World Cup organisers on Friday sanctioned England assistant coaches Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree for making an illegal half-time approach to match officials during the hosts’ 33-13 defeat to Australia. …
As Bernard Foley prepares to take on the Welsh five-eighth who toppled England seven days before he did, his Wallaby teammates have backed the unheralded star to produce a repeat …
Star Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has backed under-fire England rookie Sam Burgess to bounce back from a tumultuous World Cup campaign and become a success in the 15-man game. Burgess …
Italian captain Sergio Parisse’s World Cup lasted just 65 minutes as he is not fit for their final Pool D game against Romania on Sunday. The 32-year-old No.8 said a …
The wild man of the Wallabies’ pack has put Wales on notice ahead of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup showdown, saying he’s not just warming the seat for vice-captain Michael Hooper’s …
After two weeks of thrashing his great mate at Jonah Lomu Rugby, Matt Giteau has paid Wallabies teammate Drew Mitchell the ultimate compliment by saying he deserves to be spoken …
With their scrum now a certified weapon, the Wallabies have called on the World Cup’s leading lineout snaffler to bolster the other set piece. Dean Mumm, who has come off …
The ripples won’t take long to reach New Zealand, but former Wallabies captain Phil Waugh believes Australia have wrestled World Cup favouritism from the All Blacks. Waugh says Australia’s comprehensive …
THE LOWDOWN FOR AUSTRALIA’S RUGBY WORLD CUP SHOWDOWN WITH WALES Head to head:- Games played: 38 Australia: 27 wins Wales: 10 Drawn: 1 World Cup records:- Australia: 36 wins, 8 …
“Desperate” Wales have vowed to use lessons from past pain to bury their Wallabies hoodoo in Saturday’s high stakes Rugby World Cup shootout for the Pool A top spot. Their …
P – Rebuilding morale in the battered and bruised England World Cup squad has been a hard battle, their beleaguered coach Stuart Lancaster conceded. Lancaster’s position is under threat after …
Scotland’s injury problems cleared ahead of its Rugby World Cup game against Samoa, allowing flyhalf Finn Russell, fullback Stuart Hogg and flanker John Hardie to return to the starting team. …
Stand-in captain Kieran Read says it’s time for the real All Blacks to stand up at the Rugby World Cup. Three underwhelming performances have done little to engender confidence in …
An extravagant swan dive may have stung even more than the rebuke it prompted from coach Michael Cheika, but Wallabies veteran Matt Giteau has declared himself injury-free heading into Saturday’s …
If the All Blacks wanted to, they could reveal now their likely starting XV and game strategy for every match they could possibly play through to the end of the …
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made six changes, including moving powerhouse wing George North to centre in one of two positional switches, when naming his side to play Australia in …
The Wallabies will unleash tenacious flanker Sean McMahon on an injury-ravaged Wales as they go into Saturday’s World Cup shootout with top spot in Pool A on the line. The …
The Wallabies are confident star fullback Israel Folau will overcome an ankle complaint to face Wales in their final World Cup pool match on Saturday. Australia coach Michael Cheika has …
