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We've unveiled the All-Star fantasy team of the week; the top performers in each position in round two.

Jorja Miller made an appearance for the second week running, and is part of a forward pack that is represented by eight different nations.

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Japan feeling the love

The familiar sight of the Japanese players bowing to the crowd after a game has become an iconic part of rugby and in particular the Rugby World Cup.

It seems that the players themselves are loving the mutual feeling of appreciation at RWC 2025. 

"Even after the matches, when we went around to greet the fans, everyone stood and cheered us on, which made me feel very emotional," said Kotomi Taniguchi.

"We always say to each other, 'We are so grateful. What a wonderful country this is' as we bow to the crowd."

Key stats of the round

It's that time of the week where we test your knowledge of rugby along with your knowledge of something else. And today that something else is classic Christmas films.

Specifically, how long they are and how that compares with the length of time England's tryline has not been breached at Rugby World Cup 2025.

All will be revealed on that if you click here, as well as finding out how some of the most frugal defensive teams aside from England have gone about barricading their doors at the tournament.

'Halse a natural footy player'

Emily Chancellor was full of praise for young Wallaroos sensation Caitlyn Halse when speaking to the media on Tuesday. Halse has scored four tries already at #RWC2025, and team-mate Chancellor is not surprised.

"I love watching the way she has grown over the last three years at the Waratahs, from a kid with a hell of lot of talent but not a lot of self-belief move into a player who is backing herself, executing and enjoying it," Chancellor said.

"The confidence that she's built playing in the gold jersey over the last two years is unreal to see. She truly believes in what she's doing. She has good communication and a good skill set but she's also a natural footy player.

"I remember her watching one of the boys doing a banana kick in training and then after five minutes of trying it before the session, in the session she pulled out this epic end-over-end banana ball bounce that swung off the field, with no fear of failure. There's this natural ability."

Black Ferns mentally enter the knockouts

We may still be just over a week until the quarter-finals kick off, but New Zealand have taken the attitude that their knockouts are starting early.

The Black Ferns face Ireland in Brighton on Sunday, with the winner taking the top seed in Pool C and therefore the better seeding and potential route in the knockouts.

"Every game from now on, we believe it’s a final, Kennedy Tukuafu said. "We want to make sure we don’t show all our cards but make sure that we nail the moments that we do get."

You can read the full story on RugbyPass here.

And finally... what it means to Samoa

Samoa coach Ramsey Tomokino was asked during a press conference what it means for his team to be representing the country at Rugby World Cup 2025.

Tomokino was visibly emotional as he described the scenes from when the team got off the bus before their game against England.

You can see his response in the video below:

You can still get tickets to Samoa's final game of Rugby World Cup 2025 against USA in York on Saturday by clicking here.