic qualification for RWC 2023. It was a shock start …

Game four of RWC 2019 took place in Yokohama this morning. The match saw the two best teams in the world facing-off to begin their RWC 2019 campaigns. It would not be a surprise to see them contesting the tournament final. To access the complete match report click here. The …

Game three of RWC 2019 took place in Tokyo this morning. The match went down to the final play and is one which will likely be talked about for a long time yet to come. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of …

New Zealand were 23-13 winners over South Africa this morning in Yokohama. The match was genuinely the battle of the titans with the countries competing in an elite-level contest with brilliant rugby played by both teams. New Zealand opened the match with a bang. Two early tries scored by the …

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 …

Game two of RWC 2019 took place in Sapporo this morning. The match was tightly fought with the potential of an upset very much having been realistic. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World Rugby.

France awoke from years of under-performing in spectacular fashion this morning. Les Bleus blitzed past Argentina in the first-half Tokyo to win the RWC opening match of Pool C. Drama in the second -half would see a massive fight back but France ultimately were 23-21 winners. Despite trailing 20-3 at …

Australia survived a tense 45 minutes to defeat Fiji by 39-21 at the Sapporo Dome in their Rugby World Cup Pool D match on Saturday. The Fijians held a 21-12 lead early in the second half but were starved of possession in the second half that saw the Wallabies score …