Ireland and Wales are taking a different view of their second matches at the Rugby World Cup that should be gimmes for the two European powers.
Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier, the world player of 2022, gets his first start of the World Cup after being among the replacements in theMack Hansen, the prolific winger who stands out for wearing a scrum cap, is also back as Ireland coach Andy Farrell looks to maintain high standards in his team ahead of what he hopes will be five huge games to come over the next month.“Respecting the opposition is absolutely at the forefront of our minds,” Farrell said.
“They bring the professionalism, what it takes to be at a special level,” Tonga captain Ben Tameifuna said of those ex-All Blacks. “We haven’t had these kinds of standards before.Portugal is back at the World Cup for the first time since 2007, when the tournament was also staged in France. “It is just because it is a six-day turnaround,” Gatland said. “The big part of that is that it gives everyone an opportunity.”Chile lost to Japan 42-12 in its first ever World Cup match, making lots of friends along the way because of the energy and brio of Los Condores’ players.
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Rugby World Cup officials sorry for crowd problems, say no variance about head injury cardsRugby World Cup organizers have apologized again to fans who missed the start of matches in Marseille and Bordeaux last weekend.
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Whitelock to equal McCaw's All Blacks caps record in Rugby World Cup test vs NamibiaSam Whitelock will equal Richie McCaw’s New Zealand caps record in a much-changed side facing Namibia in the Rugby World Cup on Friday.
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