Scotland went out of the World Cup in heartbreaking fashion, as they led 34-32 with 90 seconds to go but a late controversial Bernard Foley penalty sent the Wallabies into the…
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World Cup 2015: Australia 35-34 Scotland
Australia won a breathtaking quarter-final, with a Bernard Foley penalty with seconds left on the clock. The Wallabies had come out of the traps confidently, playing a controlled, expansive game,…
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 2015: New Zealand 62-13 France
A review of the New Zealand v France 2015 World Cup quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium
World Cup 2015: South Africa 23 – 19 Wales
A 74th-minute try from veteran scrum-half and skipper Fourie du Preez took South Africa into the semi-finals of the World Cup and broke Welsh hearts, as, until then, Sam Warburton‘s…
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 Highlights: England 60-3 Uruguay
Watch official World Cup highlights of England's last game in the World Cup with a thumping victory over Uruguay
World Cup Highlights: Wales 6-15 Australia
Watch official World Cup highlights of Australia's brutal victory over Wales
Joel Stransky backs HITZ and the Springboks
Joel Stransky knows a thing or two about winning the Rugby World Cup and the former South Africa fly-half believes Wales’ quest to do exactly that will end this weekend
Why the term ‘minnow’ should disappear from rugby’s lexicon
By Will Macpherson Sadly, we’ve bid farewell to Japan, Georgia, Uruguay, USA and the rest of the Rugby World Cup’s smaller teams. They lit up the tournament with their upsets,…