Sports Gazette Launches Daily Coverage of Rugby World Cup
The Sports Gazette has unveiled its plans for unprecedented coverage of the Rugby World Cup.
The tournament, hosted by New Zealand, will feature twelve teams from across the globe, battling it out for a place in the final on November 12th.
“We will be doing daily coverage of the tournament in a number of guises, from previews and analysis to some very exciting interviews,” explains Editor, James Price. He will be part of team of six producing content that covers all twelve teams competing in New Zealand.
The World Cup Daily Podcast will launch tomorrow with its preview episode, before daily coverage starts with analysis of matches on October 8th.
Imogen Ainsworth, Rugby writer for the Gazette said: “It’s been great to see the progression of the sport since 2017, and hopefully it will continue to go from strength to strength. I can’t wait to watch what will undoubtedly be a fantastic few weeks of rugby!”
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament has not taken place since 2017. At this run out in Ireland the Black Ferns were once again victorious, winning the trophy for the fifth time in six World Cup campaigns.
2021 also heralds the introduction of a quarter final stage in a format that sees the top two teams from each of the three pools advancing, along with the two best performing third place teams.
Favourites, England start their campaign on Saturday at 16:45 local time, against Fiji.
The World Cup Daily Podcast will be free to listen to on Apple, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.