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Commentary on the Group Stage of the Rugby World Cup 2015

The last time we reached the World Cup Quarter Finals, I was an All Blacks supporter and it was a night that Southern hemisphere rugby would rather forget with France and England dumping New Zealand and Australia out of the tournament.  This time around, Ireland’s win over the Wallabies meant that the quarter final bracket was split into hemispheres.  Here’s ...

  New Zealand 41 Tonga 10 The All Blacks have a weird quality about them that my in-law Matt once observed.  Second tier teams such as Samoa, Tonga, Scotland, Ireland and Wales can all have competitive games against one another and against top tier sides such as England, Australia and South Africa but for some reason whenever they are pitted ...