What are the big issues arising from the weekend's World Cup quarter-finals?
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Five things we’ve learnt: Ireland v Argentina
By Whiff of Cordite And so it comes to pass – Ireland go out at a World Cup quarter final. Nothing to see here? Move on. Well maybe, but this…
Wales v South Africa: Five things we learnt
The work-rate of Sam Warburton, the ability of Dan Biggar, solid scrums and lots of whistleblowing feature in this Wales analysis
World Cup 2015: Australia 35-34 Scotland
Australia won a breathtaking quarter-final, with a Bernard Foley penalty with seconds left on the clock. The Wallabies had come out of the traps confidently, playing a controlled, expansive game,…
World Cup 2015: Ireland 20-43 Argentina
This quarter-final victory felt like the culmination of an eight-year project for Argentina. Finally we can stop talking about 2007 because the nation has totally re-invented its style. Gone is…
World Cup 2015: New Zealand 62-13 France
A review of the New Zealand v France 2015 World Cup quarter-final at the Millennium Stadium
World Cup 2015: South Africa 23 – 19 Wales
A 74th-minute try from veteran scrum-half and skipper Fourie du Preez took South Africa into the semi-finals of the World Cup and broke Welsh hearts, as, until then, Sam Warburton‘s…
Fourie du Preez – the comeback king
Of course, the fact that du Preez has the talent to play in the latter stages of a World Cup is not in question – he won the thing in…
The Best Plays, Tweets and Memes Of The Rugby World Cup So Far
Nothing too serious here folks - with the pool stages of the World Cup ending, here are some of the best plays, tweets, images and videos so far, thrown in…
Five talking points from the World Cup pool stages
We look at five of the big issues generated by the World Cup pool stages