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Brendan Gallagher feature: This was just a complete blast from start to finish

4 November 2015 0 comments

The construction – or in this case deconstruction – gangs will arrive at Twickenham first thing this morning to start ripping down the huge hospitality […]

Jeremy Guscott World Cup XV

4 November 2015 0 comments

15. Ben Smith (NZ) is one of my favourite players, his skillset is of the highest calibre, which affords him the luxury of time; he […]

Brendan Gallagher comment: Sublime Conrad Smith has a five-star lawyer’s brain and he can hit too

4 November 2015 0 comments

Richie McCaw and Dan Carter deserve every plaudit that comes their way – the golden duo have redefined their positions and rewritten the records book […]

NFL games to be played at Twickenham

3 November 2015 0 comments

The RFU has today announced a partnership with the National Football League which will see a minimum of three regular season games at Twickenham Stadium […]

Jonny Gray extends Warriors stay

3 November 2015 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby have been handed a big boost today after Jonny Gray decided to remain at Scotstoun until at least May 2018. […]

Sonny Bill Williams gives his World Cup medal to young boy

31 October 2015 0 comments

Sonny Bill Williams has given his Rugby World Cup winners’ medal to a young boy who was tackled by a security guard after running onto […]

HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa beat Argentina in World Cup bronze match

31 October 2015 0 comments

South Africa beat Argentina 24-13 at the Olympic Stadium last night to finish third of the World Cup. The Springboks never looked like losing the […]

Nick Cain column: RFU review panel will have zero credibility

30 October 2015 0 comments

Let the whitewash begin! The RFU review panel eventually announced last Monday – two long weeks after England‘s ignominious World Cup exit – is a […]

Peter Jackson column: Heroes? No,Wales lost plot when it mattered!

30 October 2015 0 comments

Scotland took their enforced leave of the World Cup in a state of understandable high dudgeon hours after Ireland had beaten them to it, suffering […]

Support play could win it for the All Blacks – Mike Tindall

29 October 2015 0 comments

The All Blacks‘ supporting lines could swing the pendulum the way of New Zealand in the World Cup final against Australia on Saturday according to […]

Nick Cain gets the lowdown on Wallaby coach Michael Cheika

29 October 2015 0 comments

Bob Dwyer is a member of one of rugby union’s most exclusive clubs as one of the seven coaches who have won the World Cup. […]

IDRC Final to be Broadcast Live on Forces TV

29 October 2015 0 comments

The military version of the Rugby World Cup – the IDRC (International Defence Rugby Competition), which has been running in parallel with the Rugby World […]

Shane Williams column: Our packs lack skillset of the giants down South

28 October 2015 0 comments

It’s no fluke that this weekend’s World Cup semi-finals are like a UKIP manifesto – with no mention of Europe. Over the course of the […]

Peter Jackson comment: Get ready to crown team for all seasons

28 October 2015 0 comments

And so it has almost come to pass, the All Black coronation of New Zealand as the supreme long-term rulers of Planet Rugby. One more […]

London Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA

27 October 2015 0 comments

London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas when the Exiles take […]

World Cup hooker joins Worcester

27 October 2015 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins up with his new […]

Ashley-Cooper hat-trick send Australia to World Cup final

26 October 2015 0 comments

A hat-trick from Adam Ashley-Cooper helped Australia beat Argentina 29-15 to book their place in the World Cup final against New Zealand. Rob Simmons kicked […]

World Cup semi-finals teams

21 October 2015 0 comments

Australia v Argentina Australia: Israel Folau; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; James Slipper, Stephen Moore (Capt.), Sekope Kepu; […]

Shane Williams: Yes, pain will be unbearable but Wales can hold their heads high

21 October 2015 0 comments

Shut the door, close the curtains and play with the kids. That’s my only advice to those brave Wales players who gave everything, but ultimately […]

Peter Jackson comment: Sorry, Dr Roberts, but the only diagnosis can be that it’s been gruesome

21 October 2015 0 comments

Jamie Roberts described the Springbok experience pre-match in one word: gruesome, as in the context of wounded Lions queuing up for ambulances after their last […]

Nick Cain column: England must move on, without Stuart Lancaster

21 October 2015 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster said he would be looking for some solace this week in the Lake District. Before departing the England camp the incumbent head coach […]

Panel revealed for England World Cup inquest

20 October 2015 0 comments

The RFU have revealed the five-man panel that will look into England‘s World Cup failure. England beat Fiji and Uruguay but defeats to Wales and […]

Australia in World Cup semi-finals after controversial Scotland win

19 October 2015 0 comments

A controversial last minute penalty from Bernard Foley helped Australia claim a 35-34 win over Scotland and qualify for the World Cup semi-finals. In what […]

Early blitz see Argentina beat Ireland to reach World Cup semi-finals

19 October 2015 0 comments

Two early tries laid the platform for Argentina to beat Ireland 43-20 and book their place in the World Cup semi-finals. The Irish were hoping […]

Nick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin

16 October 2015 0 comments

This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep control of an unruly […]

Peter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!

