DTH van der Merwe wiped away tears to score the best try of the World Cup so far in Canada’s heartbreaking 23-18 loss to Italy on Saturday. The 29-year-old South …
The All Blacks believe rugby’s showpiece tournament is in danger of becoming a turn off for fans as “the perfect storm” of excessive stoppages mars the spectacle. Laboured reviews by …
Italy have squeaked past a determined and inventive Canada 23-18 to keep alive their Rugby World Cup quarter-final hopes. Tries from Michele Rizzo and Gonzalo Garcia plus 13 points from …
Ireland’s star centre Robbie Henshaw will miss his country’s second World Cup match against Romania on Sunday because he is still not match fit. Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, whose inspirational …
South Africa skipper Jean de Villiers has revealed he expected to be dropped after the Springboks sensational defeat by Japan in last weekend’s World Cup pool game. But the veteran …
Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is looking at Sunday’s Uruguay Rugby World Cup fixture as if it is his last match in the green and gold, rather than an audition for …
“Pool of Death” rivals England and Wales are set to meet in the biggest clash of the Rugby World Cup so far on Saturday while South Africa skipper Jean de …
The absence of star centre Robbie Henshaw will see Ireland field their oldest ever World Cup team against an even older Romania at Wembley on Sunday. The 28-year-old Darren Cave …
Argentina maximised on Mamuka Gorgodze’s second-half sin-binning to record a 54-9 victory over Georgia on Friday to close on the Rugby World Cup quarter finals. Having been beaten 26-16 by …
In a dream week for Dean Mumm, the Wallabies’ comeback kid has welcomed a baby boy into the world – on the same day he was introduced as Australia’s newest …
Comeback kid Dean Mumm will skipper the Wallabies for the first time in their second Rugby World Cup pool match on Sunday against Uruguay. Mumm will lead out an entirely …
Scotland coach Vern Cotter says he was pleased with his side’s performance in their opening Rugby World Cup 45-10 whipping of Japan but still rang the changes for Sunday’s second …
Still smarting from their physical Rugby World Cup showdown with Fiji, the Wallabies have been warned by their own scrum coach to expect more of the same, and perhaps worse, …
Argentina will appeal against the ban on Mariano Galarza for an incident with All Black Brodie Retallick which rules him out of the rest of the tournament, insisting the Puma …
A second stuttering performance from the All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup has accounted for Namibia 58-14 at London’s Olympic Stadium. An Olympic-sized victory was predicted for the world …
Warren Gatland says Wales will not single out Sam Burgess for special attention in Saturday’s crunch World Cup clash against England. Burgess, despite playing just 112 minutes of international rugby …
Miffed by criticism, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has leapt to the defence of vice-captain Michael Hooper’s decision to go for goal, rather than push for a fourth try, in their …
Kevin Pietersen has admitted England’s successful Ashes campaign vindicated the selectors’ decision not to pick him against Australia. Pietersen began the season hoping for an unexpected recall to the Test …
