Rugby World Cup 2011
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Georgia enjoyed a record evening at Arena Manawatu on Wednesday as they saw off Romania 25-9 in their Pool B match.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — A friendly and spirited crowd rallied behind Georgia and Romania tonight in Palmerston North creating few problems for police in Palmerston North.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Mamuka Gorgodze became Georgia’s record try-scorer as the Lelos beat Romania 25-9 in their Pool B match at Arena Manawatu on Wednesday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The All Blacks must help seriously weaker opposition scrums stay up to avoid getting the blame for collapses, according to New Zealand assistant coach Mike Cron.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A battered and bruised Samoa will field the oldest line-up of any team at Rugby World Cup 2011 when they face defending champions South Africa in their must-win match on Friday.
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A lighter look at Rugby World Cup 2011. Numbers 23 - Canada and Japan drew 23-23 in John Kirwan's 23rd Rugby World Cup match as a player or coach.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Scotland are anticipating a colossal midfield battle when they take on England in their crucial Pool B match in Auckland on Saturday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The All Blacks have urged former New Zealand great Jonah Lomu to "stay strong" in his ongoing battle with kidney problems.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Russia's Valery Tsnobiladze has been suspended for three weeks.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Samoa head coach Titimaea Tafua on Wednesday announced his team to play their final Pool D match against South Africa at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on Friday, 30 September.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Argentina head coach Santiago Phelan on Wednesday announced his team to play their final Pool B match against Georgia at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North on Sunday, 2 October.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The pool stages of Rugby World Cup 2011 may be drawing to a climax over the next five days with the race for quarter-final places dominating the headlines, but for other nations the prize for finishing third in their pool is just as important because it guarantees a place at England 2015.
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TAUPO — When Samoa's Alesana Tuilagi played a warm-up match for Super Rugby side the Sharks four years ago, club officials could not find a jersey big enough to fit the giant wing.
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ROTORUA — Two precious days off after Sunday’s defeat by Ireland have given Russia's players the chance to enjoy some rugby-free rest and recreation in one of New Zealand's most popular tourist regions.
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Tuesday saw Canada come from behind to draw 23-23 with Japan in a thrilling match in Pool A.
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AUCKLAND CITY — When Maxime Médard lines up at full back against Tonga, it will provide him with an opportunity to live up to the expectations of his coach.
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NELSON — Italy's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time remain alive after their forwards overwhelmed USA on the way to a 27-10 win and a bonus point on Tuesday.
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NELSON — Captain Sergio Parisse hailed Italy's performance after they secured a potentially crucial bonus point with a 27-10 triumph in their Pool C match with USA at Trafalgar Park on Tuesday.
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NAPIER — Japan's up-tempo style of play was always going to cause trouble to Canada's more physical approach but the best part of the final result wasn't the drawn scores so much as two of the lower-ranked teams playing such entertaining rugby.
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NELSON — First-half tries from Sergio Parisse, Luciano Orquera and Martin Castrogiovanni propelled Italy on their way to a 27-10 victory in their Pool C match with USA at Trafalgar Park on Tuesday.
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NAPIER — Coach John Kirwan spoke of his pride in Japan's performance after they came within a whisker of winning only their second match in Rugby World Cup history.
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A lighter look at Rugby World Cup 2011. Numbers 19-166 - George North became the youngest try scorer in the history of Rugby World Cup by touching down against Namibia on Monday.
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NELSON — Tries from Sergio Parisse, Luciano Orquera and Martin Castrogiovanni propelled Italy to a 20-10 lead in their Pool C match with USA at Trafalgar Park on Tuesday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Scotland coach Andy Robinson did not have to think long and hard when asked whether he thinks his squad will rise to the occasion in their do-or-die match against England on Saturday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand will be testing themselves against two teams at Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday: Canada and the team the All Blacks themselves aspire to be.
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NAPIER — Police are praising the behaviour of rugby fans after a trouble-free RWC Canada v Japan game this evening in Napier.
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NAPIER — Canada and Japan played out only the third draw in the history of the Rugby World Cup, finishing 23-23 at McLean Park on Tuesday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Samoa captain Mahonri Schwalger believes the key to Friday's must-win match with South Africa is all in the mind.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Romania are desperate to break their Rugby World Cup 2011 losing streak and finish on a high when they meet Georgia in their final Pool B match on Wednesday.
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HANMER SPRINGS — Australia number 8 Wycliff Palu says he knew his Rugby World Cup was over as he limped from the field in the bruising victory over USA on Friday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Australia's number 8 Wycliff Palu is return to Australia after suffering a recurrence of a hamstring strain in his left leg in Friday's Pool C 67-5 defeat of USA, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said in a media release on Tuesday.
