Three teams have yet to take their bow at the Rugby World Cup: the North American duo of Canada and USA, and Samoa who play tonight. Will they be one of the also-rans or a contender? Russia vs Samoa (7.15pm… Continue Reading
Australia can get better – they have to The Wallabies eventually played well enough to beat Fiji but their start was poor. They got better once the subs came on, especially Will Genia and Matt Toomua and some are already… Continue Reading
Super Saturday, or Sumo Saturday as one station called it, was always going to be a tough act to follow. And sadly, there will be no other day like it. Every other multi-game day is filled with at least one… Continue Reading
Three massive games today at Rugby World Cup 2019, with the best lineup of games in the whole tournament schedule (all times in Japan). AUSTRALIA vs FIJI (1.45pm) Either a big 20-30-point win by the favourites, Australia, or a close… Continue Reading
Japan recovered from a shaky start to get Rugby World Cup 2019 started with a 30-10 win over Russia in Tokyo on Friday. Here are a few things we learned from the game. We can’t say we weren’t warned The… Continue Reading
While detractors of the Rugby World Cup often say that it is “always the same old teams” that win the Webb Ellis Cup, the reality is that the tournament has a very good record compared with other sports when it… Continue Reading
It’s a bit of a lull period in rugby, but that lull was broken with an almighty bang with the news that the Flying Fijians had beaten the Maori All Blacks for the first time since 1957. With the northern… Continue Reading
Of the 23 Super Rugby tournaments that have been completed, 16 have been won by the “minor premiers”; that is, the team that finished the regular season at the top of the competition table. In other words, only on seven… Continue Reading
There is no actual final for the HSBC World Sevens Series, but the Fiji versus USA semifinal of the London 7s last weekend can safely be seen as Part 1 of the decider for this year’s series. And if things… Continue Reading
As they chase the United States at the top of the World Rugby 7s Series leaderboard, the Flying Fijians cannot look too far ahead. For lurking on the first day at the London 7s rugby this weekend are three up-and-coming… Continue Reading
