All hail the Springboks. Here it was – the Rugby World Cup final. After four weeks and 47 matches of sensational rugby, the crowning jewel of the tournament had arrived at long last. South Africa and England had a chance to earn immortality in an 80-minute contest. For South Africa, they had the chance to […]
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80 minutes in Tokyo. The biggest game in world rugby takes place this weekend, as England and South Africa lock horns to decide who takes home the Webb Ellis trophy. England have been building steadily through the year, a seismic win over Ireland in Dublin back in February kickstarted what would have been a Grand […]
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It was the game that nobody wanted to play. New Zealand took on Wales to fight it out for a bronze medal at Tokyo Stadium. Both teams arrived here having lost their semi-final ties against England and South Africa respectively. New Zealand, admittedly, was the more surprising inclusion of this game as few would’ve expected […]
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We have our finalists. This was the decider – Wales or South Africa had the chance to join England in the final of the Webb Ellis trophy on Saturday. The Welsh were bidding to reach their first-ever final after reaching their third overall semifinal following a narrow victory over France. Interestingly, Wales had only won […]
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Who could’ve seen this coming? Heading into this monumental game, England coach Eddie Jones had urged his side to “make the script” in their semifinals clash against the reigning World Champions New Zealand in Yokohama. The odds were stacked so firmly against England to win this tie – and yet they did win. The All Blacks […]
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The fairytale run hit a South African wall. Heading into the game, Japan won every single pool game to enter the knockouts for the first time ever and rose to an all time high of sixth in global rankings thanks to Australia’s defeat against England. Four years ago, at the 2015 World Cup, the Springboks […]
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