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Ranking the Best Rugby World Cup Teams (1999-2019)
As another wonderful Rugby World Cup came to an end, we took advantage of the opportunity to update the rankings of the best sides in the 20-team era. The results? Not that surprising, with the top 5 teams consisting of the four nations that have won the title at least once in the last 6 […]
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2019 Rugby World Cup: Day 1 & 2 Scores & Standings
The 2019 Rugby World Cup kicked off without any upsets nor fabulous performances, but quite a few intriguing matches. Japan did just about enough against Russia, New Zealand staved off South Africa, Australia put a slow start behind them against Fiji, and France almost let a comfortable lead slip away against Argentina. Almost.
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Rugby World Cup – Quarter Finals Results
A classic semi final between the All Blacks and the Springboks has been set as South Africa beat Wales 23-19 thanks to a late Fourie du Preez try while New Zealand humiliated France 62-13 with a try-fest led by Julian Savea with three.
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Practical Beats Spectacular (Springboks vs Samoa)
The contrast of style clashing between the Springboks and Samoa put South Africa in the World Cup Quarter Finals after a very hard earned 13-5 victory, with all 13 points scored in the first half. George Stowers’ try for Samoa in the second half just sweetened the blow for Samoa, saying farewell to the tournament after the group stage.
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Adam Ashley-Cooper Shines in Try-Fest (Wallabies vs USA)
The Wallabies scored 11 tries in their 67-5 demolition of the USA, as Adam Ashely-Cooper scored three of his own and the Australians got back on the winning track, punishing the out of their league Americans for every turnover and mistake, which were plentiful.
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Kicking and Scrumming Enough for Upset (Ireland vs Wallabies)
Jonathan Sexton’s kicking wasn’t brilliant, but along with Ronan O’Gara later on it was just enough to complement Ireland’s brilliant Scrumming en route to a 15-6 win over the Wallabies, putting them on top of Group C in the Rugby World Cup.
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Hougaard, Experience and Luck (Springboks vs Wales)
The Springboks had their hands full at Wellington against a very good and fun to watch Welsh side, but a bit of luck, a bit of controversial officiating, great defense and one Francois Hougaard try were enough to hand them an opening match 17-16 win in their title defense campaign.
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Ben Youngs Just About Enough (England vs Argentina)
This wasn’t the performance Martin Johnson expected from his 2011 Six Nations winning side. No one expected Jonny Wilkinson to miss so much. Argentina were the more physical, dominant side for the first 60 minutes, but Ben Youngs’ entrance to Scrum-Half shifted momentum and also got England the only try of the match, enough for a 13-9 opening match win.
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A 2011 Rugby World Cup Lego Trailer
I love it when sporting events are done in Lego, prior to them or afterwards, depicting the events. This time, a nice Lego clip to get us ready and pumped up for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, two weeks away from kicking off in New Zealand. A nice Haka with the tiny fellows, Chris Ashton’s swan dive and more. Enjoy.
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The History and Winners of the Rugby Union World Cup
We’re a month away from the 2011 Rugby World Cup’s opening match between the All-Blacks and Tonga, so we thought it might be a good time to check the pages of history and give you a run down of the previous winners in the relatively young tournament (inaugural World Cup was in 1987, also in New Zealand) which has been contested six times so far.