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What do you love doing most? Helping people, having an active lifestyle or leading a team? How about sports, travel, adventure, fi xing stu , or learning about technology? Whatever you’re into, there’s a role in the Defence Force to suit. Match your passion at mypurpose.mil.nz, search NZDF Defence Careers on Facebook or call 0800 1 FORCE now. RUGBY2019 CONTENTS RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019: TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL B 6 TOURNAMENT REVIEW 30 Get to grips with the teams from A preview of the upcoming and . tournament and the factors likely to predict success. TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL B RUGBY WORLD CUP 1987. MANAGING EDITOR: 33 See how Namibia and have Oliver Lee ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN: been preparing for the tournament. 9 EDITOR: From humble beginnings to All Blacks TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL C Peter White captain at the Rugby World Cup. 34 Both and have the in their sights. SUB-EDITOR: RUGBY WORLD CUP VENUES Elise McDowell 10 Facts and figures on the 12 stadiums TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL C where 48 Rugby World Cup games 37 Assess the Rugby World Cup PAGINATION: will be played. fortunes of the teams from HNZL Limited FACTS AND FIGURES and the USA. COVER: 12 Will this year’s Rugby World Cup TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL C ONTIME Associates improve on any of these statistics? 38 A preview of how the Tongan team RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011. is tracking. PHOTOGRAPHY: ALL BLACKS PROFILES photosport.nz 17 We profile the 31 All Blacks TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL D Getty Images selected to play for New Zealand 39 Are likely to reach the @ at Rugby World Cup 2019. Rugby World Cup final? TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL A TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL D PRINTER: 23 A preview of the teams from Ireland  Ovato 41 Have a look at the teams from and . and Georgia. PUBLISHER: ALL BLACKS POSTER TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL D 24 Get ready to support the All Blacks 42 and Uruguay round-off the for Rugby World Cup 2019. team previews. Box 331-667, Takapuna, TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL A RUGBY WORLD CUP: RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015. 26 Get to know the teams from  Auckland 0740, 44 2019 MATCH SCHEDULE and . New Zealand Your complete timetable to the T: 09 486 6966 TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL A 48 Rugby World Cup games. E: [email protected] 28 A look at Samoa’s squad and build-up to the tournament. KNOW A LOT ABOUT W: oliverlee.co.nz 46 RUGBY WORLD CUPS?  TEAM PREVIEWS: POOL B Take this quiz and see if your 29 How are the All Blacks looking ahead knowledge of tournaments past of the Rugby World Cup? is up-to-scratch.

NOTE: The TAB odds quoted throughout the magazine were correct on 4 September 2019.

ISSN 2463-7041 (Print) COPYRIGHT: Reproduction in whole or in part by any means is prohibited. DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed ISSN 2463-705X (Online) in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher. Although all material is checked for accuracy, no liability is assumed by the publisher for any loss due to use of material in this magazine. WINNER 2019? the All Blacks managed to beat France 8–7 in the final to earn RUGBY WORLD CUP their second title. Four years ago in England, the All Blacks were far more dominant and thoroughly deserved their 34–17 victory over SET TO SPARKLE Australia in the final to claim title number three. Now attention falls on Japan. The 2019 Rugby World Cup is likely IN JAPAN to be the most difficult of all the tournaments since 1987 to by PETER WHITE pick a winner. Gone is the dominance of the All Blacks. Ireland, South Africa When organisers put together the hastily and Australia have all enjoyed victories over the world arranged opening ceremony for the 1987 champions in recent seasons. If a changing of the guard has happened in world rugby, it may be as much psychological as Rugby World Cup held in Auckland, no one anything else. could have envisaged just how quickly the The days when teams used to nervously front the All Blacks tournament would take hold. traditional pre-game haka are long gone. If the weather is kind in Japan at the knock-out stages, then Now we are awaiting the ninth version of Rugby World Cup, the ability to score points from long-range counter attacks which is being held in Japan over a seven-week period and will may well be the key factor in who wins this Rugby World Cup. attract the most coverage of a global sporting event behind the summer Olympics and the Football World Cup. The All Blacks have trialled playing champion first-five and 2016 and 2017 World Rugby Player of the Year New Zealand won that first event in 1987 after defeating France at fullback with this very factor in mind. in the final but any thoughts the All Blacks would have a mortgage on winning the golden Webb Ellis Cup were quickly dispelled. In Richie Mo’unga they have a younger first-five with an arsenal of world-class skills, so they can afford to make the switch. Australia (1991 and 1999) and South Africa (1995 and 2007) have won two tournaments each with England triumphant in Australia The introduction of new wingers and Sevu in 2003. Reece against Australia in Auckland last month, at the expense of and who are both wonderful players, The pressure was ramped up on the perennial world number- was to generate more explosive speed. one team when Rugby World Cup returned to New Zealand in 2011. In what could hardly be called a convincing performance, “You need gas out wide,” as so famously said by former All Black Earle Kirton, and he is right. With top-class forward packs generally having parity at set pieces, it is the ability of teams to score tries from anywhere that wins matches. Playing Barrett and Mo’unga also gives the All Blacks two world- class goal-kickers on the pitch together, a luxury none of the other top six teams are likely to have. In such a closely contested tournament the importance of kicking goals is paramount. If not the All Blacks, then who wins? The TAB has England and South Africa as second-equal favourites, while Ireland, Wales and Australia fill the remaining top six positions. That is probably about right on form over the last 12 months. Fans of Six Nations’ powerhouses Wales, Ireland and England certainly have reason to believe that a Northern Hemisphere team may finally break the All Blacks’ winning sequence. What is certain is that Japan will run the most well-organised sporting event in living memory. The impact on the growing sport of rugby in the country will be immense with the positive increase in playing numbers likely to be seen for many years to come. It should be an unforgettable experience ahead.

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9 WWW.ALLBLACKS.COM RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 VENUES Twelve venues across Japan will be hosting Rugby World Cup 2019 matches.

#1 #2 #3 #4 KUMAMOTO STADIUM FUKUOKA OITA STADIUM MISAKI STADIUM HAKATANOMORI STADIUM LOCATION: Kumamoto City LOCATION: Oita Prefecture LOCATION: Kobe City CAPACITY: 30,228 LOCATION: Fukuoka City CAPACITY: 40,000 CAPACITY: 30,132 COMPLETED: August 1998 CAPACITY: 21,562 COMPLETED: March 2001 COMPLETED: 2001 COMPLETED: 1995 POOL MATCH: Wednesday October 2 All Blacks v Canada

#12 12 City

#12 #5 #10 HANAZONO RUGBY Kumagaya 11 #11 STADIUM LOCATION: Sapporo City #4 City Kamaishi CAPACITY: 41,410 Kobe City City LOCATION: Higashi- City COMPLETED: May 26, 2001 #8 CAPACITY: 24,000 Toyota City COMPLETED: 1929 10 9 7 #2 8 #9 Fukuoka 6 City 4 5

2 3 #6 #7 1 Shizuoka #11 Prefecture City KAMAISHI RECOVERY #3 #6 MEMORIAL STADIUM Oita ECOPA #1 Prefecture #5 LOCATION: Shizuoka Prefecture LOCATION: Kamaishi City Kumamoto Higashi- CAPACITY: 16,334 City Osaka City CAPACITY: 50,889 COMPLETED: 2018 COMPLETED: March 2001

