Veteran prop James Slipper couldn’t be feeling better about life, rugby and a Wallabies second coming that he never saw coming. Physically, Slipper’s finding his third Rugby World Cup more …
Tonga coach Toutai Kefu has lamented the Pacific islanders’ slow starts at the Rugby World Cup in Japan after their dream of a maiden quarter-final was crushed having fallen short …
Frustrated coach Jacques Brunel says France can only improve ahead of their blockbuster Pool C clash against England after surviving a big scare against Tonga to stumble into the Rugby …
France weathered a Tongan storm to reach the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a nail-biting 23-21 victory over the Pacific islanders on Sunday, joining Pool C rivals England in the …
Prop Andrea Lovotti and replacement Nicola Quaglio will miss Italy’s last Rugby World Cup pool match against New Zealand, plus any potential quarter-final or semi, with both receiving three-match bans …
South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus says his Springbok team have never been more united and dismissed claims of racism after a video posted on social media following Friday’s 49-3 Rugby …
Defending champions New Zealand have racked up the biggest points tally of the Rugby World Cup so far, running in 11 tries to hammer a spirited Namibia side 71-9 and …
Wallabies five-eighth Christian Lealiifano has identified a worrying reason for their slow starts at the Rugby World Cup: stress. In an analysis that may cause the Australians to double the …
Newly-arrived Damian Willemse will start at fullback after South Africa made 13 changes for their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash against minnows on Canada in Kobe on Tuesday, where …
Japan coach Jamie Joseph is not sure if his team is more globally popular to than New Zealand, but can feel a massive swell of public support as they stand …
Tevita Kuridrani has backed him and Samu Kerevi to get it right if given another chance to form a power-packed midfield combination for the Wallabies. Experienced outside centre Kuridrani bludgeoned …
Wallabies prop James Slipper has escaped rugby’s version of the nervous 90s after scoring a long-awaited Test try during the Rugby World Cup win over Uruguay. Slipper was mobbed by …
Kurtley Beale has made light of a potentially dangerous situation after a streaker was given the freedom of Oita Stadium during the Australia-Uruguay Rugby World Cup match. The male streaker, …
Kotaro Matsushima scored a bonus-point try deep into injury time as Japan moved to the brink of their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final with a 38-19 Pool A victory over …
Argentina coach Mario Ledesma said Tomas Lavanini’s dismissal in Saturday’s loss to England had effectively ended his team’s hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but he had no …
Jordan Petaia wishes his sizzling Australian rugby Test debut against Uruguay could have lasted beyond halftime but he is relieved to simply emerge unscathed. The 19-year-old whizkid from Brisbane lived …
England marched into the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with a 39-10 Pool C victory in Tokyo over an Argentina team reduced to 14 men for more than an …
It took nearly 78 minutes and a Herculean effort on Australia’s goal-line for Uruguay to score a try in their 45-10 Rugby World Cup defeat, but the late five-pointer was …
