No sooner had England swatted aside Australia to set up a Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, than coach Eddie Jones was slowly stirring the psychological war. “We are …

England turned on the style to run in four tries in their 40-16 victory over Australia but coach Eddie Jones says their defensive effort in the opening quarter built the …

The tears in the Wallabies dressing room after their Rugby World Cup quarter-final humbling reflected deep disappointment at their exit and the sadness of losing some of the country’s genuinely …

WALLABIES WHO HAVE EFFECTIVELY ENDED THEIR TEST CAREERS: Samu Kerevi (Suntory, Japan) 26, 33 caps An exasperating departure in every respect. Arguably the best-performing Australian at both Super Rugby and …

Michael Cheika’s last and most defiant act at the Rugby World Cup was to state that he got it right by adopting a ball-in-hand approach for the Wallabies in Japan. …

Retiring captain Rory Best paid an emotional tribute to Ireland rugby after a clinical performance from New Zealand ended their World Cup dream in Tokyo. Aaron Smith scored two of …

New Zealand will face England in next Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals after the All Blacks pummelled a flat Ireland 46-14 in Saturday’s last-eight clash in Tokyo. The three-times champions …

Eddie Jones’ emotions didn’t extend to compassion for the Wallabies after his England team continued their utter dominance over his homeland in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. The 40-16 lesson …

Michael Cheika has refused to announce his resignation as Wallabies coach despite their ignominious dumping from the Rugby World Cup after being outclassed 40-16 by England in the quarter-finals. Australia …

Ruthless England have sent Australian crashing out of the Rugby World Cup, playing with more precision than the frenetic Wallabies to win their quarter-final 40-16 in Oita. Winger Jonny May …

Pooper against the Kamikaze Kids. It sounds like something a Japanese anime artist might dream up, not the front line battle that could decide the fate of the Australia-England Rugby …

That Japan are preparing for the biggest match in their history, a Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown against South Africa on Sunday, is a testament to the rapid improvement the …

Six Nations champions Wales might be one of the more predictable teams at the Rugby World Cup but that does not make beating them, as France will endeavour to do …

The build-up to Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final between Japan and South Africa has inevitably been dominated by talk of the Brave Blossoms’ famous win over the Springboks in Brighton …

Ireland five-eighth Johnny Sexton cut a lonely figure on Friday as he stalked around an empty Tokyo Stadium ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand, but he was …

France coach Jacques Brunel has expressed his surprise at the presence of Dan Biggar in Wales’ line-up for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final after the five-eighth sustained two concussions during …

All Black young guns Jack Goodhue and Anton Lienert-Brown have been backed to provide the firepower to shoot down Ireland in their World Cup quarter-final showdown. Coach Steve Hansen has …

When the Wallabies went into the tunnel at halftime of their opening Rugby World Cup match trailing Fiji, an unidentifiable voice was picked up on the referee’s microphone yelling “Wake …