1:25 PM BST TOKYO — World Rugby has issued a statement conceding that the officiating in the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup was not up to scratch, and promising it would improve. Referees became a dominant talking point on the second day of the tournament, when all three matches featured officiating that drew
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11:12 AM BST The ninth Rugby World Cup got off to a wonderful start across the weekend with Tokyo, Yokohama, Sapporo and Hanazono all hosting matches. 1 Related Tournament hosts Japan got their campaign off to the perfect start with a bonus-point win in the opening match, before England bookended the weekend with an unconvincing
8:24 AM ET Wales produced a tale of two halves as an electric start secured a deserved 43-14 bonus-point victory over Georgia in their Rugby World Cup Pool D clash on Monday, before they wilted in the energy-sapping humidity at the City of Toyota Stadium. The Welsh were rampant as tries from Jonathan Davies, Justin
9:45 AM BST Fans will now be able to bring food into World Cup stadiums in Japan after the organizing committee admitted that the service at some venues was “not befitting” that of a showpiece event. There were lengthy queues for both food and beverages at stadiums during the opening weekend with some vendors completely
10:20 AM ET SAPPORO, Japan — England got their Rugby World Cup campaign off to a scrappy start with a 35-3 Pool C victory over Tonga, against whom Manu Tuilagi scored two tries while skipper Owen Farrell added 15 points with the boot. Four years on from their first-round exit on home soil, England were
10:06 PM BST Fiji were never going to be easy-beats but the nature of their physical challenge certainly caught the Wallabies off-guard in their Rugby World Cup Pool D opener in Sapporo. And the Australians very nearly had their pants pulled down as a result. The Wallabies needed a calmer, more clinical approach after halftime
11:43 AM BST YOHOHAMA, Japan — A tremendous first-half built on forward dominance, set-piece authority and the box-kicking of veteran scrum-half Conor Murray gave Ireland the perfect start to their Rugby World Cup campaign, despite coach Joe Schmidt deeming it not worthy of comparison with the All Blacks and Springboks’ efforts the previous night. There
Sep 20, 2019 The countdown is over, the 2019 Rugby World Cup has finally arrived with hosts Japan set to launch the tournament with an opening match against Russia in Tokyo. The blockbuster opening weekend continues with Australia, England and Wales all taking to the pitch for their opening matches, while New Zealand and South
3:15 PM BST YOKOHAMA, Japan — How do you explain that? How do you honestly describe the game of rugby that was played at International Stadium Yokohama on Saturday? And where would you start? Is it Richie Mo’unga’s perfect cross-kicks, the audacity of Beauden Barrett, the tireless efforts of Ardie Savea or the head-spinning footwork
12:57 PM BST Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma could not disguise his rage at some refereeing decisions during their defeat against France in their Rugby World Cup opener Saturday. The Pumas coach was starting hooker when Argentina stunned hosts France in the opening match of the 2007 World Cup and thought Australian referee Angus Gardner