How Eddie Jones’s team suffocated the defending champions to reach the final
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2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England 19-7 New Zealand
2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England 19-7 New Zealand Head-to-head Played – 42 England wins – 8 New Zealand wins – 33 Draws – 1 Did you know? England are…
An offbeat Q&A with New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett
An offbeat Q&A with New Zealand‘s Beauden Barrett Do you have any phobias? Yes, I’m claustrophobic. When I was at boarding school a guy locked me in a cupboard. It…
Meet Tom Savage, the Englishman taking on Japan’s Top League
Meet Tom Savage, the Englishman taking on Japan’s Top League For talented young players in Europe, the path to making it in this game is pretty well signposted. From school…
Rugby World Cup Bonus Points Explained
Confused about the bonus-point system at Japan 2019? We break it down here
Weather forecast for the Rugby World Cup semi-finals
Weather forecast for the Rugby World Cup semi-finals The weather has been a major talking point throughout this Rugby World Cup. From heat, humidity and slippy conditions to the devastation…
Dylan Hartley: “Courtney Lawes is playing. That means it’s business”
Dylan Hartley on the England v New Zealand Rugby World Cup semi-final The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. By rights, Dylan Hartley should have been preparing to face the…
Jacques Nienaber’s journey from physio to Springboks defensive mastermind
Jacques Nienaber’s journey from physio to Springboks defensive mastermind Sitting at the back of the press conference, Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus idly scrolls through his phone while questions are…
Five of the Best Rugby World Cup Semi-finals
Ahead of this weekend’s matches, Jacob Whitehead has picked out a handful of super semi-finals
What’s Hot and What’s Not from the World Cup Quarter-finals
Jacob Whitehead reflects on the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the weekend’s last-eight ties