Wales first choice 10 struck by injury raises questions about RWC warm up games
6 years ago by Rugby DumpWith Wales flyhalf Gareth Anscombe ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an ACL injury against England on Sunday, fans have questioned whether these intense warm up games are completely necessary.
Beauden Barrett steamrolled in Wallabies Try of the Week
6 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Wallabies' 47-26 win over the All Blacks was emphatic on Saturday and had a lot to do with the two players featured in this try. The win sets up the return Bledisloe Cup match in Auckland next weekend.
Tickets For Ireland v Wales Selling Fast
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsTickets for Ireland’s Guinness Series match against Wales on September 7th are selling fast as fans prepare to bid farewell to the team ahead of the Rugby World Cup. It may not be the last international...
THAT barnstorming Manu Tuilagi run against Wales
6 years ago by Rugby DumpManu Tuilagi came on for a late cameo in England's 33-19 win over Wales at Twickenham on Sunday. The powerful centre made some good tackles and put in one powerful run, in particular, showing the kind...
Ireland Begin World Cup Build-Up With Five-Try Win
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsJoey Carbery, Dave Kearney, man-of-the-match Andrew Conway, Jordi Murphy and replacement Kieran Marmion all touched down as Ireland kicked off their Rugby World Cup warm-up schedule with a 29-10 victory...
Electric Japanese winger's toe in touch negates outstanding try in Pacific Nations Cup decider
6 years ago by Rugby DumpJapan defeated the USA 34-20 to win the 2019 Pacific Nations Cup over the weekend. The final score could have been even more emphatic if winger Kenki Fukuoka had managed to stay in bounds after his superb...
Schmidt: It Was A Good Starting Point For Jean
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsJoe Schmidt was pleased with the impact made by debutant Jean Kleyn as Ireland began their Rugby World Cup warm-up games with a 29-10 victory over Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Along with his...
Joey Carbery taken off with ankle injury as Ireland beat Italy in Dublin
6 years ago by Rugby DumpIreland recorded a comfortable 29-10 victory against Italy in the first European Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Dublin on Saturday, but have been left to sweat over a worrying ankle injury for fly-half...
Porter: The Competition Is Great, No One Is Really Safe
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHeading into his second Rugby World Cup as Ireland head coach, Joe Schmidt is hoping that several players in the final squad of 31 for the tournament can offer the versatility to make Ireland genuine contenders...
Debutant Haley Reflects On ‘A Really Special’ Day
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsMike Haley was in a buoyant mood after making his international debut as a second half replacement during Ireland’s 29-10 win over Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. Haley came on for his Munster...