#10 #9 #8 #7 KUMAGAYA TOKYO STADIUM CITY OF INTERNATIONAL STADIUM RUGBY STADIUM LOCATION: Tokyo LOCATION: Toyota City LOCATION: Yokohama City LOCATION: Kumagaya City CAPACITY: 49,970 CAPACITY: 45,000 CAPACITY: 72,327 CAPACITY: 25,600 COMPLETED: October 2000 COMPLETED: June 2001 COMPLETED: October 1997 COMPLETED: 1991 POOL MATCH: Sunday October 6 POOL MATCH: Saturday October 12 POOL MATCH: Saturday September 21 All Blacks v Namibia All Blacks v Italy All Blacks v South Africa

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Offer available from 1 September to 31 October 2019. Excludes fleet purchases, demo vehicles and all other promotions. Normal lending and credit criteria apply.www.suzuki.co.nz SZA0915 MOST TACKLES MADE RUGBY WORLD CUP Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 225 (South Africa) 209 FACTS AND FIGURES (France) 188 The 2019 tournament in Japan is the ninth (South Africa) 136 Rugby World Cup held and the first time (Wales) 134 it is being held in Asia. Here you will find some interesting statistics on the Rugby HIGHEST POINT SCORERS World Cup, compiled by Peter White. (England) 277 (Scotland) 227 RUGBY WORLD CUP WINNERS YEAR FINAL BRONZE FINAL Michael Lynagh (Australia) 195 1987 New Zealand (29) v France (9) Wales (22) v Australia (21) Daniel Carter (New Zealand) 191 1991 Australia (12) v England (6) New Zealand (13) v Scotland (6) (New Zealand) 170 1995 South Africa (15) v New Zealand (12) France (19) v England (9) (New Zealand) 163 1999 Australia (35) v France (12) South Africa (22) v New Zealand (18) MOST TRIES SCORED 2003 England (20) v Australia (17) New Zealand (40) v France (13) (New Zealand) 15 2007 South Africa (15) v England (6) Argentina (34) v France (10) (South Africa) 15 2011 New Zealand (8) v France (7) Australia (21) v Wales (18) (Australia) 14 2015 New Zealand (34) v Australia (17) South Africa (24) v Argentina (13) (New Zealand) 13 BRYAN HABANA holds the joint record of tries scored at Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) 11 Rugby World Cups.

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BAKERIES MOST POINTS SCORED IN A MATCH (New Zealand) 45 against Japan in 1995 Gavin Hastings (Scotland) 44 against Ivory Coast in 1995 Mat Rogers (Australia) 42 against Namibia in 2003 Tony Brown (New Zealand) 36 against Italy in 1999 Paul Grayson (England) 36 against in 1999

MOST TRIES IN A MATCH (New Zealand) 6 against Japan in 1995 Chris Latham (Australia) 5 against Namibia in 2003 Josh Lewsey (England) 5 against Uruguay in 2003 (New Zealand) 4 against Fiji in 1987 Craig Green (New Zealand) 4 against Fiji in 1987

POINTS SCORED OVERALL TRIES SCORED OVERALL New Zealand 2,302 New Zealand 311 Australia 1,645 Australia 209 France 1,487 France 171 England 1,379 England 147 South Africa 1,250 South Africa 141

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NOTE: # DENOTES EACH PLAYER’S ALL BLACK NUMBER KIERAN READ #1083 TJ PERENARA #1132 Place of Birth: PAPAKURA, AUCKLAND Place of Birth: PORIRUA Date of Birth: 26 OCTOBER 1985 Date of Birth: 23 JANUARY 1992 Age: 33 Age: 27 BACKS Height: 1.93m Height: 1.84m

CAPTAIN Weight: 111kg Weight: 94kg Position: LOOSE FORWARD Position: HALFBACK Province: CANTERBURY, COUNTIES MANUKAU Province: : Super Rugby: Test Debut: v SCOTLAND in EDINBURGH, Test Debut: v ENGLAND in AUCKLAND, 8 NOVEMBER 2008 7 JUNE 2014 All Black Tests: 121 All Black Test Points: 125 All Black Tests: 58 All Black Test Points: 55 AARON SMITH #1112 #1140 Place of Birth: PALMERSTON NORTH Place of Birth: NAPIER Date of Birth: 21 NOVEMBER 1988 Date of Birth: 17 JANUARY 1991 Age: 30 Age: 28 Height: 1.71m Height: 1.72m Weight: 84kg Weight: 75kg Position: HALFBACK Position: HALFBACK Province: MANAWATU Province: WAIKATO, HAWKE’S BAY Super Rugby: HIGHLANDERS Super Rugby: Test Debut: v IRELAND in AUCKLAND, Test Debut: v SAMOA in APIA, 9 JUNE 2012 8 JULY 2015 All Black Tests: 86 All Black Test Points: 87 All Black Tests: 2 All Black Test Points: 0 BEAUDEN BARRETT #1115 RICHARD MO’UNGA #1167 Place of Birth: Place of Birth: CHRISTCHURCH Date of Birth: 27 MAY 1991 Date of Birth: 25 MAY 1994 Age: 28 Age: 25 Height: 1.87m Height: 1.76m Weight: 91kg Weight: 83kg Position: FIRST FIVE-EIGHTH/FULLBACK Position: FIRST FIVE-EIGHTH Province: TARANAKI Province: CANTERBURY Super Rugby: HURRICANES Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Test Debut: v IRELAND in HAMILTON, Test Debut: v FRANCE in , 23 JUNE 2012 23 JUNE 2018 All Black Tests: 77 All Black Test Points: 617 All Black Tests: 12 All Black Test Points: 78 #1124 #1165 Place of Birth: NELSON Place of Birth: WHANGAREI Date of Birth: 23 SEPTEMBER 1988 Date of Birth: 13 JUNE 1995 Age: 30 Age: 24 Height: 1.81m Height: 1.87m Weight: 91kg Weight: 98kg Position: SECOND FIVE-EIGHTH Position: CENTRE Province: CANTERBURY Province: NORTHLAND Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Test Debut: v AUSTRALIA in , Test Debut: v FRANCE in DUNEDIN, 17 AUGUST 2013 23 JUNE 2018 All Black Tests: 44 All Black Test Points: 45 All Black Tests: 9 All Black Test Points: 15

WE defencecareers.mil.nz | 0800 1 FORCE | NZDF Defence Careers WANT 17 YOU WWW.ALLBLACKS.COM ANTON LIENERT-BROWN #1153 #1108 Place of Birth: CHRISTCHURCH Place of Birth: AUCKLAND Date of Birth: 15 APRIL 1995 Date of Birth: 3 AUGUST 1985

continued Age: 24 Age: 34 Height: 1.85m Height: 1.91m Weight: 96kg Weight: 108kg Position: CENTRE Position: SECOND FIVE-EIGHTH Province: WAIKATO Province: COUNTIES MANUKAU, CANTERBURY

