{"id":324020,"date":"2025-12-19T04:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/324020\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:34:09","slug":"england-captain-maro-itoje-stood-down-from-rugby-with-immediate-effect-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/324020\/","title":{"rendered":"England captain Maro Itoje stood down from rugby with immediate effect &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pool D<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u00a0\u2013 Well-drilled, intelligent, and ruthlessly efficient across the park.<br \/>Scotland\u00a0\u2013 Creative attackers with growing confidence and slick backline play.<br \/>Uruguay\u00a0\u2013 Tenacious, organized, and fearless against bigger rugby nations.<br \/>Portugal\u00a0\u2013 Exciting, fast-paced, and thriving with a young, fearless core.<\/p>\n<p>Pool E<\/p>\n<p>France\u00a0\u2013 Electric, unpredictable, and capable of brilliance from anywhere.<br \/>Japan\u00a0\u2013 High-tempo, disciplined, and tactically sharp\u2014they never stop moving.<br \/>USA\u00a0\u2013 Athletic and physical, with a growing pool of exciting talent.<br \/>Samoa\u00a0\u2013 Bone-shaking tackles, powerful runners, and trademark island flair.<\/p>\n<p>Pool F<\/p>\n<p>England\u00a0\u2013 Structured, strategic, and capable of grinding down any opponent.<br \/>Wales\u00a0\u2013 Proud, passionate, and dangerous when the momentum swings their way.<br \/>Tonga\u00a0\u2013 Heavy hitters with explosive power and fearless intensity.<br \/>Zimbabwe\u00a0\u2013 Energetic and ambitious, bringing speed and spirit to every contest.<\/p>\n<p>Quiz: Name these 10 retro rugby players<\/p>\n<p>From jaw-dropping tries to unforgettable moments (and yes, some questionable haircuts), these players defined a golden era of the game. If their names don\u2019t instantly come to mind, we suggest a quick trip to YouTube to jog your memory. Trust us, it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to test your knowledge? Let\u2019s see if you\u2019ve still got it. Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>More Quizzes:<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pool D Ireland\u00a0\u2013 Well-drilled, intelligent, and ruthlessly efficient across the park.Scotland\u00a0\u2013 Creative attackers with growing confidence and slick&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324021,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-324020","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}