JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Great ball carrier: Maro Itoje Quick feet: Anthony Watson LEADING into the World Cup England had become renowned as […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Natural warrior: Owen Farrell defied his dead leg Leadership comes in many shapes and forms and sometimes it’s what you don’t do […]

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S that time again. Who deserves a jouer de rugby gallant t-shirt this week for their class and panache at RWC2019? […]

The term ‘bullet train rugby’ – almost too fast for the eye, direct, unstoppable – beautifully describes Japanese rugby at present. Getting from A to […]

Nick Cain looks at the impact Japan’s World Cup giant-killing is having on the whole country THE day after Japan had written a new chapter […]

By ADAM HATHAWAY History men: Japan beat South Africa in Brighton in 2015 SOUTH African fly-half Handre Pollard has refused to turn the clock back […]

By TOM BRADSHAW NEVERMIND the so-called Miracle of Brighton in 2015, when Japan stunned South Africa with their lastminute 34-32 win, Japan’s players are more […]

By NICK CAIN at Yokohama Stadium Irrepressible: Keita Inagaki evades Stuart Hogg to score Japan’s third try THE knee-jerk reaction after Scotland’s defeat by Japan, […]

Tom Bradshaw says the Scots let themselves down on and off the field Half-an-hour into their defeat in Yokohama, there came a moment when it […]

TONGA came from behind to beat the United States in their final Pool C game and earn their first win at this year’s World Cup. […]

PETER JACKSON IN JAPAN They began queuing in the rain at the Peace Memorial Park first thing on Friday morning, global pilgrims to the place […]

From NICK CAIN in Oita EDDIE JONES hailed Kyle Sinckler’s “rhino charge” of a try as he revelled in England’s thrashing of Australia and looked […]

SARACENS have made an increased offer to highlyrated fly-half Max Malins to keep him at the club next season. Exeter Chiefs and Gloucester were leading […]

Rhino charge: Kyle Sinckler, right, celebrates scoring England’s third try against Australia with Anthony Watson From NICK CAIN at Oita Bank Dome A BEAMING Kyle […]

ALUN WYN Jones has told Wales this morning’s World Cup quarter-final with France has been ten years in the making for head coach Warren Gatland. […]

WALES led only 7-6 after a error-strewn first-half but went onto clinch the bonus point and ensure they topped Pool D with a perfect four […]

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Vital link: Ben Youngs must play well if England are to beat New Zealand THE bookies had England by […]

Alex Bywater talks to Wales wing Josh Adams who has scored five World Cup tries so far JOSH Adams never thought he’d be starting a […]

PETER JACKSON VERDICT Glory day: Nick Farr-Jones lifts the World Cup in 1991 The middle-aged man occupying seat 91 in Row D of Section A […]

YOANN Huget admits the pain of his Six Nations horror show against Wales still hurts as he plans to make amends today. In February France […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE is a picture of me after our 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat by France. I’ve seen it circling […]

ENGLANDhave been stay- ing in the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district but fans were given strict warnings about approaching the squad. One sign […]

Retort: Andrew Conway IRELAND did not hold back in enjoying the local cuisine while staying in the world capital of prime beef, Kobe beef is […]

Samoa……………0 Scotland……………34 SCOTLAND revived their hopes of progressing from Pool A with a bonus-point victory over Samoa. Gregor Townsend’s side needed to recover from a […]