Rugby World Cup 2019

Rugby World Cup - Canada Qualify   Canada are the 20th and final qualifier for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan after beating Hong Kong 27-10 in the final game of the repechage tournament in Marseille on Friday. They take their place in Pool...

How Deep Is The Talent Pool? The 2018 Rugby Championships is done and dusted. Rassie Erasmus’s first seven months in charge of the Springboks produced so much more than many had expected. Starting from a below-zero base, he hauled the...

When Ink Ain't Good!   World Rugby has advised the teams competing in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and their travelling supporters, that they need to cover up any tattoo markings in public places for fear of causing offence. – Tattoos...

World Cup to Expand? World Rugby is considering expanding the World Cup to include 24 teams by the 2023 tournament in France. The 2019 tournament in Japan might be the last to feature 20 teams. If the competition doesn’t expand in...

Eddie’s Magic Pants England rugby coach Eddie Jones will do anything to give his England team the edge. Even if it means the players have to wear hot pants! I can hear the murmurs of a building earth tremor in the...

Almost is such a misleading word. It could mean “almost” as in: He almost knocked over his drink, but he caught it before it toppled over. It could mean “nearly” when he nearly knocked over his drink, but did not actually touch the glass so nothing happened.