A scrappy Wales were made to work hard for victory against Uruguay but prevailed with a bonus point 35-13 win in Kumamoto on Sunday to top Pool D and set …
Tonga gave captain Siale Piutau a parting gift of a first victory of the Rugby World Cup with a 31-19 win over the United States on Sunday that left the …
It’s lesson learned for Wallabies winger Reece Hodge, whose return from suspension could be a timely one at the Rugby World Cup. Hodge has had three games off to think …
AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND AT THE WORLD CUP 1987 – Pool play, Sydney. Australia 19-6 A controversial start to the rivalry at Concord Oval when both teams played play their maiden …
It’s on again. Field goals, tears and controversies; Australia’s Rugby World Cup rivalry against England has seen no peer since the tournament’s birth in 1987. The only nations to contest …
If Australia fall short at this Rugby World Cup it won’t be because of chinks in their tight forward play. That assessment came from a team who know a good …
Eliminated Samoa’s hopes of salvaging pride from a disappointing Rugby World Cup were dashed against Ireland as an all-too-familiar rash of penalties hastened the Pacific islanders to a 47-5 loss. …
Ireland played with 14 men for 50 minutes but still eased into the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with a seven try, 47-5 thrashing of Samoa in their final …
Kurtley Beale’s health status won’t be known until midweek but the wellbeing of Australia’s backline play will come under immediate focus in their preparation for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. …
Scotland know they will certainly be the second most popular team in Yokohama Stadium on Sunday, should their match against Rugby World Cup hosts Japan go ahead. The match, which …
A look at the quarter-final qualification scenarios on the final weekend of pool-stage action at the Rugby World Cup with potential impact of further Typhoon Hagibis cancellations. POOL A Tournament …
Defensive guru Shaun Edwards accepts that Wales need to tighten up their tackling as they build towards the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. The Six Nations champions have conceded eight tries …
It’s back to the start for Australia and probable quarter-final opponents England, who will build up to their Rugby World Cup showdown in isolated training bases. The chaos wreaked on …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika won’t apologise for his unblinking commitment to ball-in-hand rugby in Japan. His only concession is they’ll need to do it an awful lot better in a …
That old Randwick rivalry has reignited between Michael Cheika and Eddie Jones, laying the foundation of another spicy leadup to an Australia-England sudden death showdown at the Rugby World Cup. …
A war of words has broken out between World Rugby and the Scottish Rugby Union after Murrayfield chief executive Mark Dodson after he threatened legal action over the sport’s governing …
Desperate Scotland officials have urged World Cup bosses to see sense and push their win-or-bust showdown with Japan out of Typhoon Hagibis’ path of destruction. Scottish Rugby Union chief executive …
Marika Koroibete’s sizzling solo try stole the show but the Wallabies otherwise battled to see off Georgia 27-8 in their final Rugby World Cup pool match in drenched Shizuoka. Victory …
