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Rugby World Cup 2015’s Pool B will virtually be decided on Saturday as South Africa take on Scotland at St James’ Park, England. The Springboks once again come into a match on uncertain terms as the convincing 46-6 win last weekend against Samoa came at a heavy price. Captain Jean de Villiers fractured his jaw in the match against the physical opponents, and after being ruled out of the...
Published: September 29, 2015
Week 3 of the 2015 Rugby World Cup feels a little like the final moment of moderate calm before the storm. We are not yet at the knockout stages, but key fault lines are being drawn, and through the week the teams will have a very good idea of their fates. England have clouds gathering over them and Australia’s visit to Twickenham on Saturday is now the biggest match left of the pool stage. Pool...
Published: September 28, 2015
Week 3 of the Rugby World Cup 2015 will provide the most intriguing and important battles of the pool stages. What is also certain is that they will be the most thunderous. In particular, whet your appetite for Nemani Nadolo versus George North and Mamuka Gorgodze’s clash with Jacques Burger. If that were not enough, Italy versus Ireland will (injury permitting) exhibit the two best No. 8s in...
Published: September 25, 2015
South Africa will demand a major response against Samoa following their humiliating defeat against Japan in their Pool B opener. If the Springboks do not improve quickly, they could become the most lauded and decorated side to fail to reach the knockout stages of a Rugby World Cup. To bring about the required result, coach Heyneke Meyer has made eight changes. The most significant are the return of...
Published: September 23, 2015
Pool C almost produced two significant shocks during the first weekend of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. With that in mind, what shape are New Zealand in to become the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis Cup? And did Argentina throw away a golden opportunity? As for the other three teams, how can Georgia keep up their momentum, how must Namibia be feeling and what now for Tonga? Here, Bleacher Report...
Published: September 22, 2015
Pool D’s heavyweights, France and Ireland played well against Italy and Canada, respectively, without really finding their rhythm. What is more, injuries are becoming an ever-increasing concern for fans and coaches, and both France and Italy suffered setbacks at the weekend. Ireland were sloppy at times and Canada’s priority must be their defensive philosophy. Romania have yet to kick off...
Published: September 22, 2015
After the shock of the tournament against South Africa, what concerns could Japan possibly have going into round two? More than one, that’s for sure. Not as many as the Springboks, though, who were criminal at the breakdown and in their game management. Scotland and Samoa will have to deal with the consequences of that extraordinary shock in Brighton as they face a fired-up Japan and the dejected...
Published: September 19, 2015
Wales take on Uruguay at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium in their opening Pool A match knowing they must rack up the points and avoid suffering any more injuries. Failure to accomplish either of those tasks will make Wales’ progress out of the fiendishly tough group all the harder. Acknowledging this, coach Waren Gatland commented, as per the BBC: “We know we need to be clinical on Sunday.” Uruguay,...
Published: September 17, 2015
Pool D features half of the Six Nations teams, as France, Ireland and Italy look to progress to the quarter-finals. There is no southern hemisphere side, with Canada and Romania completing the group. Pool D has plenty of stories to follow, not least Ireland’s best shot at World Cup glory to date, Romania making a policy change by picking foreign-born players and whether France can keep up...
Published: September 16, 2015
New Zealand will naturally attract the most attention in Pool C, but, away from their own turf, will the Kiwis choke? How will Malakai Fekitoa, the All Blacks centre, feel if he is picked to face the land of his birth, Tonga? This group will also tell us more about the state of Argentinian rugby, eight years on from its finest hour at France 2007. Will Namibia break their World Cup duck, and should...