All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has stayed true to his word and named the strongest possible team for their opening World Cup match against Argentina. A vastly experienced side will …
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers says he is very proud to skipper a “special bunch of guys” into battle against Japan in their opening World Cup match on Saturday. …
Coach Steve Hansen left nothing to chance for world champions New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup opener against Argentina, naming a full-strength, attacking side for Sunday’s clash at Wembley Stadium. Hansen …
Scarlets duo Liam Williams and Samson Lee have been named in a far from full strength Wales team for Sunday’s opening Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Uruguay. Fullback …
The statistics suggest Japan has little chance of bringing off the greatest upset in World Cup history in beating two-time rugby world champions South Africa but coach Eddie Jones is …
The Wallabies are itching to get their Rugby World Cup campaign under way, with opposed training sessions heating up and players desperately looking for someone new to tackle. Sick of …
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is taking nothing for granted in the World Cup Pool D opener against Canada, naming a near first-choice team for the clash at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium …
Former NRL second-rower Lagi Setu is eyeing a potential switch to Super Rugby after joining Queensland Country’s squad for the National Rugby Championship. Setu, who played two games for the …
NSW Waratahs hooker Tolu Latu has re-signed with the Super Rugby club for the next three seasons. With first-choice rake Tatafu Polota-Nau spending plenty of time on the sidelines over …
From Scottish dancing to beer festivals, Britain is laying on a colourful welcome for the Rugby World Cup and hoping the visiting teams and their supporters generate a tourism boost. …
Australia are primed and ready to embark on their quadrennial rugby union mission: bring back Bill. The Wallabies will have keen eyes on Twickenham on Friday (Saturday AEST) when their …
Talk about a pain in the neck. North Queensland co-captain Matt Scott admits he is hurting ahead of Saturday night’s NRL knockout semi-final against Cronulla in Townsville. But it has …
The Wallabies have wholeheartedly backed the directive for referees to rid the World Cup of the “football culture” of diving, saying it is not part of the way they play …
Fiji coach John McKee expects his side to “rise to the challenge” of facing England in Friday’s World Cup opener at Twickenham even though the odds appear stacked against the …
England have been told to revel in the fact they are staging a Rugby World Cup, with forwards coach Graham Rowntree insisting Thursday the squad were set for the “time …
Georgia halfback Vasil Lobzhanidze admits the prospect of becoming the youngest player in Rugby World Cup history on Saturday makes him “a little bit nervous.” The 18-year-old Lobzhanidze was selected …
South Africa’s white-dominated Rugby World Cup team has not been rattled by complaints about its racial makeup, a key coach said two days before their opening match. “It does not …
France and Italy will be without their star centres when they meet for their opening Rugby World Cup match at Twickenham on Saturday. France’s Wesley Fofana failed to recover from …
