Argentina‘s dream of reaching a World Cup final for the first time was left in tatters by a terrific performance from Australia, who can now look forward to their fourth…
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For the Northern Hemisphere, it’s been a tournament of what-ifs
By Will Macpherson Bear with me here: I have never seen my Facebook newsfeed look quite like it. First, the evening of Saturday October 3: England go out of the…
Life in the fast lane – the wings with wow-factor
The forecast is dry again for this Sunday, when Argentina and Australia meet in their World Cup semi-final at Twickenham. Let’s hope it stays that way, as both these teams…
Four talking points from the World Cup quarter-finals
What are the big issues arising from the weekend's World Cup quarter-finals?
World Cup Highlights: Argentina 64-19 Namibia
Watch official World Cup highlights of Argentina's victory over Namibia
World Cup 2015: Ireland 20-43 Argentina
This quarter-final victory felt like the culmination of an eight-year project for Argentina. Finally we can stop talking about 2007 because the nation has totally re-invented its style. Gone is…
World Cup quarter-final preview: Ireland reignite rivalry with Argentina
By David Marsh After an impressive 24-9 win over France to finish at the summit of pool D, Joe Schmidt’s Ireland have set up a World Cup quarter-final showdown with Argentina at the Millennium…
World Cup 2015: Who makes our Team of the Pool Stage?
15 Ben Smith (New Zealand) Japan’s Ayumu Goromaru went close but how can you not go with this immensely likeable All Black? Smith has made eight clean breaks from his…
World Cup 2015: Argentina 64-19 Namibia
Argentina tuned up for their quarter-final with a comfortable 64-19 win over Namibia in Leicester. They ran in nine tries in total as some of their fringe players showed Daniel…
World Cup 2015: Argentina 45-16 Tonga
It wasn’t routine, but five tries and a win was fine reward for Argentina after trading blows with Tonga. The Pacific Islanders have nothing left to fight for in this…