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Posted 605 days ago
Ireland stayed unbeaten in Pool C after cruising home 62-12 against Russia at Rotorua International Stadium on Sunday night.
Ireland stamped their class late in the opening half when they crossed for three quick tres within three minutes to leave them 36-0 up at the break. In all they ran in nine tries, with centre Keith Earls crossing twice, while fly…
Posted 605 days ago
Goalkicker Tusi Pisi was Samoa’s hero in their 27-7 victory over Fiji at Eden Park. Although the Samoans are better-known for their free-flowing rugby, it was the fly half’s 15-point contribution that swung the Pool D encounter their way.
After scoring all his side’s first-half points, Pisi continued to add to his tally five minutes into the second half with a penalty…
Posted 609 days ago
“If you don’t get these things spot on, it gets to the situation when you say, ‘We’ve got to do better next time’, but next time is four months later in the Six Nations, not next week. You don’t get next week in a World Cup.”
- England fly half Jonny Wilkinson contemplates the abruptness of RWC failure after his team’s indifferent…
Posted 609 days ago
Will Genia is set to become the 78th Australian Test captain after being appointed as leader of the Wallabies team named today to face the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Wellington on Friday night.
The 23-year-old Queensland halfback, who made his Test debut in New Zealand three seasons ago, has been handed the reins for what will be…
Posted 610 days ago
Two tries apiece for Tommaso Benvenuti and Giulio Toniolatti plus a towering performance from Sergio Parisse saw Italy notch a resounding 53-17 win over Russia on Tuesday.
The Azzurri secured a bonus point after just 23 minutes, finishing with nine tries in total, as Russia were overcome by slick passing and uncompromising forward play.
Russia stuck to their task to finish with…
Posted 610 days ago
Dominiko Maiwiriwiri Waqaniburotu of Fiji has been suspended for three weeks after admitting an act of foul play contrary to Law 10(4)(j).
Following a review of broadcast footage, Waqaniburotu was cited by Independent Citing Commissioner Stephen Hinds (New Zealand) under Law 10.4(j) for a ‘dangerous tip tackle’ in the Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool D match against South Africa in Wellington…
Posted 621 days ago
IT WAS ALWAYS going to be hard to judge New Zealand after this first game of the World Cup, but they were far from impressive against Tonga, writes Paul Morgan in Auckland. They came into the game 60 points better than Tonga but only won by 30, so they must see this as a failure.
“It’s a start, that’s all,” said…
Posted 621 days ago
In 2007, Samoa fell below their usual high standards at the World Cup, but they’re back four years later with a squad capable of making the knockout stages, writes Paul Morgan.
Defeats to England and South Africa in 2007 were understandable but a 19-15 loss to Tonga left them having to qualify for this year’s event.
The Samoa side that is out…
Posted 622 days ago
Paul Morgan finds Kingsley Jones tipping an East European rival for success…
If you’re looking for a major upset at this World Cup then look no further than the Georgians – so says Russia’s new head coach, Kingsley Jones.
“I’m not a gambler but if I was and looking for a good-value bet it would be on Georgia making the quarter-finals,” says…
Posted 623 days ago
The Eagles’ two warm-up matches against Canada were a bit like England’s games with Wales: we dominated possession for long periods but made silly mistakes and conceded sloppy tries so we lost both.
But that’s one of the problems we have in American rugby: we have an athletic squad but a lot of them are still at an early stage of…
