World Cup

Stuart Lancaster has called on the Rugby Football Union to conduct their review into England's World Cup "privately and confidentially" following a report that Nick Mallett had been approached over the role of head coach.

New Zealand concluded their World Cup pool campaign in style Friday night, crushing Tonga 47-9 in front of a crowd of over 50,000 at St. James Park

Wales' preparations for their World Cup pool A clash with Australia on Saturday received a royal seal of approval when they were presented with their shirts by the Duke of Cambridge.

Stuart Hogg has promised Scotland's rugby team will put a smile back on the faces of the Tartan Army after watching their football counterparts suffer Euro 2016 anguish.

England's inglorious World Cup continued to unravel after Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree received changing-room bans for Saturday's final group match against Uruguay.

The Rugby Football Union has denied making contact with former South African and Italian national coach Nick Mallett to gauge his interest as a potential successor to Stuart Lancaster.

French big hitters Louis Picamoles and Noa Nakaitaci will both start for France against Ireland in Cardiff on Sunday.

Another sensational win for Japan, England dumped out of their own Rugby World Cup and both Australia and South Africa finding form at the perfect time.

England are refusing to dwell on revelations of a training-ground fracas between Danny Cipriani and Mike Catt as their doomed World Cup draws to a close.

Wales have made six changes ahead of their World Cup clash with Australia at Twickenham on Saturday that will decide the winners of Pool A.

Match citing commissioner Peter Larter is satisfied that "no biting incident occurred" during the course of Wednesday's World Cup pool game between South Africa and the United States, World Rugby have confirmed.

Scotland's worst injury fears failed to materialise after Finn Russell, John Hardie, Ross Ford and Matt Scott were all passed fit for their do-or-die clash with Samoa.

Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze broke stubborn Namibia to inspire his side to a nervy second win of the World Cup in Exeter.

Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu's World Cup try-scoring record as he led South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing victory over the United States at the Olympic Stadium.

England have denied a report that their squad was close to mutiny over a training ground bust-up involving Danny Cipriani and Mike Catt.

Ireland must beware Louis Picamoles' broadened horizons in Sunday's pivotal World Cup clash with France, according to Simon Easterby.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has dismissed any injury anxiety surrounding All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.

Paul O'Connell has fired up Ireland's forwards for Sunday's pivotal battle with France by detailing all their World Cup shortcomings.

Uruguay head coach Pablo Lemoine vowed to hunt further tries against eliminated World Cup hosts England in Manchester on Saturday after his side's first scores in 12 years.

You wait twelve years for a try. Then two come along at once.