We have now reached the quarterfinal stage with eight teams remaining in the quest to get their hands on the William Webb Ellis trophy. Hosts England are the big omissions from the pool stage, but after the way they played, they don’t really deserve to be there. The southern hemisphere teams are looking the goods, …
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Rugby World Cup 2015 – Week 4 Preview
The last week of the Rugby World Cup round-robin stage awaits us with only a few matches left to decide the final quarterfinal picture. In the last week, we have seen hosts England kicked out of the Cup, Australia’s stocks rise, South Africa dominate and now we await some key battles to determine the final …
Rugby World Cup 2015 – Week 3 Preview
The third week of the Rugby World Cup is upon us and the quarterfinal picture is starting to take shape. In the last week, we have seen England lose to Wales, South Africa show the perfect blueprint to beat Samoa, and Australia, Ireland and New Zealand still remain in cruise control. Looking ahead to the …
Rugby World Cup 2015 – Week 2 Preview
What a fantastic opening weekend of the Rugby World Cup it was. It had a bit of everything with some ferocious hits, exceptional tries, great fan engagement and of course, one of the biggest upsets of all time with Japan edging South Africa in Brighton. It was a round that saw a number of the …
Rugby World Cup 2015 – Week 1 Preview
After four long years of waiting, the Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday night (early Saturday morning Australian time) at home of rugby, Twickenham in London. It is competition that features the best 20 rugby playing nations on earth all vying to raise the William Webb Ellis trophy on October 31. The first RWC …
Rugby World Cup Preview 2015 – Preview
After four long years of waiting, the Rugby World Cup is on our doorstep with action set to kick-off at the home of rugby, Twickenham, in London on Friday night. It is the third biggest sporting tournament on earth with over 100 countries competing for the final 20 places to contest for the William Webb …
Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups
Best Bet 1: Auckland -2.0 (vs Waikato) @ $1.91 – William Hill Best Bet 2: Ireland +5.5 (vs England) @ $1.93 – Sportsbet Best Bet 3: Australia -45.5 (vs USA) @ $1.90 – Sportsbet *Follow me on Twitter for more ITM Cup and NRC plays this weekend England ($1.40) vs Ireland ($2.97) On Saturday night, …
2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-Ups
Best Bet 1: Wales +6.0 (vs Ireland) @ $1.91 – William Hill Best Bet 2: Scotland -10.5 @ $1.87 – Tab.co.nz Ireland ($1.41) vs Wales ($2.94) Undoubtedly, the match of the weekend will take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night, when Ireland will face Wales for the second time in less …
2015 Bledisloe Cup – Game 2
The Bledisloe Cup is still up for grabs on Saturday as last weekend in Sydney, the Wallabies broke the All Blacks stranglehold on The Rugby Championship with a strong 27 – 19 win. It was a shock loss for the world’s number one team, but one must give credit to the Wallabies and in particular …
The Rugby Championship 2015 – Week 3 Preview
The Rugby Championship heads into the final round of the competition this weekend before preparations really start to ramp up for the Rugby World Cup in England in September. After a week’s break, players will be raring to go with the trophy still on the line for the Wallabies and the All Blacks, whom ideally …