In the thrilling world of rugby, several countries have made their mark, leaving an indelible legacy on the World Cup scene. These titans of the game have battled through intense rivalries, weathered the storm of nail-biting games, and triumphed in their quest for glory. While France and England have both tasted victory and defeat, they…
USA has entered the bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, scuppering Australia’s position as the frontrunner to get the nod. Before the USA entered the race it was down to Australia and Russia with the former looking all but certain to get the bid. Overall, USA has launched an ambitious bid campaign for…
The 2019 Rugby World currently taking place in Japan. Twenty nations are looking to lift the cup. With some outstanding experiences in the tournament, which one has been your favorite player so far? Or, are you looking for Rhode Island sports betting to win some money? if you know the top players in the tournament,…
The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be held in Tokyo Japan. The tournament will be held from 20 September to 2 November. This will be the first time that it will be held in Asia. Jamaica, Russia, Italy and South Africa had expressed interest in bidding, Japan won the bidding war. The World Cup is…
The Irish rugby team is creating history with its performance in the recent past. It has succeeded its hand on the Grand Slam even winning matches in London and Paris- the first time since 1979! The team has come a long way since then and the recent results prove the determination and grith the team…
Winning a major sporting tournament gives any country’s national pride a shot of adrenalin, but it can also be a significant boost for its economy. Countries winning the football World Cup can expect to their stock index to outperform global indices by as much as 3.5 per cent in the following month, according to Goldman…
This year’s Rugby World Cup will be the biggest one in history, as another 100,000 more tickets will be going on sale next week. After the venue configurations were completed for the 13 grounds the overall ticket capacity has gone up from 2.3 million to 2.45 million. Over 2.15 million tickets have been sold so…
For well over a decade the National Rugby League ran on a strict budget. It was a competition that was under funded due to a terrible broadcasting deal that was put together while the game was negotiating from a position of weakness. In 2014 things are very different. The National Rugby League is a competition…
Fairfax media is reporting that Israel Folau and his manager met with NRL Head Of Football Todd Greenberg at a cafe at Sydney Football Stadium. The meeting may mean nothing, and all parties seem to be passing it off as a chance meeting in which all sides were just friendly with one another…but that isn’t…
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Parramatta Eels are once again looking to sign Israel Folau, and that there is a slight possibility that Folau may switch back to Rugby League before the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup. The Eels had Folau wrapped up early last year but the NRL dragged its heels…
If a Rugby Union web site offered me three times as much money to write about Rugby Union, I’d ditch you lot faster than Sam Burgess decided to ditch the South Sydney Rabbitohs! Sure I’d probably develop narcolepsy, I’d have to come up with some stupid back story about a fancy school I didn’t actually…
The news that Sam Burgess has told Rabbitohs management that he will be heading to England to play Rugby Union next season has taken off across all the media websites and social media. The general feeling amongst Souths fans is that he has stabbed the club in the back, and our very own League Freak…
Reports out of England suggest that South Sydney Rabbitohs forward Sam Burgess has already signed a three year deal with the English Rugby Football Union that will see him playing Rugby Union for Bath by the end of 2014. Former English Rugby League player Andrew Farrell is said to have helped negotiate the deal during…
Welcome to the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup. The last World Cup in which Australia will compete as anything other than a minnow. You see, Rugby Union in Australia has a problem. It is a game that prides itself on retaining its supposed class superiority and this has seen the game remain marginalized across the wider Australian…