Tag Archives: Rugby World Cup (Men)

It is time for Los Pumas to deliver or go home. Their Pool C match against England simply must be a victory. Performances thus far have been mixed from Argentina while England are among the best teams in the tournament. Argentina Head Coach Mario Ledesma has made one change to …

Fiji restored some pride to their Rugby World Cup campaign as they ran away with a 45-10 victory over Georgia on Thursday in Osaka. The rain was hardly a factor for the winners, who take the decisive Pool D result to all but guarantee the automatic qualification position for RWC …

The 20th game of the Rugby World Cup took place in Oita on Wednesday evening as Canada faced off against two-time defending champions New Zealand. It was played under a closed roof at the Showa Denko Dome. Despite the extremely humid conditions, the two sides produced an entertaining spectacle for …

Game No19 of the Rugby World Cup saw the USA playing France in Fukuoka. It was the second match of the tournament for the Eagles, played in wet weather after a typhoon passed by off-shore. The USA were looking for a better showing after a disappointing contest against England, while …

It was a difficult day at the office for Canada as they were shut out 63-0 by New Zealand on a humid evening in Oita on Wednesday. They held on as long as they could in the first half, but with the All Blacks enjoying the vest majority of possession …

The final scoreboard read 33-9 in favor of France, but it was far from easy for Les Bleus as the USA were within three points until the 66th minute of the match. Three converted tries in the final minutes of the match led France to safety after the combative Eagles …

Any chance for a surprise result in Pool B may come on Friday as Italy will look to overturn South Africa in Shizuoka. The Azzurri are riding high after dominant wins over both Namibia and Canada, and having effectively secured automatic qualification for Rugby World Cup 2023 they now turn …

South Africa have been forced to make a second change to their Rugby World Cup squad. Outside center Jesse Kriel has been ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury suffered against New Zealand in the opening weekend. He is replaced by the versatile Damian Willemse, who arrives from …

Grenoble winger Daniel Kilioni has joined the Tonga squad at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. He arrives as a replacement for the injured Nafi Tu’itavake. It’s the second change the Ikali Tahi have been forced to make during the tournament, the first seeing Kurt Morath ruled out and Latiume …

Facundo Gattas will play no further part in the Rugby World Cup. The Uruguayan front rower has received a three-week suspension for his head-high tackle that saw him sent off in the 77th minute of the match against Georgia. He will miss the remaining pool matches and is not free …