In the first half hour it looked like South Africa would run away with this fixture, but Scotland kept in the fight to deny their muscular rivals a bonus point. The…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Why Georgia need more regular, meaningful Test matches
Cursed with poor ball on the turn, New Zealand full-back Ben Smith righted himself and took a half step back towards the opposition’s posts just as Lasha Malaguradze bore down…
World Cup 2015: South Africa 46-6 Samoa
This was a game of breathtaking physicality, but South Africa merely rode it out and played smart rugby win this contest, cranking up the pressure in the second half. There…
World Cup Highlights: New Zealand 26-16 Argentina
New Zealand opened their World Cup campaign with a hefty bonus-point win over Canada at the Millennium Stadium – here are the official World Cup highlights of the match. For the latest Rugby World subscription offers, click here. …
World Cup 2015: New Zealand 26-16 Argentina
New Zealand came through in the second half of this hugely enjoyable contest as a spirited Argentina ran out of steam just as the Kiwi substitutes changed the momentum of the…
World Cup Highlights: Ireland 50-7 Canada
Ireland opened their World Cup campaign with a hefty bonus-point win over Canada at the Millennium Stadium – here are the official World Cup highlights of the match. For the latest Rugby World subscription offers, click here.…
World Cup Highlights: Tonga 10-17 Georgia
Georgia grabbed an emotional win against Tonga in their Rugby World Cup opener at Kingsholm – here are the official World Cup highlights of the match. For the latest Rugby World subscription…
Graham Henry explains the haka
It would be a gentle understatement to say that Graham Henry is a deadpan fella. So when the World Cup-winning Kiwi coach tells you that he has gotten emotional watching…
Fighting spirit: the problems Fiji must overcome
ON THE outskirts of Perthshire, Mosese Rauluni takes one look out of the window and shouts at the very top of his voice: “Stop the bus!” The driver slams on…
Rugby World Fitness: Box-kick like Aaron Smith
You’ll see the best scrum-halves in the world darting over to a breakdown near the touchline, talk to their half-back partner, quickly make a calculation before clipping over a box-kick.…