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Typhoon Hagibis– which has been described as the biggest of the year – has already seen two Pool matches (England vs France and New Zealand vs Canada) called off over safety fears.
Today’s match between Ireland and Samoa is set to go ahead, but all four of Sunday’s matches will be reviewed on Sunday morning.
One of those seesScotland rugby teamface Japan and, should that one be called off, Scotland would (in all likelihood) be eliminated from the tournament…
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Sexton has 16 of Ireland’s points and now 24 at this World Cup. He scores his second try of the match (Ireland’s crucial fourth) but fluffs the kick.
38 mins:Lam concedes a penalty and Ireland have the ball back. Sexton kicks into Samoan territory and will go in search of that crucial fourth try before the break.
35 mins:Samoa hardly saw the ball in that opening 20 minutes but they’re enjoying some possession now with the man advantage.
RED CARD!
29 mins:It’s a long breather for Bundee Aki. That’s his evening over. It didn’t look good in real time, it looked worse on replay. Seunteni, who took the contact, is up and looks OK.
29 mins:Bundee Aki leads with the shoulder. He could be taking a breather here …
Blink and you’ll miss it. Samoa respond just as Ireland were looking to put his game beyond them. Stander is the last line of defense but Lam’s momentum takes him through the No8 and over the line.
Ireland have had 86 per cent territory.
Only Sexton would cross the whitewash and then dither with ball in hand as he looks to make the conversion a little easier for himself. After a brief pause, he gives up in his quest for the posts and pops it down. His kick is good anyway: 21 – zip.
TRY!
21 mins: TRY!Ireland 21 – 0 Samoa
They’re not hanging around here.
14 mins:Leiua looks to have intercepted it in the middle as he bolts for the whitewash but we’re coming back for a knock-on.
It’s Furlong this time who dances through Samoan shirts from 10 meters out. Impressive start from the Irish, who can only be certain of a spot in the last eight with a four-try victory.
TRY!
10 mins: TRY!Ireland 14 – 0 Samoa
Half way to the bonus point already.
SIN BIN!
6 mins: Seilala Lam (Samoa)
6 mins:The TMO is involved again here. Seilala Lam goes in full force on Stockdale and his shoulder gives the Irishman a healthy smack on the chin. That’s not pretty.
Ireland catch the line out and drive for the line. Rory Best pins the ball down and Sexton kicks the extras, but not before a delay as the TMO weighs in to check CJ Stander’s role. It’s OK and the on-field decision stands.
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| Sept 20 | (Japan) – 10 Russia | Pool A, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | (Australia) – (Fiji) | Pool D, Sapporo | Report |
| Sept 21 | (France) – (Argentina) ***************************************************************************************** | Pool C, Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 21 | New Zealand 23 – 13 South Africa | Pool B, Yokohama | Report |
| Sept 22 | (Italy) – 22 Namibia | Pool B, Osaka | Report |
| (Sept) | (*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************) – 3 Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | |
| (Sept) | England 35 – 3 Tonga | Pool C, Sapporo | Report |
| (Sept) | (*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************) – (Georgia) | Pool D, Toyota City | Report |
| Sept 24 | Russia 9 – 34 Samoa | Pool A, Kumagaya | Report |
| Sept 25 | (Fiji) – 30 Uruguay | Pool D, Kamaishi | Report |
| Sept 26 | Italy 48 – 7 Canada | Pool B, Fukuoka | (Report |
| Sept 26 | England 45 – 7 USA | Pool C, Kobe | Report |
| Sept 28 | (Argentina) – 12 Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | Report |
| Sept 28 | (Japan) – 2 Ireland | Pool A, Shizuoka | Report |
| Sept 28 | South Africa – 7 Namibia | Pool B, Toyota City) | Report |
| Sept 29 | (Georgia) Uruguay | (Pool D, Kumagaya) ************* | Repor t |
| Sept 29 | (Australia) – 29 Wales | Pool D , Tokyo | Report |
| Sept 30 | Scotland 34 – 0 Samoa | Pool A, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 2 | (France) – 9 USA | Pool C, Fukuoka | Report |
| Oct 2 | New Zealand (-0 Canada) | (Pool B, Oita) ************* | |
| Oct 3 | Georgia 10 – (Fiji) | Report | |
| (Oct 3) | Ireland 35 – 0 Russia | Pool A, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 4 | South Africa 49 – 3 Italy | Pool B, Shizuoka | Report |
| Oct 5 | (Australia) – (Uruguay) | Pool D, Oita | Report |
| Oct 5 | (England) – 10 Argentina | Pool C, Tokyo | Report |
| Oct 5 | (Japan) – 19 Samoa | Pool A, Toyota City | Report |
| Oct 6 | (New Zealand) ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ 9 – Namibia | Pool B, Tokyo | Report |
| Oct 6 | France 23 – (Tonga) | Pool C, Kumamoto | Report |
| Oct 8 | (South Africa) – 7 Canada | Pool B, Kobe | Report |
| Oct 9 | (Argentina) – (USA) | Pool C, Kumagaya | Report |
| Oct 9 | Scotland 61 – 0 Russia | Pool A, Shizuoka | Report |
| Oct 9 | (Wales) – 17 Fiji | Pool D, Oita | Report |
| (Oct) | 27 – 8 Georgia | (Pool D, Shizuoka) | Report |
| OFF | New Zealand vs Italy | OFF | OFF |
| OFF | England vs France | OFF | OFF |
| Oct 12 | Ireland vs Samoa | Pool A, Fukuoka | 11. am |
| Oct 13 | (Namibia vs Canada) | Pool B, Kamaishi | 4. 15 am |
| Oct 13 | USA vs Tonga | Pool C, Higashiosaka | am |
| Oct 13 | Wales vs Uruguay | Pool D, Kumamoto | am |
| Oct 13 | Japan vs Scotland | Pool A, Yokohama | 11. 45 AM |
| Oct 19 | Winner C v Runner Up D | QF 1, Oita | 8. 15 am |
| Oct 19 | Winner B v Runner Up A | QF 2, Tokyo | 11. 15 am |
| (Oct) | Winner D v Runner Up C | QF 3, Oita | 8. 15 am |
| Oct 20 | Winner A v Runner Up B | QF 4, Tokyo | 11. (am) |
| Oct 26 | Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 2 | SF 1, Yokohama | 9am |
| Oct 27 | Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 | SF 2, Yokohama | 9am |
| Nov 1 | Loser SF 1 v Loser SF 2 | Third place play-off, Tokyo | 9am |
| Nov 2 | Final | Yokohama | 9am |
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