Rugby World reviews Open Side, a new book by Sam Warburton in which the former Wales and Lions captain reveals the mental and physical strains that led to his early…
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The day Namibia suffer a record defeat in the Rugby World Cup
IT’S STARTLING what little things you can take away from a hefty loss. Some clam up. Some seethe. Some scheme. But after representing Namibia on the wrong side of a…
Get to know Fiji’s Peceli Yato
With A year still to go on Peceli Yato’s contract, and the player himself saying “I really want to stay – it’s like home”, it wasn’t exactly panic stations for…
Get to know France’s Maxime Médard
THE EMAIL from former Toulouse and France hero Yannick Nyanga offers a few thoughts, but nestled in there is a significant musing about Maxime Médard. “The comeback to his best…
Wales rocked as Howley is sent home from World Cup over alleged betting breach
Wales rocked as Howley is sent home from World Cup over alleged betting breach Japan 2019 hasn’t even started yet and we have our first bombshell – the stunning news…
Ben Youngs: “Antoine Dupont is setting the bar for scrum-halves”
Ben Youngs: “Antoine Dupont is setting the bar for scrum-halves” All being well, Ben Youngs will equal Matt Dawson’s record of ten World Cup appearances by an English scrum-half next…
Sapporo Dome: The amazing stadium hosting England’s first World Cup match
Find out what makes the Rugby World Cup venue in Sapporo so special
Rugby World Cup Portrait Photos
Take a look at the poses players are striking ahead of the tournament in Japan
Five memorable moments from the 1999 Rugby World Cup
It’s 20 years since Australia were crowned 1999 world champions. Jacob Whitehead looks back at a handful of key events from the tournament
The books players are reading at the Rugby world Cup
Do well at the Rugby World Cup and you could be in Japan for eight weeks. For players that means a lot of time spent in their hotels, with feet…