Spain’s quest to qualify for a second RWC was greatly boosted today. Los Leones completed a shock 22-10 win over Romania in a RWC qualifier in Madrid. Having won last weekend away against Russia today’s result gives World Rugby and the RWC a shake-up. The result puts Spain in top …
Read More »Russia Get Past Belgium in RWC Qualifier
Russia Got past Belgium in a RWC 2019 qualifier today, winning 48-7 in Krasnodar. The result improves the Eastern European country’s chances of qualifying for a second Rugby World Cup. Last week, also in Krasnodar, Russia lost against Spain. The result altered the trajectories of the Rugby Europe Championship. With …
Read More »Argentina, Chile Feature in Oktoberfest 7’s Day One
Argentina and Chile were both involved in Day one of the Oktoberfest 7’s. The two day tournament is a special event being held in Munich, Germany. The two South American countries had satisfactory opening day performances. Argentina had matches against Germany, Uganda and England. Los Pumas 7’s began well, overcoming …
Read More »World Rugby u20 Trophy XV
We’ve reviewed the footage and after some debate have come to a consensus. A tournament tortured by horrendous weather demanded a tactical approach from the winning teams and left little room for individual expression. Glimpses of that were seen in the second and third rounds, and just enough for us …
Read More »Japan win World Rugby u20 Trophy
Japan defeated Portugal on Sunday to claim the top spot in the World Rugby u20 Trophy tournament. Played in diabolical conditions at the Estadio Charrua in Montevideo, the match was abandoned in the 65th minute with when thunder and visible lightning added to the heavy rain and a pitch reduced …
Read More »Finals match-ups set for World Rugby u20 Trophy
A late penalty goal from Jorge Abecasis lifted Portugal to a famous win over Fiji at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Wednesday. The 16-13 result sees Portugal emerge undefeated and on top of Pool B, which means they advance to the Final with a shot at promotion to the …
Read More »Portugal upset Uruguay in u20 contest
Portugal held out to claim an upset win over hosts Uruguay at the World Rugby u20 Trophy on Tuesday. The calamitous rainfall that plagued the previous match remained for the majority of the encounter, with players forced to tread over a surface that was more water than grass by the …
Read More »Uruguay name u20 team for Portugal
Uruguay have named their team to play against Portugal in their first match of the World Rugby u20 Trophy. The host nation will be keen to get off to a winning start with all matches to be played at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo. Headlining the team is Oyonnax academy …
Read More »2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy – Preview
The 10th edition of the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy will be played over the coming weeks. Montevideo and Punta del Este are the host cities for the tournament, a competition involving eight countries from around the world. Taking place from August 29 to September 10, countries from all of …
Read More »Forward Thinking (Vol 3, Iss 5): Booking Rugby World Cup 2019
With Tonga qualifying for Japan 2019 this past weekend Pool C is complete. The Oceania side officially joined Argentina, England, France and the USA in the Pool of Death. This serves as a reminder of the need to book Rugby World Cup 2019 appropriately. Inappropriate Booking The existing model of …
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