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Uruguay's stunning win leaves Fiji facing World Cup exit
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 00:22
Uruguay left Fiji on the brink of exiting the Rugby World Cup at the pool stage as they pulled off a memorable win in Kamaishi.In a frantic first half, Fiji were left stunned as Uruguay came from behind to lead through tries from Santiago Arata, Manuel Diana and Juan Manuel Cat.Api Ratuniyarawa reduced the deficit for Fiji while Nikola Matawalu…
England can cope with short turnaround - Jones
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Wednesday, 25 September 2019 01:15
Head coach Eddie Jones is confident his reshuffled England team will cope with their short turnaround as they prepare for Thursday's game against the USA, four days after battling past Tonga.Only five of the team from Sunday's 35-3 win in their opening World Cup game are keeping their starting places."We've done a fair bit of homework for this turnaround," Jones…
World Cup refereeing 'not good enough', says World Rugby
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 04:20
The refereeing at the Rugby World Cup's opening weekend has not been good enough, says the world governing body.In an unprecedented step, World Rugby has released a statement criticising the standard of officiating over the first few days of the tournament. The opening matches featured a number of controversial incidents. "The match officials team recognise that performances were not consistently…
Rugby World Cup: Samoa beat Russia 34-9 after strong second half performance
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 05:57
Three tries in eight minutes at the start of the second half saw Samoa overcome a slow start and earn a bonus-point win against spirited Russia.The Pacific Islanders went down to 13 men in the first half as Rey Lee-Lo and Motu Matu'u were both sin-binned for high tackles on Vasily Artemyev.Russia led at the break thanks to two penalties…
Ireland: Sexton fitness being monitored in lead-up to Japan Rugby World Cup match
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Tuesday, 24 September 2019 02:15
Ireland are continuing to monitor the fitness of fly-half Johnny Sexton in the build-up to Saturday's World Cup Pool A match with Japan in Shizuoka.Sexton did not train fully on Tuesday but skills coach Richie Murphy said on Tuesday that they expect him to be fit to play against the tournament hosts."We expect him to train fully on Thursday," said…
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