Rugby World Cup 2019

RTÉ's analysis of Ireland vs Samoa has switched over to RTÉ One.

To accommodate Georgia v Republic of Ireland football coverage, which kicked off at 2pm.

I think the reality has overtaken the rugby now in regards of the typhoon and can't see the Japan v Scotland game going ahead. I suspect it's only not yet been postponed more due it being the host nation involved rather than Scotland being eliminated without playing - World Rugby didn't care about that happening to Italy so won't against Japan, even with the threat of legal action.

As I said earlier the sombre start to of ITV's coverage of Ireland vs Samoa places the game into a sense of perspective.

And just before the 2nd half started, ITV showed some scenes from the bad weather so far, just to remind us that, in life, there are far more important things than an international rugby union match.

hear hear.

Namibia v Canada now cancelled as well. Japan v Scotland still scheduled and subject to safety inspections.

That match was a dead rubber anyway - both teams out regardless of the result.

Have ITV used their own commentators for all matches or taken the World Feed for some of the matches between lower ranked nations?

P.S. Japan v Scotland is going ahead.

They've used their own for every match - although if I'm honest the world feed isn't that good anyway so ITV have probably made the right call.

ITV have done their own commentary for every match however I believe Simon Ward & Danielle Vickerman have been off tube from the UK with Miles Harrison, Nick Mullins & Martin Gillingham and their co-comms in Japan. Today Japan v Scotland is the last game anchored from the UK with knockout games being presented on site by Mark Pougatch and presumably Jill Douglas as Craig Doyle said today to Jamie Roberts he would see him on Friday night at the Bath match as they are both staying in the UK and Doyle wished Gareth Thomas & Sam Warburton well as they will be in Japan next week.

Yes, you can definitely tell some matches feel different so off tube may be the reason. I assume it was Simon and Danielle on the USA v Tonga game this morning and another I caught earlier in the week.

Good they'll be on location for the final stages though being in the UK has been a benefit this weekend. I guess Jill will present the early games and Mark the later game next week. Jill defo got the best deal.

BTW was the football on Friday anchored from London as Mark Pougatch was down to do the cancelled England v France match yesterday.