Stuart Lancaster has made the decision to drop George Ford to the bench for England’s game against Wales on Saturday evening, with Owen Farrell stepping in at fly-half. Farrell, who…
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World Cup 2015: Australia 28-13 Fiji
A full review of Australia's opening World Cup win over Fiji in Cardiff
World Cup 2015: Scotland 45-10 Japan
Five second-half tries took Scotland to a convincing win over Japan in front of an excited crowd at Kingsholm. Japan scored all their points in the first 45 minutes, answering…
RWC 2015: Lies, damn lies and statistics…
By Adam Hathaway Stuart Lancaster says he is not obsessed by statistics but you could hardly blame a former schoolteacher if he was a bit of a number-cruncher on the…
Tier two teams already feeling pressures of uneven World Cup schedule
Everything was supposed to be different this year, no more ‘one rule for me and another for you’. Yet one week into the World Cup we’re already seeing tier two…
Jacques Burger: I feel personally responsible to help Namibia rugby grow
By Will Macpherson Namibia go into their first game at the World Cup ranked lower than any other team in the tournament, twentieth. The team is packed full of amateurs…
Watch: Japan deny Scotland try with last ditch Goromaru tackle
Ayumu Goromaru denies Tommy Seymour a try in the final seconds of the first half between Scotland and Japan at Kingsholm
Steve Hansen talks down All Blacks’ century chances
We haven’t seen a 100-point team at a World Cup since New Zealand put 108 on Portugal in 2007, but Steve Hansen doesn’t expect the All Blacks to reach three…
Shane Williams backing Wales to ‘sneak’ win against England
Wales could do with a player like Shane Williams against England on Saturday, so depleted is their pool of available backs, but the former international winger is backing his compatriots…