BACKS BACKS Super Rugby: CHIEFS Super Rugby: Test Debut: v AUSTRALIA in WELLINGTON, Test Debut: v ENGLAND in , 27 AUGUST 2016 6 NOVEMBER 2010 All Black Tests: 37 All Black Test Points: 35 All Black Tests: 53 All Black Test Points: 60 #1159 GEORGE BRIDGE #1178 Place of Birth: NEW PLYMOUTH Place of Birth: GISBORNE Date of Birth: 17 FEBRUARY 1997 Date of Birth: 1 APRIL 1995 Age: 22 Age: 24 Height: 1.96m Height: 1.86m Weight: 96kg Weight: 96kg Position: OUTSIDE BACK Position: WING Province: TARANAKI Province: CANTERBURY Super Rugby: HURRICANES Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Test Debut: v SAMOA in AUCKLAND, Test Debut: v JAPAN in TOKYO, 16 JUNE 2017 3 NOVEMBER 2018 All Black Tests: 11 All Black Test Points: 42 All Black Tests: 4 All Black Test Points: 15 #1182 RIEKO IOANE #1156 Place of Birth: NADI, FIJI Place of Birth: AUCKLAND Date of Birth: 13 FEBRUARY 1997 Date of Birth: 18 MARCH 1997 Age: 22 Age: 22 Height: 1.79m Height: 1.89m Weight: 87kg Weight: 102kg Position: WING Position: WING Province: WAIKATO Province: AUCKLAND Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: BLUES Test Debut: v ARGENTINA in , Test Debut: v ITALY in , 20 JULY 2019 12 NOVEMBER 2016 All Black Tests: 2 All Black Test Points: 5 All Black Tests: 26 All Black Test Points: 115 BEN SMITH #1100 #1117 Place of Birth: DUNEDIN Place of Birth: PARAPARAUMU Date of Birth: 1 JUNE 1986 Date of Birth: 10 DECEMBER 1986 Age: 33 Age: 32 Height: 1.86m Height: 1.84m Weight: 93kg Weight: 109kg Position: FULLBACK/WING Position: HOOKER Province: OTAGO FORWARDS Province: WELLINGTON Super Rugby: HIGHLANDERS Super Rugby: HURRICANES Test Debut: v ITALY in MILAN, Test Debut: v SCOTLAND in EDINBURGH, 14 NOVEMBER 2009 11 NOVEMBER 2012 All Black Tests: 79 All Black Test Points: 165 All Black Tests: 64 All Black Test Points: 55 #1143 #1157 Place of Birth: LEVIN Place of Birth: NEW PLYMOUTH Date of Birth: 31 MARCH 1991 Date of Birth: 25 JANUARY 1990 Age: 28 Age: 29 Height: 1.83m Height: 1.86m Weight: 106kg Weight: 107kg Position: HOOKER Position: HOOKER Province: CANTERBURY Province: OTAGO Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: HIGHLANDRS Test Debut: v ARGENTINA in CHRISTCHURCH, Test Debut: v ITALY in ROME, 17 JULY 2015 12 NOVEMBER 2016 All Black Tests: 44 All Black Test Points: 45 All Black Tests: 5 All Black Test Points: 0 #1139 ANGUS TA’AVAO #1175 Place of Birth: MOTO’OTUA, SAMOA Place of Birth: AUCKLAND Date of Birth: 6 NOVEMBER 1991 Date of Birth: 22 MARCH 1990 Age: 27 Age: 29 Height: 1.84m Height: 1.94m Weight: 116kg Weight: 128kg Position: PROP Position: PROP Province: CANTERBURY Province: TARANAKI Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: CHIEFS Test Debut: v SAMOA in APIA, Test Debut: v ARGENTINA in BUENOS AIRES, 8 JULY 2015 29 SEPTEMBER 2018 All Black Tests: 19 All Black Test Points: 0 All Black Tests: 7 All Black Test Points: 0 18 WWW.ALLBLACKS.COM A LWAYS UNBREAKABLE. NEVER SAFER. New Zealand’s iconic workhorse just got even safer. Along with a 2019 5-star ANCAP safety rating, select Hilux models now come with Toyota Safety Sense, including a Pre- Collision System with Autonomous Emergency Braking, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Lane Departure Alert, and Road Sign Assist. Add to that a touchscreen and reverse camera as standard, a powerful 2.8 litre diesel engine with up to 450Nm torque, and 3.5-tonne towing capacity, and you’ll have a serious amount of safety gear to go with your grunt.*

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continued Age: 30 Age: 24 Height: 1.88m Height: 1.89m Weight: 118kg Weight: 127kg Position: PROP Position: PROP Province: CANTERBURY Province: WAIKATO Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: CHIEFS Test Debut: v AUSTRALIA in SYDNEY, Test Debut: v ARGENTINA in BUENOS AIRES, 16 AUGUST 2014 20 JULY 2019 All Black Tests: All Black Test Points: All Black Tests: All Black Test Points:

FORWARDS FORWARDS 40 15 2 0 OFA TU’UNGAFASI #1150 #1104 Place of Birth: NUKUALOFA, TONGA Place of Birth: PALMERSTON NORTH Date of Birth: 19 APRIL 1992 Date of Birth: 12 OCTOBER 1988 Age: 27 Age: 30 Height: 1.95m Height: 2.02m Weight: 115kg Weight: 115kg Position: PROP Position: LOCK Province: AUCKLAND Province: CANTERBURY Super Rugby: BLUES Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Test Debut: v WALES in DUNEDIN, Test Debut: v IRELAND in NEW PLYMOUTH, 25 JUNE 2016 12 JUNE 2010 All Black Tests: 29 All Black Test Points: 5 All Black Tests: 111 All Black Test Points: 25 SCOTT BARRETT #1155 #1110 Place of Birth: NEW PLYMOUTH Place of Birth: RANGIORA Date of Birth: 20 NOVEMBER 1993 Date of Birth: 31 MAY 1991 Age: 25 Age: 28 Height: 1.97m Height: 2.04m Weight: 112kg Weight: 123kg Position: LOCK Position: LOCK Province: CANTERBURY Province: HAWKE’S BAY Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Super Rugby: CHIEFS Test Debut: v IRELAND in , Test Debut: v IRELAND in AUCKLAND, 5 NOVEMBER 2016 9 JUNE 2012 All Black Tests: 30 All Black Test Points: 15 All Black Tests: 77 All Black Test Points: 25 #1133 #1183 Place of Birth: CHRISTCHURCH Place of Birth: CAMBRIDGE Date of Birth: 23 JANUARY 1993 Date of Birth: 20 APRIL 1997 Age: 26 Age: 22 Height: 1.98m Height: 1.91m Weight: 120kg Weight: 107kg Position: LOCK Position: LOOSE FORWARD Province: AUCKLAND Province: WAIKATO Super Rugby: BLUES Super Rugby: CHIEFS Test Debut: v ENGLAND in DUNEDIN, Test Debut: v ARGENTINA in BUENOS AIRES, 14 JUNE 2014 20 JULY 2019 All Black Tests: 24 All Black Test Points: 15 All Black Tests: 1 All Black Test Points: 0 #1113 #1147 Place of Birth: ROTORUA Place of Birth: WELLINGTON Date of Birth: 13 JANUARY 1992 Date of Birth: 14 OCTOBER 1993 Age: 27 Age: 25 Height: 1.89m Height: 1.88m Weight: 103kg Weight: 100kg Position: LOOSE FORWARD Position: LOOSE FORWARD Province: BAY OF PLENTY Province: WELLINGTON Super Rugby: CHIEFS Super Rugby: HURRICANES Test Debut: v IRELAND in CHRISTCHURCH, Test Debut: v WALES in AUCKLAND, 16 JUNE 2012 11 JUNE 2016 All Black Tests: 63 All Black Test Points: 65 All Black Tests: 38 All Black Test Points: 35 #1123 Place of Birth: CHRISTCHURCH Date of Birth: 24 MARCH 1988 Age: 31 Height: 1.85m Weight: 104kg Position: LOOSE FORWARD Province: CANTERBURY Super Rugby: CRUSADERS Test Debut: v FRANCE in NEW PLYMOUTH, 22 JUNE 2013 All Black Tests: 20 All Black Test Points: 5 All Black Tests: 20 All Black Test Points: 5 20 WWW.ALLBLACKS.COM The first choice for operators of Heavy Commercial Vehicles in New Zealand.

