World Cup

Will Greenwood questions absence of Woodward from RFU panel

Will Greenwood has questioned Sir Clive Woodward’s absence from the panel constructed to investigate England's disastrous 2015 World Cup campaign and fears a repeat of the mistakes made during previous RFU reviews.
20 October 2015

Finn Russell: Scotland are on par with the best teams in the world

Finn Russell once looked up to Australia's star players as idols - but now he believes he and his Scotland team-mates can be considered every bit as good as sides like the Wallabies.
20 October 2015

Bouza: Argentina's Six Nations omission a blessing in disguise

Argentina coach Pablo Bouza believes the Pumas would not have made the World Cup semi-finals had they joined the Six Nations as originally planned instead of the Rugby Championship.
20 October 2015

Joubert misses out on World Cup semis

South African referee Craig Joubert will not be involved in next weekend's World Cup semi-finals.
20 October 2015

Argentina hoping captain Creevy passes fit

Argentina are holding out hope that captain Agustin Creevy can shake off a leg problem and be fit for Sunday's World Cup semi-final with Australia.
19 October 2015

How the Boks felled the resilient Welsh

The quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup kicked off in glorious fashion on Saturday, as South Africa and Wales fought out an enthralling contest at Twickenham.
19 October 2015

Ireland set to look for answers after World Cup exit

Ireland's World Cup inquest will start in earnest on Monday, and revolve around injuries, supposed inexperience and miscalculations.
19 October 2015

Joubert's last-gasp penalty controversy

Scotland are reeling from the injustice of being denied a place in the World Cup semi-finals by Craig Joubert after the South African referee awarded Australia an incorrect last-gasp penalty
19 October 2015

Pumas knock Ireland out of the RWC

Argentina dumped Ireland out of the World Cup for the third time as a 10-minute, two-try salvo floored Joe Schmidt's battered and shattered side at the Millennium Stadium.
18 October 2015

Scotland duo have ban reversed

Scotland forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray have had their three-week bans successfully repealed and are now cleared to face Australia in the World Cup quarter-finals.
18 October 2015

Michalak calls time on international career

France fly-half Frederic Michalak has announced his retirement from international rugby following the humiliating World Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of New Zealand.
18 October 2015

All Blacks run riot to humiliate France

New Zealand scored nine tries to demolish France and record the biggest victory in World Cup quarter-final history.
18 October 2015

Injury rules Australia duo out of Scotland clash

Australia stars David Pocock and Israel Folau have both lost their fitness battles ahead of Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against Scotland at Twickenham.
16 October 2015

Thierry Dusautoir rejects stories of unrest within France camp

France captain Thierry Dusautoir has dismissed claims that the French dressing room has staged a ‘rebellion’ against coach Philippe Saint-Andre on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.
16 October 2015

Wales not afraid of South Africa - Byrne

Wales are not scared of South Africa and won’t settle for just a quarter-final place, says Lee Byrne.
16 October 2015

Tim Swinson and Fraser Brown will face Australia

Scotland forwards Tim Swinson and Fraser Brown will replace suspended duo Ross Ford and Jonny Gray for Sunday's World Cup quarter-final with Australia at Twickenham.
16 October 2015

Sexton back in business

Despite lingering concerns over a groin injury, Johnny Sexton will start for Ireland in their quarter-final matchup with Argentina on Sunday.
16 October 2015

Monye: Tier Two Nations deserve more support after thrilling World Cup Pool stages

Former England international Ugo Monye believes that the Tier Two rugby nations have shown that they deserve to be playing competitive rugby more frequently after shining in the World Cup pool stages.
16 October 2015

Wales' World Cup back-row record breakers

A new World Cup record will be set when Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton and Taulupe Faletau form Wales' back row against South Africa, starting together in the tournament for a seventh time to overtake the mark of six held by England's famed combination of Richard Hill, Neil Back and Lawrence Dallaglio.
16 October 2015

Ayerza looks to usurp Ireland

As a part-Irishman and an accomplished polo player Argentinaian prop Marcos Ayerza is itching to take down the land of his ancestors with the Pumas secret scrummaging weapon.
16 October 2015