Sam Burgess ruffled a few feathers in England’s press conference on Thursday by claiming not to know who Wales centre Scott Williams was. Williams reportedly said earlier that he would…
Tournaments
Georgia game has become a knockout match, says Argentina’s Lobbe
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…
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…
11 of the best tweets of the Rugby World Cup so far
Tweets from David Flatman, Matt Giteau and Rhys Webb make our list of ten great tweets of the World Cup so far.
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…
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…
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…