please log in to view this image RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 Teams - https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/teams Pools - https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/pools Fixtures - https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/matches RWC Stats - https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats please log in to view this image PREVIOUS FINALS 1987 – New Zealand 29 France 9 (Auckland, New Zealand) 1991 – Australia 12 England 6 (Twickenham, London) 1995 – South Africa 15 New Zealand 12 (Johannesburg, South Africa) 1999 – Australia 35 France 12 (Cardiff, Wales) 2003 – England 20 Australia 17 (Sydney, Australia) 2007 – South Africa 15 England 6 (Paris, France) 2011 – New Zealand 8 France 7 (Auckland, New Zealand) 2015 – New Zealand 34 Australia 17 (Twickenham, London) WORLD CUP WINS 3 - New Zealand(1987, 2011, 2015) 2- Australia (1991, 1999), South Africa (1995, 2007) 1 - England (2003) WORLD CUP FINAL APPEARANCES 4 - New Zealand (1987, 1995, 2011, 2015), Australia (1991, 1999, 2003, 2015) 3 - England (1991, 2003, 2007), France (1987, 1999, 2011) 2 - South Africa (1995,2007) please log in to view this image WALES WARM UP MATCHES Sun 11th August – England (Twickemham) (2pm) Sat 17th August – England (Cardiff) (2:15pm) Sat 31st August – Ireland (Cardiff) (2:30pm) Sat 7th September – Ireland (Dublin) (2pm) RWC 2019 FIXTURES & POOLS POOL A - IRELAND,SCOTLAND, JAPAN, RUSSIA, SAMOA Fri 20 Sep Japan v Russia (Tokyo), 11.45am Sun 22 Sep Ireland v Scotland (Yokohama), 8.45am Tue 24 Sep Russia v Samoa (Kumagaya), 11.15am Sat 28 Sep Japan v Ireland (Shizuoka), 8.15am Mon 30 Sep Scotland v Samoa (Kobe), 11.15am Thu 3 Oct Ireland v Russia (Kobe), 11.15am Sat 5 Oct Japan v Samoa (Toyota), 11.30am Wed 9 Oct Scotland v Russia (Shizuoka), 8.15am Sat 12 Oct Ireland v Samoa (Fukuoka), 11.45am Sun 13 Oct Japan v Scotland (Yokohama), 11.45am POOL B - NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY, NAMIBIA, CANADA Sat 21 Sep New Zealand v South Africa (Yokohama), 10.45am Sun 22 Sep Italy v Namibia (Osaka), 6.15am Thu 26 Sept Italy v Canada (Fukuoka), 8.45am Sat 28 Sep South Africa v Namibia (Toyota), 10.45am Wed 2 Oct New Zealand v Canada (Oita), 11.15am Fri 4 Oct South Africa v Italy (Shizuoka), 10.45am Sun 6 Oct New Zealand v Namibia (Tokyo), 5.45am Tue 8 Oct South Africa v Canada (Kobe), 11.15am Sat 12 Oct New Zealand v Italy (Toyota), 5.45am Sun 13 Oct Namibia v Canada (Kamaishi), 4.15am POOL C- ENGLAND, FRANCE, ARGENTINA, USA, TONGA Sat 21 Sep France v Argentina (Tokyo), 8.15am Sun 22 Sep England v Tonga (Sapporo), 11.15am Thu 26 Sep England v USA (Kobe), 11.45am Sat 28 Sep Argentina v Tonga (Osaka), 5.45am Wed 2 Oct France v USA (Fukuoka), 8.45am Sat 5 Oct England v Argentina (Tokyo), 9.00am Sun 6 Oct France v Tonga (Kumamoto), 8.45am Wed 9 Oct Argentina v USA (Kumagaya), 5.45am Sat 12 Oct England v France (Yokohama), 9.15am Sun 13 Oct USA v Tonga (Osaka), 6.45am POOL D - AUSTRALIA, WALES, GEORGIA, FIJI, URUGUAY Sat 21 Sep Australia v Fiji (Sapporo), 5.45am Mon 23 Sep Wales v Georgia (Toyota), 11.15am Wed 25 Sep Fiji v Uruguay (Kamaishi), 6.15am Sun 29 Sep Georgia v Uruguay (Kumagaya), 6.15am Sun 29 Sep Australia v Wales (Tokyo), 8.45am Thu 3 Oct Georgia v Fiji (Osaka), 6.15am Sat 5 Oct Australia v Uruguay (Oita), 6.15am Wed 9 Oct Wales v Fiji (Oita), 10.45am Fri 11 Oct Australia v Georgia (Shizuoka), 11.15am Sun 13 Oct Wales v Uruguay (Kumamoto), 9.15am KNOCKOUT STAGES QUARTER FINALS Sat 19 Oct QF1 Winner Pool C v Runner-up Pool D (Oita), 8.15am Sat 19 Oct QF2 Winner Pool B v Runner-up Pool A (Tokyo), 11.15am Sun 20 Oct QF3 Winner Pool D v Runner-up Pool C (Oita), 8.15am Sun 20 Oct QF4 Winner Pool A v Runner-up Pool B (Tokyo), 11.15am SEMI FINALS Sat 26 Oct Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 (Yokohama), 9.00am Sun 27 Oct Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 (Yokohama), 9.00am THIRD PLACE PLAY OFF Fri 1 Nov - (Tokyo), 9.00am RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL 2019 Saturday 2nd Nov 2019 - (Yokohama, Japan), 9.00am Official Website: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/
I'm not sure they're the force they were, in as much as they're beatable by a few teams.... not us yet though! On their day they're still amazing and obviously still favourites. I don't follow the odds but Wales must surely be as good a bet as anyone for second favourites.
Wales with 14 straight wins are one of the favorites and rightly so. NZ are the team to beat like always with England a big threat but Wales can give a good account of themselves against either of them on the day....Looking forward to watching all the games i can manage.....
The guy has struggled with impact injuries for some time. Probably the one position we have no depth. Morriarty sees himself as a 6 and navidi is a utility player. Faletau is our one genuine 8. Gutted for him, and a worry of us. Can't wait to get started.
please log in to view this image England v Wales Date: Sunday 11th August 2019 Venue: Twickenham Stadium, London Kick-off: 2:00pm Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) TV Coverage: Live on Sky Sports England will face Wales at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday 11th August in the first match of a double-header between the two fierce rivals. The match has been scheduled to act as a warm-up for Rugby World Cup 2019 and forms part of the Quilter Internationals. England were beaten 21-13 by Wales in a ferocious match during this year's Six Nations. England and Wales have contested a total of 132 rugby test matches since their first meeting in 1881. England have won 62 of those matches, whilst Wales have won 58 matches. There have also been 12 drawn matches between the two sides.
Shame it's on Sky but I should be able to get a feed. Those are fairly even stats considering when I was growing up we always got hammered by England!
Extract from The Telegraph in 2011: ‘It was in 1991, also in the first match of the championship and with a World Cup similarly looming, that England ended the most humiliating and frustrating run in their rugby history, finally winning in Wales for the first time in 28 years......’
Warm up games on sky, but the real stuff is on ITV. Not as good as if covered by the beeb, but comentators are getting better. Adverts are a pain. Can't get used to listening to the anthems then disappearing for a break. Building up for a climax, then someone pours a bucket of cold water on you.