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Japan-Scotland obliterates television audience records - including FIFA World Cup final

Japan’s journey to the Rugby World Cup 2019 quarter-finals has captured the imagination of a nation and this weekend’s match a…

Online Editors
Online Editors
19 Oct 2019, 3:11

The Irish stat that should scare the All Blacks

Ireland will be heading into their quarter-final matchup with the All Blacks knowing that they have the tools to beat the world ch…

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Online Editors
19 Oct 2019, 0:19

Johnny Sexton left kicking himself before World Cup showdown

Ireland five-eighth Johnny Sexton cut a lonely figure in the lead-up to his nation's do-or-die clash with the All Blacks.

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 23:16

Tension grips New Zealand: All Blacks' plan to deal with nerves against Ireland

Forced to contemplate the prospect that the All Blacks could crash out of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, tension and nerves i…

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 20:16

Pooper v Kamikaze Kids: Blockbuster battle between flankers could be the difference between Australia and England

Pooper against the Kamikaze Kids - it sounds like something a Japanese anime artist might dream up, not the front line battle that…

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 19:31

Bath crushed in Premiership opener by the Hughes and Piutau show

Nathan Hughes' RWC exclusion by England left him to enjoy the long pre-season getting fit with Bristol and he repaid his new club …

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 17:39

'I said as a joke if we don't turn up, we're going home, but it shocked a few of the boys'

Billy Vunipola has done his bit to ensure there is no complacency in the England camp, reminding team-mates there is no Sunday if …

Online Editors
Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 17:13

Saracens start Premiership title defence with nucleus of their side 6,000 miles away trying to win the World Cup

The eyes of the rugby world are focused on the World Cup quarter-finals in Japan this weekend but club fans in England are set for…

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 12:32

Wales reveal level of care taken to ensure concussed Dan Biggar is symptom-free and safe to face France

With Dan Biggar concussed in successive games versus Australia and Fiji, Wales insist they have taken every care to ensure there i…

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 6:15

'That second game in 2016 was almost the turning point for a lot of high tackle rule changes... yellows would be reds now'

Reflecting on recent Ireland-New Zealand encounters, Johnny Sexton believes how two All Blacks players avoided red cards in Dublin…

Online Editors
Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 5:18

One of France's five changes suggests a truce in alleged strained relationships between players and management

France's campaign in Japan has taken on a divisive dynamic similar to previous World Cups, but it appears a truce has been found t…

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Online Editors
18 Oct 2019, 4:15

Wales overhaul side for World Cup quarter-final clash with France

Wales have named the same starting XV that beat Australia in their Pool D clash for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final again…

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Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 23:12

Eddie Jones heaps the pressure on Wallabies newbie

Eddie Jones has questioned the selection of Wallabies rookie Jordan Petaia along with Australia's ball-in-hand approach, claiming …

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 21:58

Steve Hansen's unlikely friendship with Kiwi rugby nemesis

Away from plotting to end each other's tournaments, Steve Hansen caught up with one of New Zealand rugby's recent nemesis in Tokyo…

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Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 21:24

Jones v Cheika: Final showdown between two of Australia's most vocal coaches

They were teammates in the 1980s, firebrands for one of Australia's most storied rugby clubs. Three decades on, Eddie Jones and Mi…

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 20:51

Former Irish coach highlights how Ireland can take advantage of All Blacks

Former Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan believes the All Blacks' continued use of twin playmakers Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo'unga w…

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 18:51

'Every time the samurais fought, one lived and one died... it will be the same on Saturday'

Staking the success of his entire England reign on the performance at Japan 2019, Eddie Jones knows passage into the semi-finals i…

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 17:05

'It'll affect me when it's finished. You haven't got any room to get gaa-gaa emotional'

Hansen has already announced he will step down as New Zealand head coach after the World Cup.

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 11:00

'Dan Cole doesn't have a personality' - Toomua serves up all 5 English Tigers

Matt Toomua has admitted his surprise that England have dropped fly-half George Ford for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final clas…

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 8:35

Cheika takes another pop at the Aussies coaching England sides

Wallabies boss Michael Cheika says it 'hurts' to see fellow Australians heading up English sports teams.

Online Editors
Online Editors
17 Oct 2019, 6:52
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