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Game ten of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Kamaishi. The match was a Pool D fixture with Uruguay playing their first match of the Rugby World Cup and Fiji their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World …

Samoan players are in serious trouble for foul play. Two players who were yellow carded in the win over Russia on Tuesday have been cited and a third has received a warning by the citing commissioner. Center Rey Lee-Loo and hooker Motu Matu’u were yellow carded by referee Romain Poite …

Australia have lost Reece Hodge to a 3 week ban for foul play. The winger was let off lightly during Australia’s opening match of RWC 2019 against Fiji. Referee Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) did not red card the player as he should have based on the guidelines. Hodge went on …

Uruguay produced the first upset of RWC 2019, shocking Fiji 30-27 this morning in Kamaishi. The win was Uruguay’s first since defeating Georgia in Sydney, Australia at RWC 2003. The South Americans were tactically brilliant in the first half. This would be reflected in not only the scoring but their …

Game Nine of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Kumagaya. The match was a Pool A with Samoa playing their first match of the tournament and Russia their second. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World Rugby.

Kurt Morath’s third Rugby World Cup is over. The former Utah Warriors flyhalf suffered a serious injury to larynx during the game against England on Sunday which may require surgery. He remains in hospital at Sapporo. Also ruled out of the tournament for Tonga is outside back Nafi Tu’itavake, who broke …

Samoa opened their Rugby World Cup account with a 34-9 victory over Russia, but it was not without controversy. Two dangerous tackles in the first half will be debated, but in the end the Manu were just too powerful for a committed but exhausted Russian side. Twice the Manu got …

Scotland have been forced to make two changes to their World Cup cup squad due to injuries suffered in their loss to Ireland on Sunday. Flanker Hamish Watson has been replaced by his Edinburgh teammate Magnus Bradbury, while scrumhalf Ali Price is returning home with Henry Pyrgos joining the squad. …

Game eight of RWC 2019 took place in this morning in Toyota. The match was a Pool D fixture between Uruguay’s European opponents Georgia, and Wales. To access the complete match report click here. The follow match highlights are courtesy of World Rugby.

Wales lay down a Pool D marker with a 29 point win over Georgia this morning in Toyota. The 43-14 win saw Wales collecting a bonus point and it sees them moving to top spot in the group, above Australia, on points differential. The Western British nation secured a dream …