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RWC day five: Which Samoa will we get?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Some things we learned from RWC’s Super Saturday

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Ireland and England take the Rugby World Cup stage

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Best lineup in RWC 2019 schedule is today

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Some quick thoughts on Japan vs Russia, RWC 2019

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Where the Rugby World Cup loses out to FIFA’s World Cup

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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The Flying Fijians are due another outstanding Rugby World Cup

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Super Rugby finals: what a waste of time

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Expected Paris 7s semifinal will decide World 7s rugby series

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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Fiji in a ‘Group of Death’ at London 7s rugby as Olympics picture takes shape

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Clavis Ruo

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 →

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    Hm mm. Competition is the essence of sports. We want the best team to win, but preferably after a lot of fight from the other teams. As the old cliche goes, you need a lot of milk for the cream to rise to the top!
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