Could touch replace sevens in the Olympics? CHRIS SIMON YES, says the chief executive of England Touch “The ultimate aspiration for the Olympics is absolutely there. One big draw is…
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The day Woodward headed the ball in a game
The former England boss loved wacky ideas as a player
Reinach and Mapimpi bag hat-tricks as the Boks thrash Romania
One-way traffic as South Africa rack up a dozen tries
Samoa power to victory over Chile
Three maul tries, four yellow cards and lots of bruises in Bordeaux
New Zealand red card mars 11-try romp
Namibia are brushed aside but not before prop Ethan de Groot gets his marching orders
All Black prop de Groot sent off v Namibia
The Rugby World Cup continues to be plagued by high tackles and players banished to the sidelines. This Pool A match saw All Black prop Ethan de Groot sent off…
Japan beat World Cup debutants Chile 42-12
Defeat on the scoreboard but a victory in so many ways. Japan beat World Cup debutants Chile 42-12 but the South Americans’ debut at the Rugby World Cup affirmed that,…
Chile score their first Rugby World Cup try
It was a try to warm the cockles. Just five minutes into their tournament debut and we saw Chile score their first Rugby World Cup try. It was a little…
Ireland crush Romania with record score
The green army marched on Stade de Bordeaux and saw Ireland crush Romania with a 12-try record rout. Their Rugby World Cup campaign is up and running. Victory was always…
Watch Romania stun Ireland with try after two minutes
Romania failed to win any of their World Cup warm-ups and suffered record defeats by Georgia and Italy. So it’s fair to say no one was expecting Ireland, European champions…