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1) The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, and the group stage will give minnows the chance to shine. Wales have been susceptible to shocks down the years – in 1999, they lost 31-38 to Samoa in Cardiff. That was a painful repeat of a 1991 stunner at the Arms Park, when they lost to Western Samoa. There was also Wales 34-38 Fiji in 2007, in which the Pacific Islanders produced a devastating 80 minutes of attacking rugby.
From the same year, Argentina’s 17-12 defeat of the hosts France looked to have been a seismic shock, except that they met again in the third-place match and the Pumas won by an even greater margin. And where else to end but with this year’s hosts. Eddie Jones masterminded one of sport’s greatest shocks in 2015: South Africa 32-34 Japan.
Written by Guardian sport
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