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With hosts England knocked out in the Group Stage, who will go on to win the Rugby World Cup 2015?

Commentary on the Group Stage of the Rugby World Cup 2015

Australia 21 British and Irish Lions 23 Australia 16 British and Irish Lions 15 Australia 16 British and Irish Lions 41 British and Irish Lions win the series 2-1 For the uninitiated, the concept of the British and Irish Lions Tour is that they are a team comprised of the best players from England, Wales, Ireland (and sometimes Scotland) who ...

 NEW ZEALAND 20 – AUSTRALIA 6 So in the end, a spluttering, underwhelming Wallabies campaign was brought to a close against an almighty All Blacks side that destroyed them right from the outset when Quade Cooper’s first touch of the ball was to boot it into touch on the full.  The scoreline heavily flattered the Wallabies as the All Blacks ...

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 83 Japan 7 The first major blowout of the tournament.  The problem with All Black games in recent tournaments is that during the Group Stage, opponents have completely given up before the opening whistle and stopped even the pretense of having a competitive game.  My brother-in-law recalled paying a hefty sum to watch the All Blacks play ...

  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 ...

I had a rather unusually protracted birthday celebration this year as it co-incided with my recent holiday with all the relatives in town.  So Jen and I celebrated a week early, then we celebrated with the family on the actual day and then a few weeks later I caught up with my friends for a drink.  Lastly, for some strange ...

It’s on! Australia vs England (c) & New Zealand vs France The strange thing about both quarter final matches tonight is that the outcomes should be predictable.  On form, Australia and New Zealand should advance.  However there’s something about the World Cup though that makes teams behave like its Opposite Day.  England have gotten the better of Australia the last ...

Ignore Edo’s post below… It did no justice to the match which was described as “THE Best Rugby World Cup Final in recent history” … no All Black supporter could explain the brillience of this match. —— Could there be anymore drama? With 1 minute left in the match and England leading 14-11 the Australians completed an amazing secondhalf recovery, ...