Fiji were victims to the first shock of the tournament losing to Uruguay in Kamaishi, meaning they were on the back in teams of automatic World Cup qualification. This is meant that they’re test versus Georgia was a key game. Following being outplayed by Los Teros, the Fijians didn’t make changes with their basic game …
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New Zealand and Canada played out a one sided affair in Oita. The result was rarely in doubt with the bonus point secured in the first half. And while Canada controlled some parts f the game the majority was All Black dominance. The first half of the game plan of the All Blacks was clear …
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France and USA shared a less than thrilling contest, in which France stuttered again having started well before pulling away in the final 10 minutes. USA themselves had some bright patches, in part shutting down the French attack in the middle 50 minutes of the game. But overall, despite being able to attack they never …
After an incredibly disappointing showing against Ireland Scotland were looking and needing to come back. The attack of Scotland had been yet to fire, not scoring a try. This therefore was a major worry. Yet despite this the game against Samoa also required a defensive performance. Scotland did really show up against the Samoa in …
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Wales and Australia provided a fitting finale to week 2, continuing the momentum of World Cup and providing a brilliant game of rugby to cap off possibly the best week of rugby ever. The game to decide Pool D and avoid a route which could possibly include England and New Zealand was a key game …
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Uruguay grabbed the Rugby World Cup by the scruff of the neck against Fiji and with just a 3 day turnaround the feat of reproducing this performance looked herculean. But they gave it all as can always be expected of Los Terros. Georgia on the other hand had a 6 day turnaround following a resilient …
The South Africa game against Namibia was became a little lost in the amazing game of Ireland v Japan. Having given a good account of themselves against the Azzurri, Namibia were looking to start strongly and try and learn from the game. A win against the Springboks seemed incredibly unlikely and so it prevailed. Right …
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Argentina appeared to start strongly against a susceptible Tonga before taking their foot off the gas. However while they appeared comfortable the Argentinans may feel lucky. Tonga began to really exert pressure again the Pumas in the last minutes of the half before creating a real contest in the second half. The Tongans however as …
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The rugby world cup needs a story and we have been spoilt for choice. The conditions have created wins that we don’t deserve leaving many prediction models in tatters. But this weekend the most important line of the story has been written. After the introductory game against Russia in which they were sluggish the Japanese …
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Much has been made of the Eagles rise, the victory against Scotland last year helped to announce the USA’s arrival on the International stage. This victory v Scotland was a strong performance but the game against England saw their threats nullified. The USA struggled to get any real possession having to play out their own …
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