Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named Jack Carty at fly-half for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Wales at Millennium Stadium this weekend.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named Cardiff Blues flanker Josh Navidi as the skipper for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Ireland to be played at Millennium Stadium on 31st August.
World Rugby has announced an amendment to Law 3 that will allow the game to be on hold until the replacement for a player leaving for a blood injury or a Head Injury Assessment is on the field.
Wales have claimed the top position in the World Rugby Rankings after they went on to defeat England 13-6 in the World Cup warm-up game at Principality Stadium on Saturday.
England coach Eddie Jones has handed wing Ruaridh McConnochie his first start in the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Wales scheduled in Cardiff this weekend.
Wales will miss the services of fly-half Gareth Anscombe for the upcoming World Cup in Japan next month following an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
England will miss the services of Henry Slade, Sam Underhill and Ruaridh McConnochie for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Wales to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.
England coach Eddie Jones has named five uncapped players in the matchday squad for the opening World Cup warm-up game against Wales to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday.
England coach Eddie Jones has confirmed 33-man squad for the upcoming World Cup warm-up game against Wales to be played at Twickenham Stadium on 11th August.
As the build-up to the Rugby World Cup continues, Shane Williams chatted to Talking Rugby Union about his hopes for Wales and why Japan, as a country, are ready to create history.