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TAUPO — Lineout specialist Victor Matfield will make his comeback from a hamstring injury to lead a strong South African line-up in their final Pool D match in Auckland against Samoa on Friday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — France head coach Marc Lièvremont on Tuesday named his team to play Tonga in their final Pool A match at Wellington Regional Stadium, on Saturday, 1 October.
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AUCKLAND CITY — South Africa head coach Peter de Villiers on Tuesday announced his team to play Samoa in their final Pool D match at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, on Friday, 30 September.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — They may be winless at Rugby World Cup 2011, but Georgia continue to accentuate the positive as they prepare for Wednesday's match against rivals Romania.
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Nineteen-year-old George North became the youngest try scorer at a Rugby World Cup and 20-year-old Scott Williams scored a hat-trick on his RWC debut as Wales ran in 12 tries in their victory against Namibia.
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TAUPO — Springboks coach Peter de Villiers gave his players two days off to recharge the batteries ahead of their final Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool D match against Samoa on Friday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Argentina not only kept their hopes alive of reaching the Rugby World Cup 2011 quarter-finals with a 13-12 victory over Scotland at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Sunday, but also swapped places with their opponents in the latest IRB World Rankings.
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DUNEDIN — The three Ireland players to come out of the 62-12 win over Russia at Rotorua on Sunday with injuries - Sean O’Brien (bruised arm), Rob Kearney (jarred knee) and Keith Earls (mild dead leg) - are expected to make quick recoveries.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Wales coach Warren Gatland gave his side a half-time rocket after they had been held scoreless for more than half of the first spell during the match against Namibia at Stadium Taranaki on Monday.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Argentina vice-captain Juan Fernández Lobbe will miss the rest of the Rugby World Cup with a knee injury.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Wales led Namibia 22-0 at half time in a Pool D match at Stadium Taranaki on Monday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Scotland have less than a week to throw off the despondency of losing 13-12 to Argentina and focus on their do-or-die Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool B match against England in Auckland on Saturday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — When a squad has the luxury of being able to leave top class players on the bench or out of the side, it can lead to disharmony and disruption if the sidelined players let their egos get in the way of team objectives.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Georgia head coach Richie Dixon on Monday announced his team to play their third match in Pool B against Romania at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, on Wednesday, 28 September.
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More than three quarters of a million fans have attended Rugby World Cup 2011 following the completion of 28 out of 48 matches.
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NAPIER — Japan and Canada have named full-strength line-ups for Tuesday’s massive Pool A clash at McLean Park.
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AUCKLAND CITY — With a two-week suspension behind him, Courtney Lawes is keen on returning to England's starting XV for Saturday's match against Scotland - and the 114kg second row gave his country's arch-rivals a warning that he is not about to change his hard-hitting game.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Romania head coach Romeo Stefan Gontineac on Monday named his team to play their final Pool B match against Georgia at Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North, on Wednesday, 28 September.
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HANMER SPRINGS — Australia fans finally received some good news on Monday, with flanker David Pocock declaring himself ready to return to action this week.
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NELSON — Italy coach Nick Mallett and his USA counterpart Eddie O'Sullivan have both shown how desperate they are to win the match between their teams on Tuesday by naming their strongest sides.
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KERIKERI — It will be a case of friends facing friends when Tonga line up against France on Saturday in Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Scotland's "30 seconds of madness" in letting Argentina off the hook has set the scene for a grandstand finish in Pool B of Rugby World Cup 2011.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Two of the Wales team to take on Namibia on Monday will come from opposite ends of the experience scale.
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NAPIER — Canada head coach Kieran Crowley made two changes to the squad that took on France last Sunday when he announced his 22-man line-up to play Japan in the Pool A match at McLean Park on Tuesday.
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NELSON — Hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini is well aware of the responsibility on his shoulders when Italy meet USA at Trafalgar Park on Tuesday.
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Samoa, Ireland and Argentina all recoded victories after three enthralling matches at Rugby World Cup 2011. Fiji could not prevent their Pacific neighbours from winning a second match in Pool D, whilst Scotland lost 13-12 to Los Pumas after sub Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino scored the only try of the match in Wellington.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Scotland's coach Andy Robinson felt his team had done enough to earn victory when a drop goal from substitute Dan Parks put them ahead 12-6 with only six minutes to play in their Pool B match against Argentina.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Namibia's veteran loosehead prop Jané du Toit is hanging up his boots to focus on his “adult life”.
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ROTORUA — The green army was once again out in force to watch Ireland defeat Russia 62-12 at Rotorua International Stadium on Sunday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Samoa made no apologies for playing it safe in their 27-7 victory over Fiji at Eden Park on Sunday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A pressure-packed arm wrestle in atrocious conditions ended in high drama with Argentina defeating Scotland 13-12 in their Pool B match.
