Rugby World Cup 2023: All the team news for week two

[Burgs]

Rugby World Cup 2023 is underway as teams fight for a place in the knockout stages.

Hosts France will kick off the week against Uruguay, one of four teams yet to play in this year's tournament.

The All Blacks will look to bounce back against Namibia whilst world number one Ireland will face a revamped Tonga.

The Wallabies headline Sunday, set to play an entertaining match with Fiji in Saint Etienne.

Check out all the details for every Rugby World Cup team for week two as they drop:

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/rugby-...-lists-2023912

[todd4]

Why was Ireland wearing white v Tonga and why was Wales wearing black v Portugal? Their traditional colours would not have clashed.
Does this have something to do with what was raised recently about colour impaired people finding it hard to distinguish colours e.g. green vs red or red vs yellow? The example at the time was NZ v SA black vs green. Is this where this is going or am I reading too much into it?

[palitu]

just saw this:

https://aussie.zone/post/2084577

talks about the kit colours and colour blindness.

[todd4]

Not sure I agree with this. How is Wales wearing black/yellow vs Portugal's white easier to see than Wales wearing red vs Portugal's white? Political correctness gone mad. Not happy Jan.

[palitu]

Not sure I agree with this. How is Wales wearing black/yellow vs Portugal's white easier to see than Wales wearing red vs Portugal's white? Political correctness gone mad. Not happy Jan.

it's all (well, some of it) is wank.

[WFDom]

You guys can't say that. You'll offend a micro-minority & get cancelled!

[jargan83]

Not sure I agree with this. How is Wales wearing black/yellow vs Portugal's white easier to see than Wales wearing red vs Portugal's white? Political correctness gone mad. Not happy Jan.

World Rugby trying to generate revenue via alternate jersey sales.

The colorblindness excuse is just that.