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I thought Uruguay were a little underwhelming. Straight away they tried to play away from their strengths by going for cross field kick and chases and trying to play wider with the ball when they should've just kept smashing off 9. Eventually they went to that (at some points setting what I...

Uruguay 28-3 Hong Kong Uruguay: Try: Felipe Berchesi (71'), Diego Magno (80+3') Con: Agustín Ormaechea 0/2 (72'x, 80+4') Pen: Agustín Ormaechea 5/8 (3', 7'x, 23'x, 28', 33'x, 57', 67', 76'), Felipe Berchesi 1/1 (44') DG: Berchesi 0/1 (64'x) Sub: missed who came on/off (55'), 23 on 11 off...

Uruguay 6-3 Hong Kong Uruguay: Pen: Agustín Ormaechea 2/5 (3', 7'x, 23'x, 28', 33'x) Hong Kong: Pen: Chris McAdam 1/1 (13')

Hong Kong’s starting line-up 1. Leon Wei Hon-sum; 2. Alex Harris; 3. James Cooper; 4. Paul Dwyer; 5. Jack Delaforce; 6. Nick Hewson (captain); 7. Matt Lamming; 8. Pale Tauti; 9. Jamie Hood; 10. Chris McAdam; 11. Salom Yiu Kam-shing; 12. Jake Phelps; 13. Lloyd Jones; 14. Rowan Varty; 15. Alex...

Forgot to add in as well, a popular set move the Japanese use to get the ball wide is the 10-12 loop where 12 will sucker the defense to think he's passing to 13 but hits 10 out on the loop. Not from this season but a good cut of their backline:

Solid analysis, I love watching Japan play although some of the examples were more exhibits for terrible defense than Japan's attack being great (try vs. USA, or the USA intercept try, just a poor decision in my opinion more than a product of the system). A key note on the forward runners off...

Don't count out Hong Kong, they've given Japan some trouble the past couple of years and play well together. I'm not saying expect a win, but they will be much more competitive than Kazakhstan 4 years ago, and I do not expect a 40 point scoreline like 4 years ago. HK may have the backs advantage...

Updated qualifer stats (also linked in my signature): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jmPVKThkkYo5nF8AyCfLToL8-6CogBuv8GtT0bhkMuM/edit?usp=sharing

Adapted from: http://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/1554912/hop-skip-and-numerous-jumps-ahead-biggest-game-hk-history COACH’S CORNER ANDY HALL PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 July, 2014, 8:39pmUPDATED : Friday, 18 July, 2014, 10:17am A hop, skip and numerous jumps ahead of biggest game in HK...

Zimbabwe Sables squad for Russia Forwards: Pieter Joubert, Keith Murray, Kevin Nqindi, Jan Ferreira, Graeme Lawler, Jacques Leitao, Lambert Groenewald, Lawrence Cleminson, Sanele Sibanda, Matthew Mandioma, Farai Mudariki, Fortune Chipendu, Kingsley Lang, Takunda Chifokoyo. Backs: Daniel Hondo...

It'd be sick if a rugby game made a create-a-move aspect, creating your own set plays and being able to practice them to use in games...imagine how creative things would get!

What a cruel turn of events to wake up to...

Big thing for me is rosters, get 'em licensed, get them extended, get them realistic. RWC'11 I got upset (I guess pis-sed is a censored word?) at the number of times my guy would lose the ball after making a break but that's whatever. And if there was a way to call plays quicker, maybe I'm not...

Zimbabwe to overtake Kenya in points difference only needs a +6, not +10.

Kenya 29-22 Namibia!!! (19-12 HT) Zimbabwe 57-22 Madagascar (22-15 HT)

Fiji 108-6 Cook Islands (29-6 HT) Fiji Try: Metuisela Talebula (2', 73'), Nemia Kenatale (28'), Asaeli Tikoirotuma (30'), Nemani Nadolo (32', 43', 53'), Watisoni Votu (38'), Akapusi Qera (49'), Aadriu Delai (60', 77'), Leroy Atalifo (65'), Nikola Matawalu (68', 79'), Timoci Nagusa (71', 80+4')...

Starting Saturday, matches will be shown live on South African SuperSport 9.

Match report I kept (Canadian subs at start of half really got me). USA 38-35 Canada (18-28 HT) USA Try: Blaine Scully (28', 59'), Chris Wyles (31'), Brett Thompson (70') Con: Chris Wyles 3/4 (28'x, 32', 61', 71') Pen: Chris Wyles 4/4 (5', 11', 52', 68') YC: Scott LaValla (80+1') S: ***i...

Tolkin's arse has just been saved with this win. As a US fan glad to finally see a couple of streaks end today, they showed flashes of their potential but still tons of stuff to work on. I'm still not convinced in this side, but a step in the right direction. Apart from a couple of stretches...

Great read, ABs have always been killer on the counter and overlap situations, very rarely do they get it wrong. Executing overlaps has been a growing issue, often ball carriers drift over or don't commit defenders before passing. Support play is equally important, support players must fix...