Journalism and Media Production student at the University for the Creative Arts
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After a great start to the tournament, the World Cup starts to heat up with just eight teams left. Hosts Japan have a great chance to go through to the semi-final after finish top of Pool A. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the quarter finals taking place this weekend. England v Australia […]
Ireland gained a crucial bonus point as they battled past a spirited Russia side in Kobe. Ireland took the lead within two minutes, after some quick passing and great movement with the ball. Rob Kearney was the man to score the opening try of the game, a try which was converted by Johnny Sexton. Sexton […]
All three of the Barrett brothers scored tries for the All Blacks as they hammered Canada. The All Blacks scored their first try of the game within five minutes after a scrum. Kieran Read’s try was given as a penalty try to put the favourites 7-0 up. The Canadians were lucky not to fall behind […]
Joe Cokanasiga scored two tries in a comfortable win for England, which saw the first red card of the tournament dished out to John Quill for a dangerous challenge on Owen Farrell. David Ainuu hobbled off just three minutes in to the match for the USA after picking up an injury. This was a bad […]
Kotaro Matsushima shined as the hosts got off to the perfect start against a Russian side who were unfortunate not to score more points at the Tokyo Stadium. Russia struck first after a very nervous start from hosts Japan. William Tapou fumbled a kick up the field which allowed Kirill Golosnitskiy to capitalise. This try […]
Although the England Rugby Union team have had a reasonable amount of success on the biggest stage in the 21st century, their performance in the last World Cup will have left the side looking for redemption this year in Japan. Here’s how England have performed in the previous five tournaments prior to this year’s World […]
Australia and Wales form part of a group that sees two rugby heavyweights go head-to-head in Pool D. These are two of the teams that will be aiming to reach the latter stages of the tournament in Japan by securing their qualifying places ahead of the three other nations in their pool. Georgia, Fiji and […]
England face tough opponents throughout the group stage in Japan as they look for redemption from their last World Cup on home soil. If they are to progress further than they did last time, they will need to overcome other opponents in their group including France and Argentina. The United States and Tonga will also […]
Three teams are likely in contention for a top two spot in this group to go through to the quarter finals. New Zealand will be looking to win this World Cup by giving themselves the easiest route through to the knockout stages, whilst South Africa and Italy will also have a good chance at winning […]
Five teams in Pool A could provide a thrilling round of matches in Japan, where the host nation will be looking to cause an upset against Ireland and Scotland to gain a spot in the quarter finals. Russia and Samoa, who are not ranked too far apart from these teams, will be desperate to make […]