Tournament hosts France eased through pool A with four dominant victories and are looking an unstoppable force ahead of the quarter-finals after their 60-7 demolition of Six Nations rivals Italy.
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Despite Italy’s horrendous humbling by New Zealand last Friday, there’s still plenty riding on this match final match in Pool A as the Azzuri have the opportunity to dump France out of their home Rugby World Cup.
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It was do or die for New Zealand but the three-time world champions demolished a below par Italian side with a scintillating 14-try 96-17 victory.
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Strange as it may seem, both New Zealand’s and Italy’s hopes for qualifying for the playoffs come down to tonight’s must win game.
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Italy kicked off their World Cup with a dominant bonus point victory over Namibia.
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Rugby World Cup action switches from Saint-Denis to the eastern city of Saint-Étienne, where Italy and Namibia meet for the second time in as many tournaments.
Continue reading “Rugby World Cup Preview: Italy v Namibia”Ireland Make Winning Start To World Cup Preparations
Ireland began their World Cup preparation with a 33-17 win over Italy this evening in the Aviva Stadium. It wasn’t the smoothest performance from Ireland this evening, but a five try performance was enough to see off a spirited Italian second half performance.
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Ireland will get their World Cup Warm Up campaign underway later on this evening as they face Italy at the Aviva Stadium, in what is Ireland’s first game since that magical day in March where they wrapped up a Six Nations, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with a win against England on Paddy’s Day weekend.
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Italy compounded misery on winless Ireland as Giovanni Raineri’s side secured their first victory of this year’s Six Nations courtesy of a brace by Alyssa D’Inca.
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Mack Hansen’s late second half try ensured that Ireland remain unbeaten in the Six Nations on course for a Grand Slam after bruising encounter in Rome.
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