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To find out more, visitpanasonic.co.nz/bestwaytowatch RUGBY WORLD CUP TEAM PREVIEWS The best 20 teams will contest the Rugby World Cup at 12 venues in Japan. The All Blacks are the defending champions from 2015 but England and South Africa are also leading favourites. Who do you think will win? PETER WHITE gives a low-down on each team. IRELAND 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: QUARTER-FINALIST COACH: JOE SCHMIDT CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.irishrugby.ie TAB ODDS: $9.00 POOL A The players must answer Ireland’s call to have a chance of winning the Rugby World Cup but it may also come down to the tactical smarts and motivation skills of Joe Schmidt. The quietly spoken Kiwi is retiring as Ireland’s head coach following the tournament after five years in charge that have changed Ireland’s rugby fortunes for good. Under his watch, Ireland have claimed their two wins over the All Blacks, one , three Six Nations Championships and a Series win over the Wallabies in Australia in 2018. But Ireland’s build-up to Japan 2019 has been anything but convincing. A disappointing Six Nations with losses to both England and Wales was compounded by a record 57–15 hiding at the hands of England in August. The pressure on the team is intense ahead of Rugby World Cup. This is perhaps the most difficult period Schmidt has faced since he began his tenure as head coach. Ireland have a poor record on rugby’s biggest stage and have never made it past the quarter-finals. There have been plenty of close-run losses but nothing to celebrate with a rousing chorus of Fields of Athenry. Ireland share Pool A with Scotland, Japan, Russia and Samoa and should have no issue getting through to the quarters where South Africa or New Zealand will be waiting. A key player will undoubtedly be first-five Johnny Sexton who has been under an injury cloud in the build-up to Japan. The 34-year-old made his debut for Ireland in 2009 and at his best controls a game as well as any other first-five in world rugby. His ability to unleash Ireland’s strike power out wide will be vital to their chances of success.

SCOTLAND 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: QUARTER-FINALIST COACH: GREGOR TOWNSEND CAPTAIN: GREIG LAIDLAW WEBSITE: www.scottishrugby.org TAB ODDS: $41.00 POOL A The flower of Scotland could yet bloom in Japan with the Scots more than capable of beating any of the more favoured teams. Scotland are in Pool A with Ireland, Japan, Russia and Samoa and are odds-on to finish first or second to Ireland in their group. The prize will be a quarter-final showdown with either New Zealand or South Africa. Either scenario will not unduly concern the brave Scots whose rugby history is littered with giant killing results. Four years ago Scotland were set to beat Australia at Twickenham only for referee to incorrectly award the Wallabies a penalty that they converted for a 35−34 win. To their credit Scotland have clawed their way back from that heartache, although they remain an unknown quantity from match to match. Consistency has not been part of their arsenal. In November 2017 they gave the mighty All Blacks a real fright in Edinburgh before losing 22−17. Scotland put 50 points on Australia and enjoyed comprehensive victories over England, Wales and France twice at home but have been less convincing playing away. Head coach Gregor Townsend has his players clearly enjoying what they are doing and producing a highly entertaining brand of rugby that has dramatically bolstered rugby’s profile in Scotland. A key player for the Scots is halfback and captain Greig Laidlaw. The 33-year-old has captained Scotland more than any other player and is equally adept at first-five. Laidlaw is an astute tactical reader of the game, accurate goalkicker and hugely important to Scotland’s chances of going further in Japan than they did four years ago.

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ASB Bank Limited 6036 20849 0819 JAPAN 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: en.rugby-japan.jp/japan TAB ODDS: $151.00 POOL A When host nation Japan opens the 2019 Rugby World Cup in a Pool A clash with Russia at Tokyo Stadium it will be the start of unprecedented coverage of the sport in Japan. Kiwi head coach Jamie Joseph was as tough as they come as a player and has instilled into the Brave Blossoms some of that attitude. He has the ideal on-field captain in Michael Leitch; the No 8 proved to be one of the best in the game during his 30 appearances for the Chiefs in Super Rugby. In England four years ago Leitch captained Japan in an outstanding run of matches that saw them beat South Africa, Samoa and the USA but a lack of bonus points meant they did not make the quarter-finals. The 34−32 victory over the Springboks ranks as the greatest of all Rugby World Cup upsets. A player likely to be one of the standouts in the team is Tongan-born winger Ataata Moeakiola. The 23-year-old was a star for Japan at the 2016 World Rugby Under-20 Championship and had a fine debut season for the Chiefs this year. In August, Japan warmed up for the Rugby World Cup by winning the Pacific Nations Cup for the first time. Captain Leitch lead the way scoring twice in the team’s 34−20 win over USA in the final. The victory in was a timely confidence boost for his side and the third time Japan had won the highly competitive tournament. Japan have played at all previous eight Rugby World Cups but have yet to get past the pool stage. The chances are Ireland and Scotland will claim the two quarter-final places from Pool A with Japan a close third once again. But it would be unwise to write off the Brave Blossoms at home.

RUSSIA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: N/A COACH: CAPTAIN: VASILY ARTEMYEV WEBSITE: www.rugby.ru TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL A The Bears will compete at just their second Rugby World Cup after making their historic first appearance at the 2011 tournament held in New Zealand. The closest Russia came to a win was in their opening match against USA in New Ply- mouth. They ran the Eagles close throughout before losing 13−6. Much of the momentum gained from their inaugural appearance at Rugby World Cup was lessened by their failure to qualify for the 2015 tournament. The Bears should have made it through but let a nine-point aggregate lead slip against rivals Uruguay. But they are back to have another crack at rugby’s biggest occasion in 2019 after qualifying as Europe 1 representatives. , Belgium and were docked points for repeatedly using ineligible players during the qualifying competition. Romania had finished top qualifier and both Spain and Belgium defeated Russia but it is the Bears who make the trip to Japan. The man in charge as head coach is Lyn Jones, a former Welsh international who joined the Russian side in August last year. He has no easy task. The Russian league contains just eight clubs spread across the vast country and the harsh winter forces play to stop for a large portion of the year. Russia are in Pool A alongside Ireland, Scotland, Japan and Samoa with the games against the hosts and Samoa targeted as their best chance of claiming their first Rugby World Cup scalp. One player set to shine is 25-year-old lock Tagir Gadzhiev who is a former MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter. He has played 21 tests for Russia since his debut in 2015 and will be a key source of lineout ball.

