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Nick Cain’s verdict on England’s World Cup squad

2 September 2015 0 comments

Apart from Stuart Lancaster saying that he had to make choices that brought tears to his eyes, it was business as usual after he announced […]

Injury forces Italy into World Cup squad change

2 September 2015 0 comments

Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up a partial left-shoulder dislocation […]

Brad Barritt to make England return against Ireland

1 September 2015 0 comments

Brad Barritt will make his long-awaited return to the England starting XV to take in Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Saracens centre’s last Test […]

Chris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup

1 September 2015 0 comments

Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man squad that will take […]

Scotland name World Cup squad

1 September 2015 0 comments

Head Coach Vern Cotter today named scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as captain of the 31-man Scotland squad for the World Cup. The squad features a balance […]

Shane Williams’ verdict: At last we’ve seen the real Wales again, bring it on!

1 September 2015 0 comments

Now that was more like it! What a difference experience can make to a side. Two weeks ago Wales were all at sea against the […]

Nick Cain: Man-of-the-match Justin Tipuric holds the key to unlocking the breakdowns

1 September 2015 0 comments

They are coming round the corner hard, fast, and in numbers, as Warren Gatland’s sides tend to do – and England had better be ready. […]

Nemani Nadolo plans Pool of Death opener shock for England

1 September 2015 0 comments

Fijian juggernaut Nemani Nadolo has England in his sights and intends to blow the World Cup wide open with victory on the opening night. Nadolo […]

Andrew Trimble misses out on Ireland World Cup squad

1 September 2015 0 comments

Andrew Trimble has been left out of Ireland‘s World Cup squad with Joe Schmidt opting to take just two scrum-halves. The one-cap prop Tadhg Furlong […]

Day and Francis named in Wales’ World Cup squad

1 September 2015 0 comments

Dom Day and Tomas Francis have been named by Warren Gatland in Wales World Cup squad. The Bath lock and Exeter tighthead are part of […]

Brendan Gallagher recalls the biggest World Cup upsets in history

28 August 2015 2 comments

Shock results – upsets – are not a common occurrence at World Cups where generally thing go very much to form. Indeed only five teams have […]

Stuart Lancaster name England’s World Cup squad

27 August 2015 0 comments

Former Rugby League star Sam Burgess included in 31-man party.

Nick Cain’s column: James Horwill axe shows how the mighty can fall, fast

27 August 2015 1 comment

James Horwill’s arrival at The Stoop to join his new Harlequins team-mates will probably come sooner than he expected following his axing from the Australian […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Fortune will favour the brave in Ireland

27 August 2015 0 comments

The England-Ireland World Cup warm-up game on September 5 has huge significance for both sides. The managements can spin this however much they like but […]

Openside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith

27 August 2015 0 comments

Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’ if they continue picking […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: Two ‘big hits’ not enough to put Sam Burgess ahead of Henry Slade

26 August 2015 1 comment

Looking back at last week’s game and the England team’s performance against France at Twickenham, I have the feeling that I watched a different game […]

Nick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best

26 August 2015 0 comments

Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster’s agenda as he contemplates cutting his England World Cup […]

Dylan Hartley could still play in World Cup

25 August 2015 1 comment

Dylan Hartley could still play at the World Cup despite being dropped by Stuart Lancaster back in June. The England hooker was hit by a […]

Scotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup

25 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12 win in Italy. The […]

Trinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad

24 August 2015 0 comments

Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the 2011 final and started […]

Bergamasco to play 5th World Cup for Italy

24 August 2015 0 comments

Mauro Bergamasco will play in his fifth World Cup after being named in the final 31-man squad by Italy head coach Jacques Brunel. Bergamasco, who […]

Nalaga fails to make Fiji’s World Cup squad

21 August 2015 1 comment

Head-coach John McKee has omitted experienced backs Napolioni Nalaga and Seremaia Bai in Fiji’s 31-man World Cup squad which features five Premiership players. The squad […]

Jeff Probyn: How those cunning Aussies threw World Cup wide open

21 August 2015 1 comment

That’s it! All bets are off after last week’s results in the Rugby Championship as the favourites for both games failed to deliver the expected […]

Horwill and White omitted from Australia’s World Cup squad

21 August 2015 1 comment

James Horwill will arrive at Harlequins earlier than expected as the former Australia captain wasn’t included in Michael Cheika‘s World Cup squad. There is also […]

Michalak at 10 for France to take on England

20 August 2015 0 comments

Frederic Michalak will make his first Test start for France in over a year after being named at fly-half by Philippe Saint-Andre to take on […]

Nick Cain’s column: Sorry, but the North/South divide is as wide as ever

20 August 2015 0 comments

Of the seven World Cups that have preceded the 2015 edition which kicks off next month all but one have been won by the Southern […]

Mike Friday: England have no midfield X-factor without Kyle Eastmond

20 August 2015 0 comments

Kyle Eastmond’s World Cup omission betrays a startling lack of England ambition, according to former Sevens boss Mike Friday. Friday says he is struggling to […]

