Suddenly, Japan held their fate in their own hands.The pure emotion that poured out of the Japanese players proved a joy to behold.Wales held on to a slender advantage to beat the Wallabies in a corker at the Tokyo Stadium, giving Gatland’s side the advantage in Pool D.Scotland meanwhile got back to winning ways with a convincing victory over Samoa.The Barrett brothers became the first siblings to have three brothers starting the same World Cup match as Jordie, Scott and Beauden all featured in the landslide victory over Canada for the All Blacks.Owen Farrell found himself on the end of a second red-card tackle in as many games as Thomas Lavanini was sent off for Argentina in an England victory that guaranteed them a place in the quarter-finals with a game to spare.The victory would also see Jack Nowell return to action and score immediately, though his World Cup campaign would start and end on the same night in a 12-minute cameo.Japan continued their 100 per cent record with a victory over Samoa to secure a showdown against Scotland in a winner-takes-all contest.TJ Perenara finished one of the tries of the tournament as New Zealand overcame a resilient Namibia side to book their place in their last eight.France survived an almighty scare against Tonga after holding on to victory by just two points to reach the quarter-finals.Scotland nilled Russia to give themselves a chance of making the knockout stage.Wales and Fiji played out one of the games of the World Cup as Warren Gatland’s side just did enough to see off a brutal display from the Pacific Islanders.However the World Cup suddenly took a back seat as Typhoon Hagibis approached with wind gusts of more than 160mph and a very real threat to life, resulting in World Rugby taking drastic action to cancel matches for the first time.England’s Pool C decider against France was cancelled, as was New Zealand’s game with Italy and Canada’s match against Namibia.The devastation from the typhoon left nearly 90 people dead and more missing across Japan.Japan paid tribute to the victims of the typhoon along with the other teams with a moment of silence before kick-off, but somehow the Pool A decider between the hosts and Scotland went ahead as scheduled in Yokohama just hours after Hagibis had torn through.Japan delivered one of the great World Cup performances to reach their quarter-finals for the first time and send Scotland home.The victory was celebrated by the entire nation as the players soaked up their new hero status.The emotion of the victory was clear to see on the faces of the Japanese players, as demonstrated by prop Isileli Nakajima.The first quarter-final saw England deliver a rampant second-half display to defeat Australia.The win was widely celebrated by England as they banished the painful memories of 2015.The win was widely celebrated by England as they banished the painful memories of 2015.The All Blacks ran riot against Ireland to book their place in the semi-finals where they would take on England.The defeat brought the curtain down on Ireland captain Rory Best’s professional career.France were leading their quarter-final against Wales when lock Sebastien Vahaamahina threw a deliberate elbow at flanker Aaron Wainwright to earn himself a red card.The incident proved the turning point in the match as the numerical advantage gave Wales a way back into the contest.Ross Moriarty scored the crucial try that kept Wales’s World Cup dreams alive.Cheslin Kolbe and Makazole Mapimpi proved the end of Japan’s World Cup campaign as South Africa secured their place in the last four.Japan were inconsolable despite already achieving something that had never been done by the nation before.Jamie Joseph’s side had proven the fairy tale story of the World Cup for the second successive tournament.The first semi-final started with a bang as England chose to respond to the Haka by forming an inverted V facing the All Blacks.Eddie Jones’s side fed off the energy created before kick-off as Manu Tuilagi put them in front inside two minutes to give them a lead they would not relinquish.England celebrate one of their greatest victories after ending the All Blacks’s reign as world champions.Japanese fans had no qualms getting behind the remaining teams left in the competition as a number showed their support for Wales.Jake Ball and Faf de Klerk got to know each other as the pair clashed early in the second semi-final.In the end South Africa had too much physicality for Wales as Damian de Allende booked the Springboks’ place in the final.New Zealand beat Wales in the match no one wanted to play as they clinched third place.Cheslin Kolbe celebrates scoring the opening try that put South Africa out of reach in the Rugby World Cup final.Makazole Mapimpi’s effort minutes from full-time condemned England to defeat in the final.Siya Kolisi became the first black captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup as South Africa became three-time world champions.Owen Farrell and his England side were left to ponder what could have been as they suffered World Cup heartbreak.Billy Vunipola is left battered and bloody from the final as England applaud their defiant fans who remained long after the final whistle.Siya Kolisi celebrates the Springboks’ World Cup win on their return to South Africa.The coaching exodus started as Michael Cheika left his role with the Wallabies in a messy row with Rugby Australia.Steve Hansen ended his lengthy reign as New Zealand boss following the third-place finish.Hansen was eventually replaced by his assistant coach Ian Foster.The Premiership got underway midway through the World Cup as clubs looked to cope without their international players.Bristol opened the season with an impressive victory over close rivals Bath.Saracens’ cause got even worse as they began their season with a defeat against Northampton Saints.A number of World Cup stars got stuck straight into action, including Stuart Hogg as he made his Exeter debut against Bath just a week after Scotland’s elimination.Just a day after England returned home from Japan, Saracens found themselves docked 35 points and fined £5.3m for breaching the salary cap in a story that would dominate the headlines for weeks to come.The former England captain is forced to quit the sport after failing to recover from the knee injury that had kept him out of the entirety of 2019.The new European season got underway as Toulouse sent out a statement of intent by defeating Gloucester at Kingsholm.Exeter made early in-roads with a dominant display over La Rochelle to spearhead the English attack.Eddie Jones swapped coach’s box at Twickenham as he took charge of the Barbarians against Fiji.Meanwhile Warren Gatland returned to Cardiff as Baabaas coach the following week to take on the Wales side that he coached to fourth place at the World Cup just a month before.New head coach Wayne Pivac gets the better of his predecessor Gatland - just - in an entertaining affair at the Principality Stadium.Finn Russell scores an audacious nutmeg try as Racing 92 and Munster play out a thrilling draw in Paris.The Irish side defeat reigning champions Saracens 10-3 at home, before losing in the return leg a week later when both sets of players were involved in a large brawl.Northampton Saints record their record victory in the East Midlands derby to go top of the Premiership.Former Borders, Newcastle and Scotland rugby player Doddie Weir is awarded the Helen Rollason award for his ongoing battle against Motor Neurone Disease and charity work.The sorry case surrounding Israel Folau finally reached a conclusion as the shamed rugby player reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Rugby Australia over his dismissal.Exeter Chiefs go top of the Premiership after fighting back from behind to beat Leicester.Saracens deliver one of the performances of the season to thrash Bristol Bears.Nizaam Carr scores a last-play try to give Wasps a crucial victory at Bristol.Harlequins took their annual festive 'big game' to Twickenham in their victory over the Tigers.“We have announced Eddie’s contract extension a few weeks later than planned as our focus was diverted to support the English rugby community during this difficult time, we are now turning our attention to developing plans to support the rebooting of rugby and a winning England team will provide a vital role in that.“We are delighted that Eddie will continue as head coach to run England’s campaign to take us to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

5:32am, 23 August 2020.

He led the Owls to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament.

“We are all looking forward to a time when we can get back to playing rugby and use the sport as a force for good in bringing people back together. “Now we want to be the team that is remembered as being the greatest team the game has ever seen.

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