Rugby World Cup Schedule 2015: Updated Fixtures After New Zealand vs. Namibia

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Published: September 25, 2015

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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 will of course take interest in the reigning champions' journey, but a selection of fiercer ties takes place this weekend, particularly with England hoping to dismiss Wales at Twickenham, London, on Saturday.

Here's a look at the remaining fixtures to come in this year's rugby extravaganza, and we delve into some of this weekend's biggest headlines following New Zealand's comfortable victory over Namibia:

 

 

Sam Burgess Watch Enters Overdrive Sam Burgess' World Cup dream was realised last Friday when the league convert came on as a substitute during England's opening win over Fiji, but a start against Wales this Saturday is an entirely different point of intrigue.

Injury to standout centre Jonathan Joseph has seen Brad Barritt moved to 13 while Burgess slips into the XV, but ex-England international Will Carling told Breathe Sport he still can't understand the whole situation:



England will have been pleased to hear Wales marvel Jonathan Davies would play no part in the World Cup, and Warren Gatland's side suffered another huge setback after a hamstring injury brought Cory Allen's competition to an end last weekend.

Burgess has done his part to stoke the fires of an already fierce rivalry, teasing the thought of not knowing who Scott Williams was after the Welshman insisted he'd prefer to face "Slammin' Sam" than Joseph, per the Irish Independent's Matt McGeehan:

Who's that?. Oh yes. Okay, yes. 

I don'...
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