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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: October 11, 2015
The pool stage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup reaches its climax on Sunday, and a Pool D decider between European heavyweights France and Ireland should provide a sufficient finish to the first round. Both teams have come through their opening three matches of the World Cup with flying colours, although the Boys in Green did display some stuttering en route to a 16-9 win over Italy last time out. Currently...
Published: October 8, 2015
New Zealand’s place in the final eight of the Rugby World Cup 2015 is already assured, but the All Blacks need to clinch a point against Tonga on Friday to make Pool C’s top place theirs. Steve Hansen’s men have taken 14 points from a possible 15 so far and are looking to end the first phase of the tournament by beating a team that conceded 45 points to Argentina last time out. Captain...
Published: October 8, 2015
Only two places remain in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015 heading into this weekend’s last round of pool-stage action, with Argentina, Scotland, Japan and Tonga still fighting for their futures. There’s also the small matter of deciding the order of each team’s finish, and a drama-fuelled period lies ahead as the standings look primed to fluctuate and alter the quarter-final...
Published: October 7, 2015
Anticipation is at fever pitch as the Rugby World Cup 2015 pool stage reaches its climax, with a final weekend of high-octane drama ready to unfold before finding out which teams will make up the final eight. Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and France are already guaranteed to make the quarter-final lineup, but questions remain as to which three sides will be joining them and in what order. The...
Published: October 7, 2015
South Africa face the United States on Wednesday knowing that victory assures them of a first-place finish in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup 2015. Anything less would give Scotland, who are second in the group, their chance to leapfrog into top spot, meaning Heyneke Meyer’s men are under pressure to dispatch the Americans with haste at London’s Olympic Stadium. The United States are one...
Published: October 6, 2015
The 14 men of Uruguay couldn’t help but bend under an onslaught of Fiji pressure on Tuesday evening as the South Americans succumbed to a 47-15 defeat in the Pacific Islanders’ last game of the tournament. Earlier in the day, a courageous comeback saw Romania bag their first win of the competition as Lynn Howells’ men returned from a 15-0 deficit to beat Canada 17-15 in...
Published: October 5, 2015
Five of the eight quarter-finalists have already been decided at the Rugby World Cup 2015, but the final round of pool-stage action brings with it some of the most hotly anticipated fixtures. Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and France are assured of a place in the final eight, but Week 4 of the first phase will dictate who takes the remaining three quarter-final places, as well as seeing who...
Published: October 5, 2015
This week’s Rugby World Cup 2015 schedule will see the tournament’s quarter-final lineup completed, and we wait to see who will join hosts England on the departed list. The Red Rose’s early exit on Saturday came as one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history, but there are sure to be more twists and turns to come as the pool stage reaches its climax. The order of finish in Pool...
Published: October 4, 2015
A 16-9 win over Italy on Sunday was enough for Ireland to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015, but coach Joe Schmidt will be concerned after such a limp display from his men. Argentina’s chances of advancing to the Rugby World Cup 2015 knockout stages were boosted as the South American contenders defeated Tonga 45-16 earlier in the day to climb back to second...
Published: October 4, 2015
Ireland can seal their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015 on Sunday, when they travel to London’s Olympic Stadium for a Pool D clash against Italy. This will be the last chance for Jacques Brunel’s side to make an unlikely run at a place in the tournament’s last eight, but a total of just two tries scored in their last two outings against the Irish doesn’t...