Dan Carter out of the World Cup

New Zealand fly half Daniel Carter has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup 2011 with a serious groin injury. The 29-year-old tore a tendon in his left groin…

Delon Armitage cited for tackle on Chris Paterson

England’s Delon Armitage will have a disciplinary hearing on Monday following a citing for a dangerous high tackle. Delon Armitage (ENG) will have a disciplinary hearing on Monday, 3 October…

Lamont, Moody & Byrne on the World Cup – Part 3

Six World Cups and only one victor from the northern hemisphere – England’s nail-biting defeat of Australia in 2003 bringing ‘Bill’ to Europe for the first, and to date only,…

England celebrate Chris Ashton's try

By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park ON THE evidence of Saturday’s matches, the England-France semi-final will be a dire affair. Then again, both teams could spark…

Wales v Fiji match preview

Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Date: Sunday, 2 October Kick-off:0600 BST/ 1800 NZ Coverage: Scores and reports on BBC website plus live text commentaries on all home nations matches; updates on…

England v Scotland match preview

Venue: Eden Park, Auckland Date: Saturday 1 October Kick-off: 0830 BST/ 2030 NZ Coverage: Scores and reports on BBC website plus live text commentaries on all home nations matches; updates…

Six World Cups and only one victor from the northern hemisphere – England’s nail-biting defeat of Australia in 2003 bringing ‘Bill’ to Europe for the first, and to date only,…

shane williams wales

Shane Williams could be in contention for selection for the Rugby World Cup Round 4 Pool D clash with Fiji at the Waikato Stadium on Sunday and fellow injury victims…

Georgia 25 Romania 9

Mamuka Gorgodze became Georgia’s record try-scorer as the Lelos beat Romania 25-9 in their Pool B match at Arena Manawatu. Gorgodze crashed over in the 56th minute for his 19th…