2019 Rugby World Cup Bronze Final: New Zealand 40-17 Wales Head-to-head P – 35 New Zealand wins – 32 Wales wins – 3 Did you know? These two have met…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Spiritual journey takes Joe van Niekerk from Springboks to the jungle
One day former Springbok Joe van Niekerk’s search for a new life took him to the jungle of Costa Rica. It wasn’t like the 52-cap back-row and former Toulon captain…
2019 Rugby World Cup: The Springboks do just enough in unsexy “arm wrestle” with Wales
2019 Rugby World Cup: The Springboks do just enough in unsexy “arm wrestle” with Wales After their victorious Rugby Championship campaign this season, South Africa crept through in a slog…
Diminutive Faf de Klerk is driving the monstrous Springboks pack
Diminutive Faf de Klerk is driving the monstrous Springboks pack When South Africa patiently ground down Japan in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, television station SuperSport caught an exchange between…
2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England 19-7 New Zealand
2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England 19-7 New Zealand Head-to-head Played – 42 England wins – 8 New Zealand wins – 33 Draws – 1 Did you know? England are…
An offbeat Q&A with New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett
An offbeat Q&A with New Zealand‘s Beauden Barrett Do you have any phobias? Yes, I’m claustrophobic. When I was at boarding school a guy locked me in a cupboard. It…
Meet Tom Savage, the Englishman taking on Japan’s Top League
Meet Tom Savage, the Englishman taking on Japan’s Top League For talented young players in Europe, the path to making it in this game is pretty well signposted. From school…
Jacques Nienaber’s journey from physio to Springboks defensive mastermind
Jacques Nienaber’s journey from physio to Springboks defensive mastermind Sitting at the back of the press conference, Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus idly scrolls through his phone while questions are…
The rapid rise of Wales flanker Aaron Wainwright
THE RISE of flanker Aaron Wainwright has been meteoric. Having only got into rugby in Year 11 of school, in a few short years he has gone from soccer academies…
2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final: Japan 3-26 South Africa
2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final: Japan 3-26 South Africa Head-to-Head Played – 3 Japan wins –1 Ireland wins – 2 Most Recent Meeting – Japan 7-41 South Africa Most of…