The Rugby World Cup 2015!
The Rugby World Cup 2015!
The Rugby World Cup is a great sporting event that everyone loves to watch! Whether you're at the game, down the local pub or simply watching it from the comfort of your own home, theres no denying theres a brilliant atmosphere about it! It all kicks off on September the 18th and lasts until the 31st October with teams from all over the world competing to win that elusive trophy! The current holder, New Zealand will be looking to defend the trophy which will almost guarantee some brilliant games!
So, Whos competing in the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
With a staggering 20 Rugby Teams competing it may be hard to remember whos actually in it? We all know the usual ones but there is definitely some teams you would not have realised were!
Group A - Australia, England, Wales, Fiji and Uruguay
Group B - South Africa, Samoa, Japan, Scotland and U.S.A
Group C - New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga, Georgia and Namibia
Group D - France, Ireland, Italy, Canada and Romania
Wheres The Rugby being played?
There isnt just the one venue the games get played at as more than one will be going on at a time during the group stages! There is a huge 13 Venues that the matches will be played at, but what are they?
- Brighton Community Centre
- Elland Road
- Kingsholm Stadium
- Leicester City Stadium
- Manchester City Stadium
- Millenium Stadium
- The Stadium - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Sandy Park
- St James' Park
- Stadium MK
- Twickenham Stadium
- Villa Park
- Wembley Stadium
Rugby World Cup Fancy Dress
The Rugby World Cup would be a brilliant time to get in fancy dress and get behind you're team to show support! We have recently made a Rugby Fancy Dress section on our website which is full of supporters pack, hats, bunting and more! Check out some of the Rugby Fancy Dress we have to offer below!
Our Kangaroo Costume getting Tweeted by BBC Sport!
What's #ENGvAUS without a bit of fancy dress? Aus 107-1 (22nd over). Listen on @5liveSport http://t.co/ARvL1yBtU0 pic.twitter.com/yLKUacQ1MJ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 3, 2015