Closing the pool stages
Canada v Romania
From prop Hubert Buydens’ lumberjack appearance, to Ray Barkwill’s great big bushy beard to the long flowing locks of eventual man of the match Jeff Hassler, it proved to be a hairy day for the Canadians, as Romania stunned them with a late fightback. The Oaks scored 17 points in the final 28 minutes as their powerful pack overcame Canada in the biggest comeback in World Cup history. Covering the men in red in both halves meant missing out on the Romanian’s tries but there were plenty of opportunities for photos after the final whistle, as the underdogs celebrated a memorable victory. Full set of images from the match
Jeff Hassler of Canada takes on the Romania defence
Skills, strength, jubilation and heartbreak
Tonga v Namibia
In front of a capacity crowd at Exeter’s Sandy Park, it was clear that neither side wanted a narrow, forward-orientated game, and the outcome was a thrilling clash, which Tonga eventually claimed, running out 35-21 winners. A first ever World Cup win still eludes Namibia, but they scored three tries in a match at the tournament for the first time and will take plenty of positives from the game. Full set of images from the match
Hale T Pole of Tonga fends Chrysander Botha of Namibia
One week in…
Scotland v Japan
With Japan playing their second match in four days after the heroics of their stunning win against South Africa, fitness was always going to be an issue late in the match, and so it proved. The game turned when Japan suffered the cruel loss of the influential Amanaki Mafi to injury early in the second half, as Scotland turned the screw and ran in 45-10 winners. Full set of images from the match
Tommy Seymour of Scotland looks to get past Kenki Fukuoka of Japan
Rugby World Cup opening weekend
England v Fiji
England were made to work hard by Fiji in their World Cup opener but pulled away in the last 20 minutes to secure a bonus-point win at Twickenham. Two tries from full-back Mike Brown and the impact from the bench saw Stuart Lancaster’s men home despite a disjointed display. Full set of images from the match
Fireworks are set off from the Twickenham roof as the teams enter the field of play
Ticket to Twickenham
Bath Rugby reached their first Premiership Final since 2004 with a crushing 47-10 play-off semi-final win over Leicester Tigers. Heads up clinical rugby was once again the order of the day with the home team running in seven glorious tries. Here are some of the stand out shots from an extraordinary match…
A look into the Bath Rugby changing rooms
A League Champions
Tom Biggs scores the opening try
In the gym with Bath Rugby