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SAMOA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: STEVE JACKSON CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.manusamoa.com TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL A Manu Samoa were the darlings of the 1991, 1995 and 1999 tournaments when they made the quarter-finals and lit up each event with their scintillating back play and ferocious defence. Pickings have been much slimmer since then with Samoa unable to get out of pool play at the last four Rugby World Cups. Finishing fourth in their pool in 2015 meant Samoa had to qualify for this year’s event, which they managed over . Samoa are grouped in Pool A with European heavyweights Ireland and Scotland, plus Japan and Russia. Captain Chris Vui is a classy while brothers Jordan and are strong scrummaging props who have played in the Mitre 10 Cup with Bay of Plenty. Hooker Motu Matu’u is another with good experience. Openside flanker is one of the true leaders in the team and his dynamic style of play fits well with the aggressive TJ Ioane at No 8. Henry Stowers offers quality back-up. Lock Kane Leaupepe is an outstanding ball-running second rower and was a standout performer for both Bay of Plenty and Wellington in recent Mitre 10 Cup seasons. Halfback Dwayne Polataivao is a classy runner while there is plenty of fire-power out wide with the likes of centre Reynold Lee-Lo and wingers Belgium Tuatagaloa and . Kiwi coach Steve Jackson would have been pleased with much of what his team did in the recent Pacific Nations Cup, as despite losing two games they proved to be highly competitive. Samoa defeated Tonga 25−17 but lost to USA 13−10 and Fiji 10−3 in tight results.

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Find out more at dinglefoundation.org.nz SOUTH AFRICA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: SEMI-FINALISTS COACH: RASSIE ERASMUS CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.springboks.rugby TAB ODDS: $5.50 POOL B Four years is a long time in rugby but for South African fans the two-point loss to the All Blacks in the semi-final played at Twickenham in 2015 still hurts. The Springboks would have been favoured to beat Australia in the final and claim their third Webb Ellis Cup. But it was not to be and the South Africans arrive in Japan to contest the 2019 tournament with an even stronger side. With a victory and two near misses over the All Blacks in the last 18 months and winning this year’s Rugby Championship, there is no doubt the Springboks have the fire-power and depth to deserve their billing as second favourite at the TAB. Coach Rassie Erasmus deserves credit for turning around the fortunes of the Springboks and restoring pride in the jersey. Captain Siya Kolisi has recovered from a serious knee injury and will be a massive influence on and off the park. has matured into one of the best hookers in world rugby with the ability to play as a fourth loose-forward, while No 8 is another dynamic ball runner. The new-found consistency and flair in the way South Africa is playing coincides with brilliant first-five Handre Pollard having a set run as the starting 10, over the mercurial . Pollard runs the ball to the line better than any other first-five in world rugby and is a reliable goalkicker and strong defender. Powerhouse centre gives the team more midfield defensive might and will have a key role to fill at this Rugby World Cup.

ITALY 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CONOR O’SHEA CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.federugby.it/index.php TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL B Italy have played at every Rugby World Cup but are yet to progress beyond the pool stage. In Japan they will again be led by inspirational No 8 Sergio Parisse, who is set to supplant Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll (141 caps) in second place on the all-time rugby test caps list, behind New Zealander Richie McCaw (148 caps). This will be Parisse’s fifth Rugby World Cup, joining Italy’s and Samoa’s Brian Lima as the only other players to reach this impressive landmark. Hooker and loose forward will be at their fourth Rugby World Cups in a generally inexperienced Azzurri squad. Locks and are highly rated while Kiwi is likely to start at fullback. Benetton first- five has plenty of ability and former Auckland lock is another in the mix to get game time in Japan. The Azzurri are in Pool B alongside Namibia and Canada, plus favoured sides to qualify to the quarter-finals, New Zealand and South Africa. Victory over Namibia and Canada is a minimum expectation for Italy who are capable of giving the world’s best teams a challenge. But for so long an inability to consistently hold their discipline and keep to a game plan for 80 minutes has led to far too many defeats. This year Italy again finished last in the after losing all five of their matches. The expectation that regular competitive rugby would improve Italy’s performances and win-loss ratio has not eventuated. Rugby World Cup is the best stage of all to right those wrongs but recent form does not suggest Italy will be causing any upsets at this tournament.

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COVERAGE SEPTEMBER STARTS

Friday 20 Japan v Russia 9.30pm LIVE

DELAYED BY Saturday 21 New Zealand v South Africa 9.45pm 1 HOUR

Saturday 28 Argentina v Tonga 4.00pm LIVE

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DELAYED BY Wednesday 2 New Zealand v Canada 11.30pm 1 HOUR

Friday 4 South Africa v Italy 10.15pm LIVE

DELAYED BY Sunday 6 New Zealand v Namibia 6.30pm 1 HOUR

Wednesday 9 Wales v Fiji 10.15pm LIVE

DELAYED BY Saturday 12 New Zealand v Italy 6.30pm 1 HOUR

New Zealand’s quarter-fi nal if they DELAYED BY Quarter-final: TBC 1 HOUR progress past the pool stage

Saturday 26 Semi-final 1 7.00pm LIVE

Sunday 27 Semi-final 2 9.00pm LIVE

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Saturday 2 Final 8.00pm LIVE

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NAMIBIA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.namibianrugby.com TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL B This will be Namibia’s sixth successive Rugby World Cup appearance but across those 19 games the are yet to enjoy their first victory at the tournament. In England four years ago, Namibia picked up their first Rugby World Cup point in a narrow 17−16 defeat to Georgia. There have been some good signs in 2019. In April at the held in Uruguay they defeated the hosts for the first time but lost to Russia and Argentina XV. The win over Uruguay was a huge boost to morale. Namibia are 23rd in World Rugby rankings. Since April, Namibia have had just two more games to prepare for Rugby World Cup – both against PRO14 side . Namibia are in Pool B up against New Zealand, South Africa, Italy and Canada. Their firmly set goal is beating Canada so as to finally get that historic first Rugby World Cup win. Namibia’s most capped player Eugene Jantjies will compete at his fourth Rugby World Cup. The 33-year-old halfback was a standout for his country four years ago in England and is renowned for his quick ruck clearance and running from the scrum base. Darryl de la Harpe, Chrysander Botha, PJ van Lill and are other players in the squad to have experienced more than one Rugby World Cup. There is a strong Welsh influence in the coaching group with Dale McIntosh to link up with head coach Phil Davies in Japan. McIntosh will act as defence coach, while fitness expert Wayne Proctor and performance analyst Sam Pickford are also from Wales.

CANADA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: KINGSLEY JONES CAPTAIN: TYLER ARDRON WEBSITE: www.rugby.ca/en TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL B The Canucks qualified for their eighth appearance at a Rugby World Cup after winning the repechage tournament in Marseille last November to claim the final spot in Japan. They slot into Pool B with New Zealand, South Africa, Italy and Namibia. Their best chance of a win comes in their game against Namibia. Canada’s matches are spread over 17 days, the fewest in the tournament, along with South Africa and USA, which will stretch limited playing resources and crucial recovery time between matches. Canada have had some tough rugby before their departure for Japan. They competed in last month’s Pacific Nations Cup against USA, Fiji and Tonga, and have had two extra games against Irish club Leinster in Ontario and USA. Inspiration will be close at hand in the form of popular figure Tyler Ardron, who will captain Canada. He proved himself to be an outstanding leader at the last Rugby World Cup and his follow-me attitude is just what his team needs. The 28-year-old is equally adept at lock, blindside flanker and No 8. He has continued to improve every year as a hard- working, courageous player with Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup and the Chiefs in Super Rugby. Canada has a relatively new head coach in Kingsley Jones, former openside flanker and captain of Wales. He succeeded Mark Anscombe, father of New Zealand-born Welsh first-five Gareth. Jones is a vastly experienced and highly regarded technical coach. He has coached in the English Premiership and European Championship, PRO12 and internationally with Russia during the 2011 and 2015 cycles. Joining him is New Zealander Henry Paul, who made his name in before switching codes to be capped by England.

