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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 29, 2015
A Welsh win at Twickenham last Saturday reasserted the fact that the Rugby World Cup 2015 is as open a tournament as we’ve ever seen, with England at serious risk of missing the quarter-finals. Stuart Lancaster’s hosts clash against Australia this Saturday in what just became the most important game in the careers of many among the England squad, a sink-or-swim encounter if ever there was...
Published: September 29, 2015
Pool A has unsurprisingly proved to be the entertainment epicentre of the Rugby World Cup 2015, but that drama has come largely thanks to the lesser-known stars performing better than expected. Whether it’s Wales’ injury crisis leading to a shock selection or Stuart Lancaster’s rotation that gifts someone their chance, it’s been a joy to see stars emerge from the shadows and...
Published: September 28, 2015
The beauty of the Rugby World Cup is seeing the globe’s greatest talents assemble in one tournament, but witnessing the emergence of some surprise stars can be equally as satisfying. Of course, there are only so many surprises to be had when assembling 20 of the best teams in the world, but there’s plenty of room for some better-known faces to dazzle when handed their opportunity. Pool...
Published: September 28, 2015
Week 2 of the Rugby World Cup 2015 has drawn to a close, and teams are now starting to show the bumps and bruises that inevitably come hand-in-hand with a tournament of such great magnitude. The competition has so far succeeded in living up to the massive expectations laid ahead of host nation England, who suffered defeat to Wales on Saturday in a fixture that blew the Pool A standings wide open. Fans...
Published: September 27, 2015
Ireland take on Romania this Sunday in the hopes of maintaining their pristine start to the Rugby World Cup 2015, while the Oaks are looking to recover from their opening defeat to France. Joe Schmidt’s men are gradually building toward their clutch pool clash against Les Bleus on October 11, and the Ireland coach has made no fewer than 12 changes from the side that drilled Canada 50-7. However,...
Published: September 26, 2015
Wales took a massive leap toward securing their place in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2015 on Saturday after beating fierce enemies England in an emotional 28-25 win at Twickenham, London. The World Cup history books will always remember this as the night Wales came out on top of a duel between two age-old rivals, in what could well have been the biggest pool match seen...
Published: September 26, 2015
The stakes are heating up in Pool A of the Rugby World Cup 2015 as Australia take on Uruguay this Saturday hoping to pile the hurt on their South American opponents. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has rung the changes for his side’s second outing of the tournament, with Scott Sio the only player remaining from the XV that started in Wednesday’s 28-13 win against Fiji. Uruguay head coach...
Published: September 26, 2015
Argentina gave their Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign a jolt on Friday after defeating Georgia 54-9 at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium in what was their first win of the tournament. Daniel Hourcade’s men starred in the only fixture of the afternoon as rugby fans the world over prepare for an extravagant weekend of rugby action, where England and Wales headline the bill in their Pool A...
Published: September 25, 2015
Argentina got their Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign up and running on Friday afternoon after they ran in seven tries to overcome the brute-force threat of Georgia with a 54-9 win at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium, England. Winger Santiago Cordero and Juan Imhoff each scored braces for the Pumas, but it wasn’t until the second-half sin-binning of Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze that...
Published: September 25, 2015
There were few surprises to be seen in Thursday’s sole Rugby World Cup 2015 encounter as world No. 1 New Zealand romped past Namibia 58-14, but a host of more testing fixtures lie just around the corner. The All Blacks did well to surpass Argentina in their first outing of the tournament but must still take on Georgia and Tonga before solidifying their place in the quarter-finals. The rugby community...