World Cup

Lawrence Dallaglio on the RWC Trophy Tour in China

During the first part of the trip in Hong Kong, the Trophy visited King George V School before Dallaglio embarked on the latest instalment of the Least Driven Path, taking the Webb Ellis Cup on a tour of Hong Kong’s most iconic locations, including Lantau Island’s picturesque Inspiration Lake, the busy Canton Road and Mount Davis.
25 December 2014

Pre-World Cup plans for Wales

Wales have announced details of their warm-up games and other preparations for next year's World Cup.
17 December 2014

Ireland's Rugby World Cup bid

An all-Ireland bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be unveiled today.
5 December 2014

World Cup race for De Villiers

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers faces a race to be fit for next year's World Cup.
3 December 2014

Infographic - Rugby World Cup 2015

This Rugby World Cup 2015 infographic provides an at-a-glance guide to the history of the tournament and a comprehensive fixture list for next year's competition.
17 November 2014

RWC Trophy Tour travels to Argentina

The Webb Ellis Cup continues the journey around South America in Argentina, with Argentinean international Felipe Contepomi.
3 November 2014

Universal Sports plans for RWC 2015

With One Year to Go, Universal Sports Network and NBC Sports Group Announce U.S. Broadcast Plans for IRB Rugby World Cup 2015.
31 October 2014

RWC 2015: The Good, the Bad & the Rugby

With the Rugby World Cup creeping ever closer, we bring you another look at next year’s tournament, this time focusing on the groups of players who could make-or-break their nation’s chances.
29 October 2014

#RWC2015 - Will the hashtag help?

In 2015 England hosts the Rugby World Cup, it should be a massive sporting event and if ticket sales are anything to go by the public are relishing the event.
28 October 2014

England's squad of the future

Mike Stanton gazes into his crystal ball to pick out his England side of the future.
28 October 2014

Gatland taking long-term view

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has compared preparing for next year's World Cup to preparing for an Olympic Games.
26 October 2014

World Cup tickets in record demand

Almost one million tickets were snapped up for Rugby World Cup 2015 during last month's general sale, tournament organisers have announced.
23 October 2014

Burgess' strength impresses Lancaster

England head coach Stuart Lancaster says he has 80 per cent of his World Cup squad already in his mind but will not rule out a late decision to call up Sam Burgess.
14 October 2014

Rugby World Cup: Runners and Riders

With the 2015 Rugby World Cup now less than a year away, Talking Rugby Union is excited to kick off its coverage of rugby’s showpiece event with an early look at the major runners and riders in the competition.
10 October 2014

Johnson's World Cup Regrets

Martin Johnson reflects on his reign as England manager with a mixture of regret and defiance.
26 September 2014

World Cup agreement reached

The dispute over World Cup compensation between the Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby has been settled after a package worth up to £13million was agreed.
20 September 2014

Wilkinson vows to "not be so obsessive" one year from RWC2015

To celebrate the ‘one year to go’ countdown to Rugby World Cup 2015, Land Rover has caught up with a number of stars from the sporting and rugby worlds to find out what they plan to achieve in the next twelve months ahead of the tournament kick-off on September 18th 2015.
19 September 2014

Prince Harry, the face of the World Cup 2015

Prince Harry has been appointed as an honorary president of England Rugby 2015 to mark a year to go to the start of the Rugby World Cup.
18 September 2014

New England kit features Victoria Cross design

England will wear symbols of the Victoria Cross for the first time this autumn after rubber grip areas inspired by the military medal were added to the national side's new kit.
15 September 2014

World Cup TIckets in High Demand

Demand for the tickets for next year's Rugby World Cup in England saw queues on the online ticket system when the sales window opened on Friday morning.
12 September 2014