33 www.rugbyworldcup.com ENGLAND 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: EDDIE JONES CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.englandrugby.com/home TAB ODDS: $5.00 POOL C Hopes are rising among the expectant England fans that they could add the 2019 Rugby World Cup title to their previous success in 2003. England have firmed as second-equal favourites with South Africa to win the Webb Ellis Cup and will begin their campaign in a positive state of mind after a strong build-up. Four years ago at their home fortress of Twickenham their world cup tournament collapsed after losses to Wales and Australia meant they did not qualify for the knock-out stages. After that disaster the new pairing of head coach Eddie Jones and captain Owen Farrell have transformed England’s attitude and fortunes. They are a much tougher team to beat now than in 2015. England should have an easier ride out of pool play this time round competing with France, Argentina, USA and Tonga for two quarter-final places from Pool C. Farrell is at his second Rugby World Cup and is the lynchpin of what has become a seriously good backline unit. The former rugby league star is a tough defender, aggressive ball runner and superb goalkicker. The 2019 edition of the tournament will be the third for , and . Cole and Youngs are the most capped in the squad with 86 test appearances for England. One new face is former England Sevens star Ruaridh McConnochie who had a season playing club rugby in Bay of Plenty. , and former Crusaders halfback also make the squad after impressive debuts in the win over Wales in August. Heinz qualifies for England through his grandmother and is a controversial selection ahead of the well-performed Ben Spencer.

FRANCE 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: QUARTER-FINALIST COACH: JACQUES BRUNEL CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.ffr.fr TAB ODDS: $26.00 POOL C No New Zealand rugby fan would ever write off France at a Rugby World Cup, no matter how poor their build-up has been for Japan. The memories of the All Blacks being knocked out of the 1999 and 2007 tournaments by France are still vivid and the 2011 final won 8-7 could so easily have been a victory for France. Les Bleus have contested three Rugby World Cup finals without lifting the Webb Ellis Cup. They finished their build-up to this year’s tournament last month with home- and-away matches against Scotland before facing Italy in . So what French team can we expect to turn up this time? There is talent to burn in one of the youngest French sides in years with the potential to score tries against any defensive screen. Coach Jacques Brunel has cast aside centre and halfback who have 125 test caps between them. Bastareaud has lost his place to centre . France will lean heavily on the experienced Guilhem Guirado, , Wesley Fofana and Maxime Medard as key players. Others needing to step up are first-fives and , with scrum-half able to also play at No 10. Brunel will resign after the Rugby World Cup with current assistant coach Fabien Galthie stepping up to the top job. How that affects what happens in Japan is anyone’s guess. France are drawn in Pool C with England, Argentina, USA and Tonga so will need to defeat Argentina to join England in the quarter-finals. That will be no easy task with Argentina enjoying 10 wins over Les Bleus in their last 16 encounters.

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ARGENTINA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: SEMI-FINALISTS COACH: CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.uar.com.ar TAB ODDS: $41.00 POOL C Los Pumas have been at every one of the previous eight Rugby World Cup tournaments and will be strong contenders again in 2019. In 1999 and 2011 they made the quarter-finals. In 2015 they went to the next stage and made the semi-finals, where they were beaten by Australia. In the bronze medal play-off match Argentina lost to South Africa 24–13. The highlight of the campaign came when Argentina produced one of their finest victories and knocked out Ireland in the quarter-finals, 43–20. Overall Argentina have played 37 times at Rugby World Cups with 18 wins and 17 losses. Certainly the introduction of the team into the Super Rugby competition in 2016 has greatly improved the depth of players available for Argentina and lifted the consistency across the playing roster. Earlier this year the Jaguares went all the way and played their first Super Rugby final, losing to the Crusaders in Christchurch. Argentina’s growing international pedigree was evident in July this year, the All Blacks can consider themselves fortunate to beat Argentina 20–16 at the Velez Sarsfield Stadium. The draw has not been kind to Argentina in Japan as they are in the toughest pool, alongside England, France, USA and Tonga. However since 2002, Argentina have won 10 of the 16 tests played against France and will fancy their chances of knocking the French out of the competition. Head coach Mario Ledesma is in charge of both the Jaguares and the national team. He is credited with encouraging a more expansive game plan in Argentina rugby. That extra flair may well pay dividends in Japan. A key player is captain and flanker Pablo Matera who leads by example on the field.

USA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.usa.rugby TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL C Pool C is regarded as the pool of death at Japan 2019. One of the world’s best teams will miss out qualifying for the quarter-finals with England, France and Argentina battling for two places. There is high hope in the US Eagles camp that they can knock over one of the glamour teams. The Eagles have failed to qualify for only one Rugby World Cup since 1987 and have scored memorable wins at the 1987, 2003 and 2011 tournaments. The Eagles will field a strong forward pack. Key players are props David Ainuu, Titi Lamositele and Paul Mullen who along with locks Nick Civetta and Greg Petersen will need to set a stable platform at scrum time. A young star in the squad is halfback who plays for the in the PRO14. He first played for the USA Under-19 and Under-20 teams before making his full international debut for the Eagles last year. Outside him is first-five AJ MacGinty, regarded as USA’s best and most consistent player. He is a fine goalkicker and loves to take the line on. There is plenty of experience in the coaching team. South African Gary Gold is head coach and Ireland’s Greg McWilliams is his assistant. There is no doubt the new professional US-based competition has given them a wider pool of talent to choose from, which is positive for USA rugby now and into the future. The Eagles have enjoyed a solid preparation for Rugby World Cup including the Pacific Nations Cup, where they made it to the final before losing to Japan, and one-off matches against Canada, Samoa and Japan.

37 www.rugbyworldcup.com TONGA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/TongaRugbyOfficial TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL C Tonga join England, France, Argentina and USA in the hardest group of all – Pool C. The Tongan team, known as the Ikale Tahi, are currently 15th in World Rugby’s rankings. The team have never made it out of the pool stage at any of their previous seven Rugby World Cups tournaments, with a record of seven wins from 25 matches played. They are unlikely to do so this time, but their opponents will know they have been in a game after taking on the ferocious Tongan tacklers. Tonga have caused two of the biggest boil-overs in Rugby World Cup history. In 1999 at Leicester they defeated Italy 28–25 and in 2011 they produced an even bigger shock by rolling highly touted France 19–14 in Wellington. Former Australian No 8 Toutai Kefu is head coach of the Tongan team. His team enjoyed an ideal build-up for Japan in the competitive Pacific Nations Cup followed by test matches in New Zealand against Fiji and the All Blacks. Former All Blacks squad member is crucial to Tonga’s set-piece plans. The 28-year-old is coming into his prime as a tighthead prop and, after making his mark with Hawke’s Bay and then the Chiefs, is now a seasoned pro plying his trade in France for . Bristol centre Siale Piutau always leads by example. Another key player is barnstorming No 8 . The 30-year- old has made a courageous return to the international fold after missed the entire PRO14 season with Italian side Benetton Treviso while battling testicular cancer. The vast majority of the Tongan players in action in Japan are from French and English rugby competitions.

