Rugby World Cup 2015: pool phase awards

Japan’s outstanding full-back Ayumu Goromaru; Argentina’s colourful fans; Canadian schemer Jamie Cudmore; and wise-cracking referee Nigel Owens. Photograph: Reuters; Getty; JMP/Rex Shutterstock; AFP/Getty Japan’s outstanding full-back Ayumu Goromaru; Argentina’s colourful fans; Canadian schemer Jamie Cudmore; and wise-cracking referee Nigel Owens. Photograph: Reuters; Getty; JMP/Rex Shutterstock;

[yyamaguchi]

「 This will be remembered as the year the so-called tier two nations cast off their underdog status; Goromaru, along with his team-mates Michael Leitch and Fumiaki Tanaka, has been at the heart of this oval-shaped cultural revolution.」

[taskapremium]

英ガーディアン紙が選ぶ予選リーグベスト選手に五郎丸。ベストタックルにも五郎丸。最大の驚き。日本が南アに勝つ。 #jpn #rugbyjp

[idejunp]

五郎丸がベストプレイヤーとベストタックルに選ばれとる。山田の魚エピソードも…