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As of today, October 06 2019 there are eight days remaining of the pool stage of Rugby World Cup 2019. Today is a match day with Namibia facing New Zealand and France taking-on Tonga. Neither match has implications for the Americas Rankings. Involvement of Americas countries concluded for the week …

Argentina’s loss against England in Tokyo earlier today was the final match of the tournament for Tomás Cubelli. The starting scrum half suffered a torn calf muscle in his left leg and will not play again this year. Flying to Japan as his replacement is Gonzalo Bertranou. The match schedule means …

Game 26 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today in Toyota. It was between Japan and Samoa and saw he tournament hosts remaining unbeaten in the competition. For Samoa the defeat saw them eliminated from Quarter Finals contention. A detailed match report can be seen by clicking here. The video below …

Argentina’s Tomás Lavanini is facing suspension following his first half red card against England earlier today. World Rugby has confirmed that he is to attend a disciplinary hearing on Monday. Argentina second-row Tomas Lavanini was issued with a red card for a dangerous tackle contrary to Law 9.13 during Argentina’s …

Game 25 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today at Tokyo Stadium. Based on the assumption that France claim a win tomorrow over Tonga it was the must-win match for Los Pumas against England. The South Americans fell to a heavy defeat as they were unable to perform on the …

Japan downed Samoa to return to the top of Pool A. The 38-19 victory follows earlier wins over Russia and Ireland which sees the RWC 2019 host nation remaining undefeated. As was the case against Russia the Japanese looked nervous early on before eventually finding their way to seal the …

Game 24 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today in Oita. Competing in the Pool D fixture were RWC 1991 and 1999 champions Australia and the Americas no 3, Uruguay. Los Teros proved to be up for the match as they were far more competitive than the corresponding match from …

England effectively ended Argentina’s hopes of a Quarter Final appearance as they defeated Los Pumas 39-10 in front of a packed house in Tokyo on Saturday. It was a match marred by an early red card that left the South Americans shorthanded for the majority of the contest. Argentina got …

Los Teros put up a brave fight but were ultimately overpowered by the Wallabies at Oita Stadium. The final score read Australia 45, Uruguay 10. It was a significant improvement from the South Americans over their defeat in the same contest four years ago, more-so in performance than score. Uruguay …

Game 23 of RWC 2019 took place earlier today in Shizuoka. The Pool B fixture was a must-win match for both sides. Having beaten Namibia and Canada Italy entered the contest as the Pool B leaders. South Africa were coming off an opening defeat against New Zealand and a win …