When Argentina face Georgia at Kingsholm today (Friday) they know that a defeat will leave their hopes of progressing from Pool C in tatters. Defeat against reigning champions New Zealand…
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Pyrgos to captain Scotland as Cotter makes ten changes for USA game
Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Henry Pyrgos will captain Scotland against the USA having replaced Greig Laidlaw in the No 9 shirt from the win over Japan on Wednesday. Laidlaw scored 20…
World Cup 2015: New Zealand 58-14 Namibia
A full review of New Zealand's big win over Namibia at the Olympic Stadium
World Cup Highlights: New Zealand 58-14 Namibia
New Zealand eased to a bonus point victory over Namibia to secure their second win of the tournament at the Olympic Stadium – Watch official World Cup highlights here. For…
Poll: are you in favour of rugby adopting the six-point try?
At the moment the Welsh Premiership are trialling a new points system where a try is worth six points and all kicks – from drop-goals to penalties and conversions – are worth just…
Record scorer Pritchard comes out of retirement to answer Canada call-up
James Pritchard has been called into the Canada squad to replace the injured Liam Underwood despite having retired from international rugby last month. Pritchard, who is Canada’s record points scorer…
France make steady progress towards Ireland showdown
Nine points from a possible ten isn’t a bad way to launch a World Cup campaign, and France coach Philippe Saint-Andre declared himself satisfied on Wednesday night after watching his…
Picking Farrell and Burgess is not a risk, insists Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster insists he is not taking any risks by selecting either Owen Farrell or Sam Burgess in his side to face Wales on Saturday. The England coach made the…
The big questions for Australia after Fiji victory
Will they regret missing out on a bonus point? A 28-13 win over Fiji isn’t a bad start to a World Cup campaign, but Australia’s failure to score a fourth…
Conor Murray prepared to play in every game in Ireland’s World Cup campaign
Ireland’s Conor Murray is prepared to be a busy man over the next few weeks as Ireland have only named two specialist scrum-halves in their 31-man squad. The Limerick-born back…