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Rugby was a pretty major sport under Ceaucescu but when he and his missus were shot, it wasn't deemed a high priority and the sport died a death. It's only recently been revived. It's a reminder of the power politicians can have on a sport: rugby was quite a big sport in pre-Hitler Germany and...

I'd love to see Georgia in the 6N. I'd be heading for Tbilisi for Wales' first game there - what a trip. Leaves Marseille in the shade

What a try that was: the speed of thought and the slickness of the handling were just brilliant

The TMO had a bit of a mare there, Irish foot clearly in touch

You mean Mae hen gwlad fy nhadau? 😂 I certainly know all the words and sing it rather lustily

Uruguay are quite a bit stronger than Namibia though. However, I guess it shows that France's second string is not as strong as NZ's second string

That was a cracking match - Wales need to work on their fitness levels, they looked dead for the last five minutes. Fiji didn't the breaks from the ref. I was away earlier and only saw the non-red card in the Scotland match on replay, but that was a terrible decision. I'm sure he'll get cited...

You're clearly not a coach at a club. We have to deal with parents who are worried about the effects of concussion and whether the game is safe for little Johnny or Jane. The game has massively changed - I remember getting being concussed in a ruck and told to get on with it. The RFU is already...

Well, I actually am a rugby ref and I can try to explain. The Curry incident was head on head and head on head is always going to be a red unless there are mitigating circumstances (ie the ball carrier dropped his head, or head hit shoulder and went upwards). The ref will also judge the severity...

How did they manage to make the most rousing of all anthems into a mess?

I was going to have a tenner on France to win the cup but at 3-1, I don't think I'll bother. I'm certainly not backing Wales as I'm not sure we'll get through the group. Looking forward to the competition though: there are four sides who can genuinely win it: NZ, SA, Ireland and France - and...