Rugby World Cup roundup as England star promises tries and organizers apologize for mistakes.

Even though the Rugby World Cup has only been underway for a little over a week, the tournament’s administrators have already faced criticism for a number of mishaps during the first round of matches.

The Rugby World Cup second round will begin on Thursday, and the hosts France will play Uruguay looking to build on their victory over New Zealand in the tournament’s opening round.

After a few controversies from the first round of group matches, organizers will be happy to talk about on-field action once more. One was fixed on Tuesday when all national anthems were re-recorded following a string of dubious performances that disrupted pre-match build-ups over the weekend.

Fans are confused as to why South Africa’s Jesse Kriel hasn’t been cited after going unpunished for a similar incident against Scotland while Tom Curry has been given a two-match suspension for his red card against Argentina.
In fact, rugby’s biggest party has already felt the full impact of the strict new tackle laws.

The organizers apologize for the disturbance caused by the fans.

The Rugby World Cup organizers were compelled to apologize to the tens of thousands of spectators who came to games in Marseille and Bordeaux on the first weekend.

Since the tragic events that marred the 2022 Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, attention has been focused on the French government.
However, long lines at the turnstiles caused a large number of fans to miss much of England’s victory over Argentina in Marseille. The Bordeaux tram system had issues the next day, which prevented some fans of Ireland and Romania from arriving at their seats in a timely manner.

The Irish supporters eventually made it to the field in Bordeaux.

President of France 2023 Jacques Rivoal apologized on Wednesday: “It was our responsibility.
We apologize to the fans who missed kick-off.
Assuring that changes would be made, tournament director Michel Pousseau added: “Our goal is to provide the best experience for our fans.
I want to express my understanding for how disappointed our supporters were that they were unable to arrive at the stadiums in Bordeaux and Marseille on time.
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Daly affirms England’s efforts.

Few supporters would have complained about a lack of tries in England’s superb rearguard victory over Argentina given that their team was reduced to 14 men so early in the game.
Instead, George Ford kicked all 27 points.

But the fact remains that Steve Borthwick’s team has only crossed the goal line five times in five games, which is hardly a statistic that suggests a lot of threat.
However, ahead of Sunday’s match with Japan, full back Elliot Daly has now insisted that there will be an increase in attacking threat.

He stated on the Rugby Union Daily podcast that “if we keep getting opportunities we’re definitely going to score some tries.”.
“I think there are a lot of opportunities being created, in fact.
We went over a few that we probably didn’t quite get right, especially in the first half, but the important thing is that we can all now see the big picture.
We now perceive the game much more favorably than we did when we first met in camp.
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Refs’ excuse for not wearing watches is given.

There is a justification for the referees’ absence of watches during the opening games of the Rugby World Cup.

On the first weekend, it was observed that officials relied on the siren, stadium clocks, and television match officials to ensure their timing was accurate. And the reason for that is a disagreement between the tournament’s organizers and Tudor, the time sponsor.

A standoff between the Swiss company and the officials has reportedly existed since the last tournament four years ago when a referee profited from one of the watches, according to New Zealand media outlet Stuff.
Although they are not a direct competitor, officials have been told they can wear Garmin watches during the competition instead, but they have opted to forgo this.