By Paul Eddison Of all the injuries suffered in the build-up to this World Cup, it’s hard to find one more catastrophic to his team’s chances than that of Sergio…
Tournaments
Has Warren Gatland picked the right Wales team to face Uruguay?
By David Marsh Fit again Welsh stars Liam Williams and Samson Lee have been named in Wales’ starting XV to face Uruguay on Sunday. After Wales lost both Rhys Webb…
Here come the (new) boys
Kriel, 21, played full-back for the Bulls in this year’s Super Rugby tournament, but switched to outside centre to make his Test debut against Australia on 18 July, and grabbed…
Beats by Dre launches inspirational World Cup campaign, featuring McCaw and Robshaw
Beats by Dr Dre headphones have seemingly become the headphone of choice among athletes in various sporting disciplines, with rugby no exception. The company launches its Rugby World Cup advertising…
England Rugby release Rocky-style montage of intense pre-World Cup training camp (video)
If you’re a fan of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky franchise of films, chances are you’ll love a good training montage. England Rugby have released a video of their recent training camp,…
French team suffer culture shock as they set up base in Croydon
When the French rugby team were told they were to be based ‘just outside London’ for the Rugby World Cup, doubtless they imagined the castled decadence of Windsor or the…
Fitzgerald starts in Ireland’s Rugby World Cup opener following Henshaw injury
Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw has failed in his battle for fitness ahead of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup opener against Canada resulting in Luke Fitzgerald starting at No 12. Henshaw injured…
Rugby World Cup referees set to crack down on diving and faking
The Rugby World Cup match officials committee has told referees to crack down on diving and players faking injuries as the sport tries to move away from what it describes as…
Golden Oldies: Who makes our Rugby World Cup oldest XV?
By Stuart Clarke With age comes experience, as the saying goes, and for many of the players aged over 30 at this year’s Rugby World Cup there are no shortage…
Why Ireland have no reason to panic
By Mark Coughlan It’s been a World Cup countdown of mixed emotions for Ireland fans. While England headed for Denver, Wales travelled to Qatar and their beloved Poland, and the…