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Alex Corbisiero set to miss World Cup – Trevor Woodman

16 May 2015 0 comments

Lions prop set for World Cup heartbreak according to former England prop who believes Joe Marler and Mako Vunipola will be picked by Stuart Lancaster.

Manu Tuilagi kicked out of England squad for assaulting police officer

15 May 2015 1 comment

Leicester centre convicted this week of three charges of assault and one of criminal damage.

Richie McCaw will be hungry to end on high warns Neal Back

6 May 2015 1 comment

Former England flanker has warned New Zealand’s World Cup rivals to write off Richie McCaw at their peril.

Elton Flatley: Matt Giteau’s recall damages Wales’ chances

28 April 2015 0 comments

Matt Giteau’s Australian reinstatement will put Wales in greater World Cup danger than England, according to the Wallaby who almost changed rugby history. Elton Flatley, […]

Don’t write off Chris Ashton for England, says Mark Cueto

23 April 2015 1 comment

Former Test star reckons Jack Nowell and Anthony Watson are in pole position for England wing shirts.

Stuart Hooper: Dave Attwood was deflated but he’ll rise for World Cup

9 April 2015 0 comments

Bath captain backs club colleague to reclaim his place in the Red Rose boiler room ahead of the World Cup.

Steve Diamond backs Danny Cipriani to steal Owen Farrell’s slot

3 March 2015 0 comments

Sales’s born-again fly-half is capable of ousting Saracens rival from the England World Cup squad.

No England costs Wales £5m World Cup bonus

7 January 2015 0 comments

Peter Jackson reveals the full extent of Wales’ financial calamity at losing their pre-World Cup matches against England.

Michael Cheika ‘can turn Wallabies into World Cup winners’

20 November 2014 0 comments

Brian Smith and Dean Mumm back appointment of Super Rugby winning coach

Alex Sanderson backs Maro Itoje to take on the world

11 November 2014 0 comments

“Future England captain” is a potential RWC2015 bolter according to Saracens forwards coach.

Dan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!

30 October 2014 0 comments

French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.

Championship clubs can cash in during World Cup

13 September 2014 2 comments

Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.

I want that No15 shirt back for World Cup, Ben Foden warns Mike Brown

31 August 2014 0 comments

Northampton star has set his sights on becoming England’s first choice full-back once again.

Andy Powell’s fighting for his last chance with Wales

30 August 2014 0 comments

Revitalised No.8 wants to stake a claim for a place in the Wales squad at next year’s Rugby World Cup.

‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success

29 August 2014 0 comments

All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”

EXCLUSIVE: Clubs in threat to play during World Cup

27 August 2014 0 comments

Simmering tensions between Premiership Rugby and the RFU over World Cup compensation set to explode.

Team bases confirmed for 2015 Rugby World Cup

26 August 2014 0 comments

England Rugby 2015, the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has today announced the list of 41 Team Bases which will host the 20 […]

Gloucester offer James Hook route back with Wales

22 August 2014 0 comments

Fly-half looking to win trophies with club before nailing down starting place with country.

Dean Ryan: We need hard men to win World Cup

20 August 2014 1 comment

Personalities must emerge to win 2015 RWC.

England Women crowned world champions

18 August 2014 1 comment

Women beat Canada to lift first World Crown in 20 years.

Danny Care urges England to decide key partnerships

13 August 2014 0 comments

Scrum-half believes it is time England nail down half-back and centre combinations with World Cup just over a year away.

EXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France

10 August 2014 0 comments

The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.

Brendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths

25 July 2014 1 comment

If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very earthbound in his wheelchair […]

I’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson

23 July 2014 0 comments

World Cup winner backs Wasps’ flyer to rise to the top of wing options.

Japan blossom into contenders

26 June 2014 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.

Jeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad

20 June 2014 1 comment

During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good was England‘s performance during […]

Henry Slade’s definitely in frame for World Cup says Jon Callard

13 June 2014 0 comments

Exeter starlet a viable candidate for an England fly-half berth at next year’s World Cup according Jon Callard.

Gareth Anscombe told to come now or miss World Cup

21 May 2014 0 comments

Warren Gatland has opened the door for Gareth Anscombe to play his way into Wales’ World Cup squad.

Peter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630

16 May 2014 0 comments

The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World Cup showdown between the […]

Saints great entertainers aim to shake up the rugby world

2 May 2014 0 comments

Saints bruise brothers George and Ken Pisi have a dream: to team up with older brother Tusi for Samoa at next year’s Rugby World Cup and smash England in the final.

US growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles

2 May 2014 0 comments

Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but admits they must discover a winning formula to do so.

Jeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful

25 April 2014 0 comments

There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on the resolution of next […]

Greig Laidlaw rested for five weeks ahead of World Cup

26 March 2014 0 comments

Edinburgh Rugby have agreed to rest captain Greig Laidlaw for five weeks following a request from the Scotland national team. The five-week break is intended […]

Henry Thomas will be ready for World Cup, says Jason Leonard

7 March 2014 1 comment

He is not the heir to Dan Cole’s tighthead throne yet but Henry Thomas has all the attributes to overthrow England’s No.3 one day, says prop legend Jason Leonard.

Master spy James O’Connor is impressed by England

5 March 2014 1 comment

James O’Connor believes England are “building towards something special” and admits Australia will have their work cut out to beat them at the 2015 World Cup.

Rugby World Cup 2015 launches ‘The Pack’ volunteer programme

12 February 2014 1 comment

The England 2015 Organising Committee has today launched ‘The Pack’ – the volunteer programme for Rugby World Cup 2015. Made up of 6,000 volunteers, ‘The […]

Anthony Watson gets in good Nick for World Cup

29 November 2013 0 comments

Anthony Watson admits he dreams of playing for England in the 2015 World Cup – but if he does so he knows who to thank.

Cardiff will get eight World Cup matches

17 April 2013 1 comment

England are planning to turn the Millennium Stadium into a World Cup gold mine worth more than £50m. Up to eight matches are being earmarked […]

Wallabies veto Cardiff for Wales in World Cup

11 December 2012 1 comment

The Wallabies have called on the 2015 World Cup organisers to impose a blanket ban on Wales playing in Cardiff at any stage during the […]

“We need Olympic formula” – Jonny Wilkinson

10 October 2012 3 comments

Jonny Wilkinson says it is time for England to put wins on the board during their forthcoming autumn internationals against Australia, South Africa and New […]

Twickenham’s debenture holders in World Cup row

28 August 2012 6 comments

Twickenham debenture holders are furious that they will not be guaranteed seats at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Chief executive Ian Ritchie this week sent […]

RFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes

7 August 2012 0 comments

Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand‘s shock World Cup quarter-final […]

Serge Betsen shrugs off the Sir Graham Henry fixing accusations

7 August 2012 0 comments

France legend Serge Betsen has laughed off Graham Henry’s claims that the infamous 2007 World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff could have been fixed. Henry this […]

Northampton Saints winger Vasily Artemyev can help take Russia towards the top of world game

3 July 2012 0 comments

Henry Paul has hailed Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev as an inspiration for aspiring Russian stars and reckons the country can become a major rugby power. […]

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