Rugby: World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup

Samoa to win by one to 12 points 1pt 8-5 Coral, Ladbrokes T&C's apply18+begambleaware.org These teams have met at the pool stage at the last two World Cups and Japan have taken the spoils on both occasions. But Samoa are showing a new steely side this year and are rightly made favourites for this showdown in Toulouse. Neither team have caught the…

L'ancien centre de Clermont et Castres a intégré l'encadrement des Flying Fijians juste avant le Mondial comme entraîneur adjoint des Fidji. Il nous parle de son travail sur le jeu au pied, de la façon dont il cherche à bousculer les mentalités et de son travail de fond pour le rugby fidjien via son académie. Avec le recul, diriez-vous que la…

Greetings, GAGRs, and welcome to Monday's Rugby News! Not a whole lot of action this weekend, though the matches that were on certainly had significant consequences with the outcomes. We'll review the weekend that was in the lead-up to the Bill in Paris, the weekend that was for WXV, and the signing of players in Super Rugby. THE LEAD-UP TO THE…

With all of the world's top 10 teams in action this weekend, there could be some significant changes when the World Rugby Men's Rankings powered by Capgemini are officially updated at 12 noon on Monday. To be certain of staying at number one, South Africa need to repeat their November win over Wales in Cardiff when the teams meet at Loftus Versfeld…

Fiji Airways Flying Fijians Head Coach John McKee has made changes to his match day 23 member squad for their second World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup match against Canada at Suva's ANZ Stadium. Experienced props Campese Ma'afu and Peni Ravai start in the front-row together with Naitasiri Rugby hooker Ratu Veremalua Vugakoto. In the forwards, star…

The USA are not the strongest team in the competition but England will not underestimate the Eagles as they play week-in week-out with and against some of their quality players. Names like Sale's AJ MacGinty, Saracens' Titi Lamositele, Harlequins' Paul Lasike and Worcester's Joe Taufete'e are recognisable to Premiership Rugby fans. Indeed other…

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 35-man squad for the upcoming eToro Rugby Championship fixtures against South Africa in Adelaide and Sydney. There are a number of players returning to the group who were unavailable for the side's most recent Tests against Argentina. Winger Andrew Kellaway and props Angus Bell and Scott Sio have…

Israel Folau will return to test rugby for the first time since 2019 when Tonga take on Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup on Saturday - and he'll be joined by former All Blacks Salesi'Charles' Piutau and Malakai Fekitoa. 33-year-old Folau scored 37 tries for Australia in 73 internationals between 2013 and 2019, has been named on the right wing for…

The Western Force and the Melbourne Rebels will be doing everything they can to ignore the emotional debate occurring in Welsh rugby at present. Oakwell Sports Advisory - the London-based consultants who worked on the deal between CVC and the English Premiership - recently submitted a report to the Welsh Rugby Union that included a recommendation…

Stuart Hogg is back in the Scotland line-up at Murrayfield Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Saturday's autumn international between Scotland and Fiji. Amazon Prime Video, 1pm Saturday Scotland to win by 11 to 20 points 1pt 10-3 bet365 Scotland battled hard but were a missed kick away from beating Australia in their opening autumn Test…