Here’s the lowdown on World Rugby’s Regulation 8, which governs players' international eligibility
Tournaments
Italy can leapfrog Wales in World Rankings
A win for the Azzurri in Rome will catapult them above Wales
Stuart Hogg to win 100th Scotland cap against Ireland
Hogg will become a centurion for Scotland in the game against Ireland
Greatest Rugby World Cup Moments
What is your favourite Rugby World Cup moment?
Who Has Scored The Most Tries In The Rugby World Cup?
A South African and Kiwi share this honour, but who are they?
How many times have Wales lost to Italy in the Six Nations?
Wales lost to Italy in last year’s Six Nations and if they suffer the same fate in Rome this weekend it will be the fourth time they have gone down…
Five times a Steve Borthwick bold call was spot on
‘Huge’, ‘significant’ and even ‘uncharacteristic’ are some of the words used to describe the Steve Borthwick bold call to drop Owen Farrell from the England starting line-up to face France.…
Owen Farrell dropped by England for first time since 2015
Owen Farrell has been dropped by England for the first time since 2015 after Steve Borthwick picked Marcus Smith at fly-half in his side to face France. Borthwick selected Farrell…
No losing Rugby World Cup finalists have ever made the next final
We explain the World Cup anomaly here....
Rugby World Cup history explained
Everything you need to kow about all the past World Cups