Wales
Wales survived a couple of nervy final minutes to record a 32-26 win over Fiji in a pulsating encounter in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Dan Biggar set a new Wales Rugby World Cup overall points record as his side held on by the skin of their teeth.
Flyhalf Biggar scored 12 points to move to a tally of 109 and pass Neil Jenkins total of 98 as both sides opened their campaigns in the tournament.
The two teams scored four tries and Fiji could have had a fifth right at the death if Semi Radradra had not spilt the ball – the look of agony on his face tells its own story.
Wales (16) 29 / 28 (13) Wallabies (Final Score)
Wales and the Australian Wallabies did battle in a November International of 2021 at
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 20 November 2021 at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 UK Time & GMT, Sunday 04:30 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby on TV in SA.
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Wales (12) 18 / 23 (9) Springboks (Final Score)
Wales and the South African Springboks did battle in a November International of 2021 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 6 November 2021 at 19:30 SA Time (17:30 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby on TV in SA.
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Wales (6) 16 / 54 (18) All Blacks (Final Score)
Wales and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in a November International of 2021 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 30 October 2021 at 18:15 SA Time (17:15 UK Time, 16:15 GMT, Sunday 05:15 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby on TV in SA.
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Wales (17) 40 / 24 (14) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in Round 3 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 27 February 2021 at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 GMT, 16:45 UK Time, 17:45 French Time, 17:45 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Action (210) and from 19:15 on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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Scotland (17) 24 / 25 (8) Wales (Final Score)
Scotland and Wales did battle in Round 2 of the SIX Nations 2021 at
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland on 13 February 2021 at 18:45 SA Time (16:45 GMT, 16:45 UK Time, 17:45 French Time, 17:45 Italy Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby & Grandstand on TV in SA.
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France (21) 38 / 21 (13) Wales (Final Score)
France and Wales did battle in an International of 2020 at
Stade de France, Paris, France on 24 October 2020 at 21:00 SA Time (21:00 French Time, 20:00 UK Time, 19:00 GMT).
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The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport Rugby, Grandstand & CSN on TV in SA.
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Ospreys (10) 13 / 18 (8) Cheetahs (Final Score)
The Ospreys and the Toyota Cheetahs did battle in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 2019 / 2020 at
The Gnoll, Neath, Wales on 30 November 2019 at 21:35 SA Time (19:35 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (19) 43 / 33 (7) Barbarians (Final Score)
Wales and the Barbarians do battle in a friendly International of 2019 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 30 November 2019 at 16:45 SA Time (14:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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It may not strictly speaking be recognized as an international but today will see smiling Springbok Schalk Brits play in his final game against international opponents as the Barbarians face Wales in Cardiff this afternoon. The man who plays the game with an infectious smile on his face and must surely be the most popular South African to have played in England must be loving his time with the free style Barbarians has been included on the bench for the Barbarians by former Wales coach Warren Gatland.
Barbarians coach Gatland is also another favourite, of the Welsh crowd. While I have not always appreciated they way his Welsh teams have generally been set up to play the game over the years, you have to admit that he has been very successful in his time in Wales and will be a very hard act to follow.
All Blacks (28) 40 / 17 (10) Wales (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and Wales did battle in the Rugby World Cup 2019 3rd Place Play-off at
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on 1 November 2019 at 11:00 SA Time (18:00 Japan Time, 09:00 UK Time & GMT, 22:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Springboks (9) 19 / 16 (6) Wales (Final Score)
The South African Springboks and Wales did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 Semi Final at
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan on 27 October 2019 at 11:00 SA Time (18:00 Japan Time, 10:00 UK Time, 09:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (10) 20 / 19 (19) France (Final Score)
Wales and France did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 Quarter Final at
Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture, Japan on 20 October 2019 at 09:15 SA Time (16:15 Japan Time, 08:15 UK Time, 09:15 France Time, 07:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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On Sunday the GROUP STAGE of Rugby World Cup 2019 came to a close, with 12 Teams departing and only 8 Teams remaining to contest the final 3 weeks of Rugby World Cup 2019.
7 Of the 8 Teams going forward were expected to go forward but the host nation Japan added their name to the last 8 by beating Scotland and by topping their Pool overall, winning all 4 their Pool matches.
Japan is certainly one of 2 Teams at Rugby World Cup 2019 who have showed the most improvement, the other probably being chalked down as Uruguay who beat the much more vaunted Fiji and on Sunday they really showed passion, spirit, determination and lots of guts against Wales (only trailing by 1 point at the break and then going down not nearly as heavy at the end as was to be expected).
Fiji and Tonga showed some glimpses of what they could be capable of but they lacked overall poise and effectiveness during the Group Stages.
Samoa were the most ill-diciplined outfit by far in Rugby World Cup 2019.
Namibia played with spirit and guts and it is a great pity their final Pool match against Canada was cancelled due to typhoon Hagabis, which could have delivered their 1st ever Rugby World Cup win.