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WALES 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: QUARTER-FINALISTS COACH: WARREN GATLAND CAPTAIN: ALUN WYN JONES WEBSITE: www.wru.wales TAB ODDS: $10.00 POOL D Wales went to number one in World Rugby’s rankings for the first time in August, briefly knocking the All Blacks off the top spot, until Ireland defeated them in a week later. Earlier this year under the coaching of Kiwi Warren Gatland, Wales won the Six Nations title for the first time since 2013. Wales defeated defending champions Ireland to claim their first Grand Slam since 2012 and a unique hat trick of individual Grand Slam titles for coach Gatland. Rugby World Cup will be his swan song as Wales’ head coach as he is returning home to coach the Chiefs following the tournament. What better way to finish than by taking out the biggest rugby prize of all? Wales have reached the semi-finals twice in 1987 and 2011. They should not be troubled getting through to the quarter-finals out of Pool D, which includes Australia, Georgia, Fiji and Uruguay. Aside from Australia, the other pool games will give Gatland ample opportunity to find his best combinations and the luxury of being able to rest key players for the knock-out stage. Gatland is a master at getting his players into the right frame-of-mind to win important games. He has proved it on countless occasions with Wales and there is no better example than when he guided the British and Irish Lions against the odds to a drawn series against the All Blacks in New Zealand in 2017. Kiwi first-five Gareth Anscombe will miss the tournament after he injured his knee in the loss to England in August, which ended a national record of 14 consecutive wins. But Gatland can call on the skills of British and Irish Lion who has scored more than 700 points for Wales.

GEORGIA 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: CAPTAIN: MERAB SHARIKADZ WEBSITE: site.rugby.ge/en/home TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL D Kiwi Milton Haig has been Georgia’s head coach since 2012. The former Bay of Plenty halfback wants more games against tier-one nations and, in particular, a place in the Six Nations. Georgia have won the Championship for tier-two countries ten times in the last 12 years with just four losses from 59 games played. Georgia may well be one of the bolters of the tournament. The Lelos are in Pool D alongside Australia, Wales, Fiji and Uruguay. This is the fourth time Georgia have contested a Rugby World Cup. Their most successful campaign was four years ago in England. It started with a hard-fought 17–10 win over Tonga, before losses to Argentina and New Zealand but not before giving their top-ranked opponents a bruising game of rugby. In the final pool match, Georgia defeated Namibia 17–16 in a thrilling match in front of a full house at . Georgia have recruited well and gained the services of Graham Rowntree, former player and coach of both the British and Irish Lions, and England. He is in charge of the huge forward pack – who have surprised him at gym sessions with the colossal weights being lifted. Georgia have traditionally been a one-dimensional team playing to the strengths of their huge forward pack. Since the positive outcomes of the last Rugby World Cup, Haig has been working hard on improving passing skills and tactical kicking. should turn out for Georgia at a record fifth Rugby World Cup. Regarded as the best player Georgia has produced, the 35-year-old first-five is his country’s record points scorer and first to play 100 tests.

41 www.rugbyworldcup.com FIJI 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: JOHN McKEE CAPTAIN: DOMINIKO WAQANIBUROTU WEBSITE: www.fijirugby.com TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL D The Flying Fijians will bring their popular running rugby to Pool D against Australia, Wales, Georgia and Uruguay. It will be no easy feat to get out of group play, with Australia and Wales heavily favoured to be the two teams to go through to the quarter-finals. The travel and match schedule will not help Fiji either. They have just three days’ rest be- tween playing Australia and Uruguay with a long trip from Sapporo to Kamaishi adding to the fatigue issue. Kiwi coach John McKee will need to juggle his playing resources to cover both games. He is likely to decide Australia are beatable and field his best team against the Wallabies. Fiji have made it to the quarter-finals stage at the 1987, 1999 and 2007 tournaments with an overall record of 10 wins and 18 losses from 28 matches played. Fiji have shown what they are capable of with two big scalps in the last 12 months. Last November they scored their first- ever victory over France with a 21–14 result in Paris that proved they can win important games away from home. In July this year Fiji claimed their first win over the Māori All Blacks since 1957 with a 27–10 win in Suva. The Māori All Blacks regrouped to turn the tables on Fiji a week later in Rotorua with Fiji giving their extended squad valuable game-time. Players likely to star for Fiji in Japan include former NRL star and Toulouse centre , gifted first-five , experienced locks Dominiko Waqaniburotu and and loose forward . Captain Waqaniburotu, prop Campese Ma’afu, second-row Leone Nakarawa, fullback and Fiji’s all-time leading try-scorer in test rugby winger are likely to compete at their third Rugby World Cup.

URUGUAY 2015 WORLD CUP PLACING: POOLS COACH: JUAN MANUEL GAMINARA CAPTAIN: WEBSITE: www.uru.org.uy TAB ODDS: $501.00 POOL D Uruguay begin the Rugby World Cup as the third-lowest ranked team and pretty much an unknown quantity to most rugby supporters. South America’s second-best team after Argentina have been to three previous Rugby World Cups – 1999, 2003 and 2015 – and have two wins from 11 matches played. Uruguay have just a three-day turnaround between their opening match against Fiji and their second match against the physical Georgia side. Things improve greatly after that with a week off between their matches against Australia and Wales. In the four years since the tournament in England the team known as Los Teros have had some improved showings and will be no easy push-overs for their more illustrious pool opponents. In that period, they have recorded wins over Canada, Namibia, Romania, Russia, Spain and USA which will increase their confidence levels ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup. In June this year Uruguay won the Rugby Nations Cup on home soil in Montevideo for the third year in a row competing against Russia, Argentina XV and Namibia. The key factors contributing to the improvement has been the setting up of a national high performance centre, an increase in the number of tests played and more Uruguay players involved in professional leagues. Nippy little halfback is perhaps Uruguay’s most talented player. Alongside him, , Juan Echeverria, , Mateo Sanguinetti, and Andrés Vilaseca all play in the American Major League Rugby (MLR) competition.

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www. co.nz RWC 2019 MATCH SCHEDULE All match times are in New Zealand local time and were correct at time of going to press. Note that Daylight Saving Time begins on September 29. For up-to-date information on the Rugby World Cup 2019, visit www.rugbyworldcup.com

All 48 Rugby World Cup games will be screened live on Spark Sport [sparksport.co.nz] plus TVNZ 1 will screen 12 games WATCH LIVE WATCH DELAYED BY – seven games live as highlighted with ON TVNZ 1 and five delayed games as denoted with ONE HOUR ON TVNZ 1 in the Rugby World Cup draw below. TVNZ 1 will also be showing delayed coverage of the quarter-final game (either QF2 or QF4) featuring the All Blacks if the team progresses past pool play. POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D IRELAND NEW ZEALAND ENGLAND AUSTRALIA SCOTLAND SOUTH AFRICA FRANCE WALES JAPAN ITALY ARGENTINA GEORGIA RUSSIA NAMIBIA USA FIJI SAMOA CANADA TONGA URUGUAY

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER WATCH LIVE JAPAN SCORE FIJI SCORE 10:45PM POOL A ON TVNZ 1 5:15PM POOL D JAPAN V RUSSIA RUSSIA SCORE FIJI V URUGUAY URUGUAY SCORE Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi City SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 4:45PM POOL D AUSTRALIA SCORE 7:45PM POOL B ITALY SCORE AUSTRALIA V FIJI FIJI SCORE ITALY V CANADA CANADA SCORE Sapporo Dome, Sapporo City Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka City 7:15PM POOL C FRANCE SCORE 10:45PM POOL C ENGLAND SCORE FRANCE V ARGENTINA ARGENTINA SCORE ENGLAND V USA USA SCORE Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe City