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AUCKLAND CITY — England's attention has already turned to their final Pool B match against Scotland, just 24 hours after inflicting a 67-3 defeat on Romania.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A look at the lighter side of Rugby World Cup 2011. Numbers 20 - Years since Samoa had scored a drop goal before Tusi Pisi landed one against Fiji on Sunday.
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DUNEDIN — Thomas Waldrom officially joined England's squad on Sunday evening as a replacement for Andrew Sheridan.
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AUCKLAND CITY — France coach Marc Lièvremont has expressed his relief Les Bleus did not "disintegrate" in their defeat by New Zealand and insisted his team were still among the world's best.
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ROTORUA — Ronan O'Gara hailed his unbeaten Ireland side on Sunday night after helping keep them top of Pool C with a 62-12 victory over Russia at Rotorua International Stadium.
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NELSON — USA coach Eddie O’Sullivan has put the final piece of his rest-and-rotation policy into place by naming his strongest team to play Italy at Trafalgar Park on Tuesday.
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ROTORUA — Ireland were on course to remain unbeaten in Pool C after cruising to a 36-0 half-time lead against Russia at Rotorua International Stadium on Sunday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Samoa captain Mahonri Schwalger credited his side's ability to turn pressure into points after seeing off Fiji 27-7 at Eden Park on Sunday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The All Blacks have come out of Saturday night's 37-17 win over France at Eden Park without a serious injury.
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KERIKERI — Skydiving, parasailing, fishing and kayaking followed by a traditional Sunday Tongan feast.
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HANMER SPRINGS — Australia coach Robbie Deans had a majestic view of snow-capped mountains rising above dense forest and thermal springs from his hotel window on Sunday morning.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Goalkicker Tusi Pisi was Samoa’s hero in their 27-7 victory over Fiji at Eden Park on Sunday.
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NAPIER — Coach John Kirwan hopes less will mean more after making only two changes to the starting line-up for Japan's final match against Canada.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Canada head coach Kieran Crowley today announced his team to play their third match in Pool A against Japan at McLean Park, Napier, on Tuesday, 27 September.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Italy head coach Nick Mallett on Sunday announced his team to play their third Pool C match against USA at Trafalgar Park, Nelson, on Tuesday, 27 September.
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AUCKLAND CITY — USA head coach Eddie O'Sullivan on Sunday announced his team to play their final match in Pool C against Italy at Trafalgar Park, Nelson, on Tuesday, 27 September.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Wales will be hunting a bonus point victory in their Pool D match against Namibia on Monday, in a match littered with individual milestones.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Rugby World Cup will break new ground on Sunday when the 20 teams, management, match officials and Tournament organisers unite to show their support for the International Rugby Board’s Anti-Doping education programme.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Japan head coach John Kirwan on Sunday announced his team to play their final match in Pool A against Canada at McLean Park, Napier, on Tuesday, 27 September.
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NELSON — Italy's quest to reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time is being helped by a handful of players and staff born and brought up in a country that has won the Webb Ellis Cup twice - South Africa.
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NAPIER — With their match against Japan fast approaching, Canada's players are embracing the hype as the atmosphere in Napier’s town centre turns to carnival.
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KERIKERI — Tonga's Sione Vaiomounga says being at Rugby World Cup 2011 has made him a better player and he hopes the experience will help propel him from island club rugby to a professional career.
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Following victories for New Zealand and England against France and Romania respectively, both sides maintained their 100% records at Rugby World Cup 2011.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Namibia will go down fighting when they meet Wales in their final Pool D match at Stadium Taranaki on Monday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand captain Richie McCaw hailed his team's performance after the All Blacks swept to a 37-17 victory over France at Eden Park on Saturday.
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DUNEDIN — England manager Martin Johnson said his team's Rugby World Cup was only just about to start after 10 tries against Romania left little to criticise at Otago Stadium on Saturday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Full back Israel Dagg led the way with a double as New Zealand swept to a 37-17 victory in their Pool A clash with France at Eden Park.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Wales coach Warren Gatland has chosen a potent blend of experience and youth as his team look to secure a bonus-point victory over Namibia in their Pool D match on Monday.
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DUNEDIN — Wings Mark Cueto and Chris Ashton each scored hat-tricks as England ran in 10 tries to beat Romania 67-3 at Otago Stadium on Saturday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Berrick Barnes may have played his way back into Australia's starting line-up with an assured 40-minute performance at fly half in their 67-5 Pool C victory over USA at Wellington Regional Stadium on Friday.
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DUNEDIN — Mark Cueto scored a hat-trick in just 12 minutes to help England lead Romania 34-3 at the break at Otago Stadium on Saturday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Wales head coach Warren Gatland on Saturday announced his team to play their third Pool D match against Namibia at Stadium Taranaki in New Plymouth on Monday, 26 September.
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