Wales (7) 35 / 13 (6) Uruguay (Final Score)
Wales and Uruguay did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto City, Japan on 13 October 2019 at 10:15 SA Time (14:15 Japan Time, 09:15 UK Time, 05:15 Uruguay Time, 08:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (14) 29 / 17 (10) Fiji (Final Score)
Wales and Fiji did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture, Japan on 9 October 2019 at 11:45 SA Time (18:45 Japan Time, 10:45 UK Time, 21:45 Fiji Time, 09:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (23) 29 / 25 (8) Wallabies (Final Score)
Wales and the Australian Wallabies did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on 29 September 2019 at 09:45 SA Time (16:45 Japan Time, 08:45 UK Time, 17:45 AEST, 07:45 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Kings (13) 27 / 31 (5) Cardiff Blues (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and the Cardiff Blues did battle in Round 1 of the Guinness PRO14 2019 / 2020 at
the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 16:00 SA Time (15:00 UK Time, 14:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 2 on TV in SA.
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Ireland (7) 19 / 10 (10) Wales (Final Score)
Ireland and Wales did battle in a Rugby World Cup warm-up International 2019 at
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland on 7 September 2019 at 15:00 SA Time (14:00 UK Time, 13:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 8 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 17 / 22 (15) Ireland (Final Score)
Wales and Ireland did battle in the August Internationals 2019 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 31 August 2019 at 15:30 SA Time (14:30 UK Time, 13:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 8 on TV in SA.
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After an incident in the Wales v England match at the weekend, World Rugby has announced an immediate amendment to Law 3 to stipulate that a match cannot restart until a player leaving the field of play for a blood injury or Head Injury Assessment (HIA) has been temporarily replaced.
In the World Cup warm up match, Pascal Gauzere allowed play to restart before the interchange had been fully completed. While England were still replacing their HIA player, they had 13 players on the field (with another in the sin bin). Wales went to to score from the penalty move. While the restart wasn’t wrong in law, most referees would have waited in such circumstances.
Wales (10) 13 / 6 (0) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in the August Internationals 2019 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales on 17 August 2019 at 15:15 SA Time (14:15 UK Time, 13:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Gloucester scrum-half Willi Heinz and Bath wing Ruaridh McConnochie will make their England debuts against Wales at Twickenham on Sunday as they make a late bid for Rugby World Cup selection.
Heinz will be vice-captain and partners skipper George Ford at half-back, with Piers Francis at inside centre.
Sam Underhill and Tom Curry play as flankers together for the first time.
Head coach Eddie Jones said his focus for the four warm-ups is on “developing a team capable of winning in Japan”.
Both Heinz and McConnochie were surprise inclusions in the wider training squad, with Heinz now edging ahead of Ben Spencer in the battle to be Ben Youngs’ back-up.
The New Zealand-born playmaker now looks almost certain of a place in the final 31-man World Cup squad, which is named on Monday.
For Wales under-20s lock Teddy Williams, a World Rugby Championship match with Argentina was not even his hardest test of the day.
Tackles and mauls were the stress relief for 18-year-old Williams, one of three members of the Wales under-20 side who is balancing the World Rugby U20 Championship with their A-level exams.
Williams, a pupil at Cardiff Welsh medium school Ysgol Glantaf, sat chemistry in the morning, was driven hastily across the city of Rosario back to the stadium just in time to help his side defeat the hosts 30-25 in a contest that kicked off at 1pm.
“We have three players involved with exams, we are balancing it.”
Kings (0) 7 / 43 (33) Ospreys (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and Ospreys did battle in Round 20 of the Guinness PRO14 2018 / 2019 at
Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 19:35 SA Time (18:35 UK Time, 17:35 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Wales (16) 25 / 7 (0) Ireland (Final Score)
Wales and Ireland did battle in Round 5 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 16:45 SA Time (14:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 5 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 21 / 13 (10) England (Final Score)
Wales and England did battle in Round 3 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales at 18:40 SA Time (16:40 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 on TV in SA.
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Italy (7) 15 / 26 (12) Wales (Final Score)
Italy and Wales did battle in Round 2 of the Guinness SIX Nations 2019 at
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy at 18:45 SA Time (17:45 Italian Time, 16:45 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (14) 20 / 11 (3) Springboks (Final Score)
Wales and the South African Springboks did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, at 19:20 SA Time (17:20 UK Time & GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Wales (3) 9 / 6 (3) Wallabies (Final Score)
Wales and the Australian Wallabies did battle in the End Of Year Tours 2018 Internationals at
the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, at 19:20 SA Time (17:20 GMT, Sun 04:20 AEDT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Cheetahs (21) 21 / 10 (3) Blues (Final Score)
The Toyota Cheetahs and Cardiff Blues did battle in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 2018 / 2019 at
Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa at 19:15 SA Time (18:15 UK Time, 17:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Kings (20) 34 / 41 (15) Scarlets (Final Score)
The Southern Kings and Llanelli Scarlets did battle in Round 7 of the Guinness PRO14 2018 / 2019 at
Nelson Mandela Bay University Sports Grounds, Port Elizabeth, South Africa at 19:00 SA Time (18:00 UK Time, 17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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