16 October 2015 0 comments

Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern on the first Monday […]

Joel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?

16 October 2015 0 comments

World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they can find a Plan B.

World Cup quarter-finals teams

15 October 2015 0 comments

Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (Capt.), Sekope Kepu; Kane […]

Morgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa

15 October 2015 0 comments

Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales’ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped 20 year-old got the […]

Scotland to appeal Ford and Gray bans

15 October 2015 0 comments

Scottish Rugby today confirmed they will appeal bans against Ross Ford and Jonny Gray. The duo received a three-week ban each for dangerous tackles against […]

Brendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV

15 October 2015 0 comments

15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over a decade ago when […]

Jeff Probyn: column: If selection was unanimous coaches should take blame

15 October 2015 0 comments

Well that’s that, time to get out the knives and let the carnage begin, as everybody with an axe to grind bays for the blood […]

Basic errors by Stuart Lancaster cost us says Mike Friday

15 October 2015 0 comments

Critical pre-tournament errors in selection by head coach Stuart Lancaster and a failure to deploy X-factor players during losses to Wales and Australia cost England […]

Springboks change one for quarter-final against Wales

14 October 2015 0 comments

South Africa have made one change to their starting line-up with wing JP Pietersen named on the right flank to face Wales in Saturday’s World […]

Sean O’Brien receive one-week ban for punch on Pascal Pape

14 October 2015 0 comments

Sean O’Brien will miss Ireland‘s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after being suspended for a week. The Ireland flanker was found guilty of punching France […]

Shane Williams verdict: Wales lacked nous at crucial times

14 October 2015 0 comments

I would like to say that was the one that got away – but it has been said so many times against Australia that it’s […]

End of the road for the injured Paul O’Connell

14 October 2015 0 comments

Paul O’Connell’s Test career is over after the Ireland captain tore his hamstring against France on Sunday. The Munster legend, 35, is moving to Toulon […]

Picking Sam Burgess upset England morale blasts Gareth Chilcott

12 October 2015 0 comments

England’s obsession with Sam Burgess should cost Stuart Lancaster his job.

Ireland claim costly win over France in Cardiff

12 October 2015 0 comments

Ireland suffered three key injuries but managed to claim a gutsy 24-9 win over France to secure top spot in Pool D. Second half tries […]

History maker Japan beat USA but miss out on quarter-finals

12 October 2015 0 comments

Japan became the first team to miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals having won three pool matches after they beat the United States yesterday. […]

Argentina and Italy win last pool match over Namibia and Romania

12 October 2015 0 comments

Argentina ended their World Cup pool matches with a nine-try romp over Namibia ahead of their quart-final against Ireland. The Pumas, already qualified, secured the […]

Scott Spedding aims to rule skies in epic battle with Rob Kearney

9 October 2015 0 comments

France full-back Scott Spedding is expecting an aerial dogfight with Ireland rival Rob Kearney. Les Bleus will battle it out with Joe Schmidt‘s side on Sunday […]

Brendan Gallagher: This golden generation of Pumas WILL top the world

9 October 2015 0 comments

As befits a good Yorkshire man, Les Cusworth is not a betting man. But if he was he would invest heavily in Argentina winning the […]

Nick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game

9 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England’s only foray into the […]

Peter Jackson column: Brynmor’s lad is still selling to dummies

9 October 2015 0 comments

The man in Seat 54, Row U of the middle tier of the East Stand looked down on a familiar figure darting along the touchline […]

Justin Tipuric to start for Wales against Wallabies

8 October 2015 0 comments

Justin Tipuric has been named in the Wales starting XV as Warren Gatland is looking to answer fire with fire in the Pool of Death […]

Wallabies change three for Wales clash

8 October 2015 0 comments

Australia have made three changes to their starting XV for their Pool decider against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Head coach Michael Cheika had to […]

Scotland quintet fit to take on Samoa

8 October 2015 0 comments

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against Samoa on Saturday. Scotland […]

Jeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England

8 October 2015 0 comments

Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been asking this week and […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Ireland’s big name players are enhancing reputations

8 October 2015 0 comments

My forecast for an England Ireland semi-final looks to be 50 per cent true at this stage, with Ireland pretty much assured of quarter-final qualification […]

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