France should have beaten Wales by 20 points and could have won World Cup
7 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Forget about Sebastien Vahaamahina's sending off for a moment, France should still have won at a canter. Instead they are going home. It's a tragic waste of talent. ,
Sayonara, Japan! New era awaits Brave Blossoms
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAbandoned, crumbling stadiums and empty, cracked swimming pools. Plummeting participation and dwindling interest. Platitudes and empty gestures. The reality of sporting legacy is it rarely...
South Africa-Japan scoreline not reflective of match - Erasmus
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRassie Erasmus felt the scoreline in South Africa's Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory over Japan was not a true reflection of how the game played out. The Springboks progressed to a last-four...
Wales v France player ratings: Justin Tipuric the pick of quarter-final thriller
7 years ago by The GuardianDan Biggar’s kicks and Romain Ntamack’s misses prove the difference between Wales and France in OitaLiam Williams Has had an outstanding season for club and country but mainly reduced to defensive...
Warren Gatland admits ‘the better team lost’ after Wales beat France
7 years ago by The Guardian• ‘They were excellent and very unlucky – we didn’t play our best’• France coach Jacques Brunel unhappy with decisive Wales tryWarren Gatland admitted “the better team lost” after Wales...
HIGHLIGHTS: Wales v France – Rugby World Cup 2019
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales moved on into the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup by the slightest of margins as they edged France 20-19 in the quarter-finals. France got off to a dream start with two tries in the opening...
The better team lost - Gatland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales are through to a World Cup semi-final, having come through a last-eight clash in which Warren Gatland conceded they were second best. Warren Gatland conceded the better team lost...
Rugby World Cup: Wales edge France and South Africa beat Japan – video highlights
7 years ago by The GuardianWales booked their place in the semi-finals after they squeezed past a 14-man French side after Sébastien Vahaamahina was dismissed for an elbow in the second-half. They will face an South Africa side...
Brunel disappointed by contentious Wales winning try
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales scored a late try to defeat 14-man France and Jacques Brunel questioned whether it should have been awarded. View this post on Instagram WALES...
France show their best and worst as Vahaamahina madness proves costly
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Rugby World Cup quarter-final saw the best and worst side of France, as they suffered a self-inflicted meltdown against Wales. For the majority of Sunday's World Cup quarter-final...
