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World Cup 2015: Scotland 45-10 Japan
Five second-half tries took Scotland to a convincing win over Japan in front of an excited crowd at Kingsholm. Japan scored all their points in the first 45 minutes, answering…
Tier two teams already feeling pressures of uneven World Cup schedule
Everything was supposed to be different this year, no more ‘one rule for me and another for you’. Yet one week into the World Cup we’re already seeing tier two…
Jacques Burger: I feel personally responsible to help Namibia rugby grow
By Will Macpherson Namibia go into their first game at the World Cup ranked lower than any other team in the tournament, twentieth. The team is packed full of amateurs…
Analysis: Ten minutes that sealed a magical Japan win
If the endgame of these global tournaments is to catapult the sport into the wider consciousness and inspire fresh fans, Rugby World Cup 2015 may have already reached a zenith. A 34-32 victory for…
Rugby Rant: Respect the Islands
New Zealand’s historic trip to Samoa must herald a change in the tour mindset, says RW’s Alan Pearey
World Cup 2015: Wales 54-9 Uruguay
Wales avoided a first-day upset, running in eight tries to beat Uruguay at a canter. Four first-half tries – three by Cory Allen – set the scene and after the…
World Cup 2015: Samoa 25-16 USA
What was hot and what was not from Samoa's 25-16 win over the USA in Brighton
World Cup 2015: Tonga 10-17 Georgia
Georgia produced the first shock of the 2015 World Cup as they beat Tonga – who sit five places above them in the World Rugby Rankings – 17-10 at Kingsholm.…
Fighting spirit: the problems Fiji must overcome
ON THE outskirts of Perthshire, Mosese Rauluni takes one look out of the window and shouts at the very top of his voice: “Stop the bus!” The driver slams on…