Rugby World Cup orders referees to get tough and avoid ‘football culture

Referees at the Rugby World Cup have been instructed to take swift action against players found to be diving or feigning injury.

“As it’s in England, it will generate a lot of interest due to the home nations”.

Good news for Conor Murray who was voted as the sexiest Irish player at the Rugby World Cup, with Paul O’Connell coming second and Sean O’Brien third by the Irish respondents of the survey.

Halfpenny’s absence could be particularly tough in a pool where points difference could be a factor in deciding which teams go through to the last eight.

“The core of our team has been together since June past year “.

Rugby will also invade Wembley, the 90,000-capacity home of English football, which will stage two pool games.

The aim is also that fans following the teams spend time exploring the cultural attractions in the cities hosting the matches.

Of the dedicated rugby grounds, Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium (capacity 16,500) and Exeter’s Sandy Park (12,300) will provide more intimate environments on match day.

He was asked to produce a 4ft replica of the statue by vehicle giant Peugeot, which was unveiled in Menton, France, near to where Webb Ellis is buried, to herald the start of the rugby World Cup tournament in France in 2007.

Former England captain and World Cup victor Lawrence Dallaglio was present to meet rugby enthusiasts and pose for pictures with the trophy, and the Hackney club ran rugby activities for kids in the square.

Some 466,000 foreigners are expected to visit England for the tournament, spending an estimated 869 million ($A1.88 billion) during their trip.

The design was officially chosen in February 1987 ahead of the tournament in May.

Lastly, Argentina always bring some colour to these events and they will be lifted immeasurably by their recent maiden win over the Springboks but they still lack the consistency required to negotiate such rocky waters.

In Ireland the number of people who say they have a passion for the game rises from the usual 51% of people during the year to 88% during the Rugby World Cup!

He’d missed a string of drop-goals that would’ve won the match, and was now taking aim with his weaker right foot – but this time he landed the one that really mattered.

The lock has chose to retire from the worldwide game after the tournament and Brian O’Driscoll has not long quit as one of the team’s long-standing stars.

Among them are “restricted items” which “might compromise or otherwise interfere with the enjoyment or comfort or any person at the venue”.

The Springbok shirt had, for many black South Africans, traditionally been a symbol of the ruling white regime.

One image did so much to unite a nation so divided in its past.

Mr Sole said: “I saw it in the news the other day and just thought it was complete double standards after being at the Netball World Cup and seeing the team led on by a lone piper”.