World Cup

Sir Clive Woodward has warned Stuart Lancaster "one stupid tweet" from any of his players could derail England's World Cup bid on home soil.

Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb has been ruled out of the World Cup with a foot injury, the Welsh Rugby Union has announced.

Jonny Wilkinson has thrown his weight behind George Ford's bid to lead England's World Cup charge at fly-half.

Mark Bennett has backed centre-partner Alex Dunbar to return stronger than ever after injury left his World Cup dream in tatters.

Wales boss Warren Gatland looks set to summon World Cup replacements this week after being hit by a savage double blow just a fortnight before his team's opening game.

Niko Matawalu's two-try cameo fired England a World Cup warning as Fiji dispatched Canada 47-18 at The Stoop.

As nations across the globe have selected their Rugby World Cup squads over the past few weeks, attention has understandably been on who will be at the tournament.

England have opted to take the away dressing room at Twickenham for Saturday's clash with Ireland in preparation for their World Cup opener against Fiji.

Sam Burgess has revealed that Will Carling contacted him to explain his claim that the inexperience of England's rugby league convert would be exposed during the World Cup.

Samoa lock Kane Thompson will miss his country's opening World Cup game after landing a two-match ban.

The Rugby World Cup is now just weeks away and we were inspired to look back at previous editions of the tournament and compiled our all-time RWC XV.

Vern Cotter never gave the potential for a public backlash a second thought as he handed New Zealand-born John Hardie a controversial World Cup call-up.

Vern Cotter has confirmed neither Blair Cowan or John Barclay will live out their World Cup dream after controversially axing both from his 31-man squad.

Wales' World Cup captain Sam Warburton has revealed he "thought the worst" after suffering a shoulder injury during training earlier this month.

Andrew Trimble has been omitted from Ireland's World Cup squad.

Defending champions New Zealand have announced their 31-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, with Waisake Naholo included but Israel Dagg and Cory Jane among those to miss out.

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate believes that Saturday's Dublin appointment with reigning RBS 6 Nations champions Ireland is "brilliant preparation" for the World Cup.

Scotland wing Sean Lamont is refusing to contemplate reaching his century of caps at the World Cup - because he fears he may not even make Vern Cotter's squad.

The Rugby Football Union is aiming to use the Rugby World Cup to ensure that the tournament has a lasting legacy for the game of rugby and boosts participation in the sport.

When it comes to predicting who will lift the Webb Ellis trophy, it is always hard to look past New Zealand. The All Blacks have long dominated the sport and are always tipped to go the distance on the biggest stage.