20 September (Nelson) The interesting thing about this match is their social equality rankings closely match their rugby rating among the 20 countries competing. Italy ranks at 12th on our social indicators, and 11th on the IRB list, while Russia comes in at 20th and 19th respectively. Russia is brought down on social equality by bottom-of-the-tabl ...

Sunday 11 September The teams in Pool C get their foot to the ball for the first time today, with Australia playing Italy in Albany, and the United States facing off against Ireland in New Plymouth. Ireland will be favoured to win over the US. They also outrank on our measures of social fairness – Ireland being at no 2 in our overall rankings ...