We are heading into the 3rd week of an exciting Rugby World Cup. Things calmed down a little bit on the upsets from last week so here is how I see week 3 going. First here are links to my mid-week and weekend reviews. How did your predictions go last week? 9 from 11, I... Continue Reading →
Weekend Rugby Review – 28 September
Another good week of Rugby from the World Cup even if we had a few less upsets. Here's my review of the weekend's action. Rugby World Cup Argentina 54 - 9 Georgia Italy 23 - 18 Canada South Africa 46 - 6 Samoa England 25 - 28 Wales Australia 65 - 3 Uruguay Scotland 39 - 16 USA Ireland 44 - 10... Continue Reading →
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Rugby World Cup 2015 Mid-Week Review
So far this week the results have been more predictable but that doesn't mean that there hasn't been good rugby on offer. Here is my review of the games so far. First here is a link to my review of the first group of Rugby World Cup games. Rugby World Cup Scotland 45 - 10... Continue Reading →
The RWC Schedule: A Tier 2 Handicap?
When the Rugby World Cup match schedule was announced World Rugby stated it was the fairest yet. That they had reduced the short turnarounds and evened them up across tier 1 and tier 2. The mainstream press didn't ask questions. Now we have an outcry about the unfair turnarounds that some teams are having to... Continue Reading →
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Is New Zealand’s paranoia with France justified?
It wasn't until I started the #RugbyChat that I understood how France worries Kiwis more than any other team come Rugby World Cup time. There is this belief that France always comes good at Rugby World Cups, well let's look at their results and see. The seed for this piece was an article in the... Continue Reading →
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Rugby World Cup 2015 Week 2 Predictions
The Rugby World Cup has started with a BANG. Hopefully the rest of the tournament can live up to this standard. Here are my predictions for week 2. First here is a link to my review of week 1. How did the week 1 predictions go? 6 from 8, I was expecting the upsets to... Continue Reading →
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Weekend Rugby Review – 21 September
Finally the Rugby World Cup kicked off! Here is my review of the weekend's Rugby World Cup action and scores from the major domestic leagues. Rugby World Cup England 35 - 11 Fiji Tonga 10 - 17 Georgia Ireland 50 - 7 Canada South Africa 32 - 34 Japan France 32 - 10 Italy Samoa 25... Continue Reading →
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Rugby Thoughts – The repercussions of that win by Japan
Japan's win over South Africa is already being called the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history. Argentina's upset win over France in the opening game of the 2007 Rugby World Cup led to them coming 3rd overall and getting a place in The Rugby Championship. What could this lead to? First I want to... Continue Reading →
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Rugby Thoughts – Rugby World Cup Blogging
By the time you read this the Rugby World Cup will have started. As a fan I'm excited and looking forward to the games but as a blogger there's an element of trepidation. The noise or number of pieces and blogs is just going up so to be heard or seen is going to be... Continue Reading →
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Rugby World Cup 2015 Week 1 Predictions
The waiting is nearly over and the Rugby World Cup is upon us. Here are my predictions for the first group of 8 games. Before we get into that here is a link to my tournament preview. England v Fiji The opening game with all the extra attention that brings can affect players in strange... Continue Reading →
