A titanic battle at the set piece between two big and experienced packs, plenty of kicking from hand all over the park and big men from both teams trying smash their way over the gainline can be expected.
Sunday’s match at Yokohama International Stadium is shaping to be a hugely physical contest, with both teams looking to dominate the set-piece and send big ball carriers crashing over the gain line.
Vitoria led 2-1 thanks to first-half goals by former Tottenham Hotspur prospect Marcus Edwards and Bruno Duarte either side of Brazilian teenager Gabriel Martinelli’s leveller for the hosts — his fifth goal in only his third star
A war of words has broken out between Chiefs coach Ernst Middendorp and Pitso Mosimane after the Sundowns coach claimed Chiefs' run of six wins from eight games was as a result of poor decisions by referees.
The All Blacks stick with their recent innovation of having goal-kicking Richie Mo'unga at fly-half, with two-time World Player of the Year Beauden Barrett in a free-roaming full-back role.
It’s been another Game week 9 in the FPL. The smaller teams are putting up fight, the bigger teams are cancelling each other out, and it’s driving us crazy!
The five-time world champion, who could claim his sixth title at this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix, said he had to turn down a possible role in the soon-to-be-released 'Top Gun: Maverick' due to lack of time.
The move has been an open secret with Fernando Alonso entering rallies in South Africa and Morocco as preparation with fellow Spaniard and former Dakar motorcycle winner Marc Coma as co-driver.
Experienced Leigh Halfpenny is expected to be named on Friday as replacement for his fellow British and Irish Lion for the game in Yokohama.
Barcelona swarmed forward from the kick-off, keeping Slavia bottled up in their own end and denying them possession.