Shane Williams’ column: Chopping Richard Hibbard will leave Wales exposed

19 August 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland has wielded his axe and cut some really prominent players from his World Cup squad after last week’s heavy defeat at home to […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Size, skill and speed, the Wallaby backs have it all

19 August 2015 0 comments

Despite the heavy defeat the Wallabies just got from New Zealand, when it comes to backline talent, I believe the 14 or so contingent Michael […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Mike Phillips axe gives Gareth Davies a glimpse of redemption

19 August 2015 0 comments

Gareth Davies changed the course of history in Rome on Super Saturday, albeit not in the way he would have wanted – a dropped pass […]

Alex Corbisiero suffers new injury set back

19 August 2015 1 comment

Alex Corbisiero’s chances to play at the World Cup are getting slimmer after the England prop suffered yet another injury setback. The Northampton loosehead came […]

Pool of Death holds no fear for Nikola Matawalu’s classy Islanders

19 August 2015 0 comments

“Fiji mean business at this World Cup”

VIDEO: Chris Robshaw returns to lead England against France

18 August 2015 0 comments

Chris Robshaw will captain England against France for the second of their World Cup warm-up games in Paris on Satruday. The flanker is one of […]

Outsiders Fiji will take a big scalp warns Bob Dwyer

18 August 2015 0 comments

1991 winning coach adamant Fiji will be England or Wales at World Cup.

Order your Rugby World Cup guide

14 August 2015 2 comments

The World Cup is the greatest rugby show on earth and it’s being staged right here in the UK from September 18 – October 31. […]

England v France teams

14 August 2015 1 comment

Sam Burgess, Henry Slade and Calum Clark all starting to make Test debut with Luke Cowan-Dickie on the bench.

Lions trio dumped by Wales

13 August 2015 0 comments

James Hook, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard will not play in the World Cup after being cut by Warren Gatland today. The British & Irish […]

Jeremy Guscott: Jonny May must keep improving to make himself invaluable

13 August 2015 1 comment

There is always a dilemma for international coaches such as Stuart Lancaster when it comes to cutting players, because it is so important that they […]

Nick Cain talks to England’s world class lock Courtney Lawes about his vital role in RWC 2015

13 August 2015 0 comments

Courtney Lawes hits twice as hard in the tackle as most of his Red Rose team-mates, and it has earned him a reputation as the […]

Rugby Championship ‘unofficial round’ teams

13 August 2015 0 comments

Argentina v South Africa Argentina: Joaquín Tuculet; Santiago Cordero, Matías Moroni, Juan Martín Hernández, Juan Imhoff; Nicolás Sánchez, Martín Landajo; Marcos Ayerza, Agustín Creevy (Capt.), Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro; Benjamin Macome, Tomás […]

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Is the man for Scotland – Scott Hastings

12 August 2015 1 comment

Scott Hastings says it is time Scotland ditched skipper Greig Laidlaw to give Sam Hidalgo-Clyne his chance at scrum-half. Hidalgo-Clyne, 21, enjoyed a breakthrough campaign […]

Scotland show faith in Vern Cotter

12 August 2015 0 comments

Vern Cotter has re-affirmed his position as Scotland head-coach and extended his contract for another year until 2017. The Kiwi, who is currently preparing the […]

Shane Williams’ Wales verdict: Poor scrum performance remains my big concern

12 August 2015 0 comments

Message to all Welsh rugby fans – don’t panic! As far as World Cup warm-up games go what happened against Ireland is very much par […]

Nick Cain’s column: Axeman Stuart Lancaster must sharpen his plans in midfield

12 August 2015 1 comment

One of the enduring issues during Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as England head coach has been a revolving door selection policy at centre, and on the […]

Wing king Anthony Watson has hero Quade Cooper in his sights

12 August 2015 2 comments

Anthony Watson could face one of his boyhood heroes when England clash with Australia in their crunch World Cup qualifier at Twickenham this October. Watson […]

Tommy O’Donnell ruled out of World Cup

10 August 2015 1 comment

Tommy O’Donnell will miss the World Cup after suffering a dislocated hip in Ireland‘s win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The Munster flanker, 28, […]

England cut seven from World Cup training squad

7 August 2015 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has trimmed his England training squad to 39 players ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Those selected will return to Pennyhill Park on […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Winning is same in any language for Michael Cheika

7 August 2015 0 comments

Michael Cheika speaks French, Italian and Arabic. He is also known to be fluent in coarse Anglo-Saxon and looks forward to leaving England or Wales […]

Jeff Probyn: Too much expectation riding on the shoulders of England

7 August 2015 0 comments

I’m sure you have all seen the TV adverts featuring the England players being carried on the shoulders of supporters as they head towards the […]

Jamie George is England’s form hooker, says Alistair Hargreaves

7 August 2015 0 comments

Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits the uncapped Saracens hooker. […]

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