WATCH DELAYED BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE 9:45PM POOL B 1 HOUR ON TVNZ 1 SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER SOUTH AFRICA SCORE WATCH LIVE ARGENTINA SCORE NEW ZEALAND V SOUTH AFRICA 4:45PM POOL C ON TVNZ 1 International Stadium, Yokohama City ARGENTINA V TONGA TONGA SCORE SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER , Higashi-Osaka City 5:15PM POOL B ITALY SCORE 7:15PM POOL A JAPAN SCORE ITALY V NAMIBIA NAMIBIA SCORE JAPAN V IRELAND IRELAND SCORE Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka City Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture 7:45PM POOL A IRELAND SCORE 9:45PM POOL B SOUTH AFRICA SCORE IRELAND V SCOTLAND SCOTLAND SCORE SOUTH AFRICA V NAMIBIA NAMIBIA SCORE International Stadium, Yokohama City City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota City 10:15PM POOL C ENGLAND SCORE SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER ENGLAND V TONGA TONGA SCORE 6:15PM POOL D GEORGIA SCORE Sapporo Dome, Sapporo City GEORGIA V URUGUAY URUGUAY SCORE MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya City 10:15PM POOL D WALES SCORE 8:45PM POOL D AUSTRALIA SCORE WALES V GEORGIA GEORGIA SCORE AUSTRALIA V WALES WALES SCORE City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota City Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 10:15PM POOL A RUSSIA SCORE 11:15PM POOL A SCOTLAND SCORE RUSSIA V SAMOA SAMOA SCORE SCOTLAND V SAMOA SAMOA SCORE Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya City Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe City

ADVERTISER ADVERTISER BANNER DPS ADVERTISEMENT LHS 35mm D x 410mm W BANNER DPS ADVERTISEMENT RHS 35mm D x 410mm W WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER FRANCE SCORE WATCH DELAYED BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE 8:45PM POOL C 5:45PM POOL B 1 HOUR ON TVNZ 1 FRANCE V USA USA SCORE NEW ZEALAND V ITALY ITALY SCORE Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka City City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota City

WATCH DELAYED BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE ENGLAND SCORE 11:15PM POOL B 1 HOUR ON TVNZ 1 9:15PM POOL C NEW ZEALAND V CANADA CANADA SCORE ENGLAND V FRANCE FRANCE SCORE Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture International Stadium, Yokohama City

IRELAND SCORE THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 11:45PM POOL A 6:15PM POOL D GEORGIA SCORE IRELAND V SAMOA SAMOA SCORE Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka City GEORGIA V FIJI FIJI SCORE Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka City SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 11:15PM POOL A IRELAND SCORE 4:15PM POOL B NAMIBIA SCORE IRELAND V RUSSIA RUSSIA SCORE NAMIBIA V CANADA CANADA SCORE Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe City Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi City

USA SCORE FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER 6:45PM POOL C WATCH LIVE SOUTH AFRICA SCORE USA V TONGA TONGA SCORE 10:45PM POOL B ON TVNZ 1 Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Higashi-Osaka City ITALY SCORE SOUTH AFRICA V ITALY WALES SCORE Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture 9:15PM POOL D WALES V URUGUAY URUGUAY SCORE SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto City AUSTRALIA SCORE 6:15PM POOL D 11:45PM POOL A JAPAN SCORE AUSTRALIA V URUGUAY URUGUAY SCORE JAPAN V SCOTLAND SCOTLAND SCORE Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture International Stadium, Yokohama City ENGLAND SCORE 9:00PM POOL C QUARTER-FINALS ...... ENGLAND V ARGENTINA ARGENTINA SCORE Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER SCORE JAPAN SCORE 8:15PM QUARTER-FINAL 1 11:30PM POOL A WINNER POOL C V RUNNER-UP POOL D JAPAN V SAMOA SAMOA SCORE Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota City 11:15PM QUARTER-FINAL 2 SCORE SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER WINNER POOL B V RUNNER-UP POOL A WATCH DELAYED BY NEW ZEALAND SCORE Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo 5:45PM POOL B 1 HOUR ON TVNZ 1 NEW ZEALAND V NAMIBIA NAMIBIA SCORE SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo 8:15PM QUARTER-FINAL 3 SCORE 8:45PM POOL C FRANCE SCORE WINNER POOL D V RUNNER-UP POOL C Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture FRANCE V TONGA TONGA SCORE Kumamoto Stadium, Kumamoto City 11:15PM QUARTER-FINAL 4 SCORE WINNER POOL A V RUNNER-UP POOL B TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo 11:15PM POOL B SOUTH AFRICA SCORE SEMI-FINALS ...... SOUTH AFRICA V CANADA CANADA SCORE Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe City SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER WATCH LIVE SCORE ON TVNZ 1 WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 5:45PM POOL C ARGENTINA SCORE ARGENTINA V USA USA SCORE SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER WATCH LIVE SCORE Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya City ON TVNZ 1 8:15PM POOL A SCOTLAND SCORE SCOTLAND V RUSSIA RUSSIA SCORE ...... Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture FINALS WATCH LIVE WALES SCORE 10:45PM POOL D ON TVNZ 1 FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER SCORE WALES V FIJI FIJI SCORE 10:00PM BRONZE PLAY-OFF Oita Stadium, Oita Prefecture LOSER SEMI-FINAL 1 V LOSER SEMI-FINAL 2 Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2 NOVEMBER AUSTRALIA SCORE SATURDAY 11:15PM POOL D WATCH LIVE SCORE 10:00PM RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL ON TVNZ 1 AUSTRALIA V GEORGIA GEORGIA SCORE WINNER SEMI-FINAL 1 V WINNER SEMI-FINAL 2 Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka Prefecture International Stadium, Yokohama City

ADVERTISER ADVERTISER BANNER DPS ADVERTISEMENT LHS 35mm D x 410mm W BANNER DPS ADVERTISEMENT RHS 35mm D x 410mm W RUGBY WORLD CUP QUIZ 1. Before the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, who were the 10. Who scored the opening try at both the 1987 and 1991 reigning international champions because they won the gold Rugby World Cup tournaments? medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics rugby tournament? 11. Name the two stadiums that have twice hosted the 2. The World Cup winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup. Rugby World Cup final. Who was William Webb Ellis? 12. Only one non-Southern Hemisphere country has won the 3. Which Rugby World Cup held no qualifying tournament? Rugby World Cup. Name the country and year they won. 4. Which country has won the most Rugby World Cups? 13. Which England player married Zara Phillips, daughter of 5. Who are the only nations to host and win a tournament? Princess Anne, in 2011? 6. What are the most points scored by a team at a Rugby World 14. Who is the highest points scorer in Rugby World Cup Cup match? Name the teams playing in that game and which history? year it occurred. 7. What is the widest winning margin in a Rugby World Cup game? 15. Who is the oldest player to play in a Rugby World Cup final? 8. Which two players have made a record 22 appearances at 16. Who is the youngest player to play in a Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup tournaments? final? 9. Who played at both the Cricket and Rugby World Cup tourna- 17. Name the only team to get two red cards in one match at a

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