The fitness of fullback Kurtley Beale, who is recovering from a strain in his left hamstring, will determine whether Australia fields an unchanged starting XV in Sunday night’s much anticipated…
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All Blacks team to play Australia in RWC semi-final
All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for their Semifinal match of the 2011 Rugby World…
Daily news from New Zealand – 13 October – Video
In today’s RWC Daily we look ahead to the first semi-final, Wales’ encounter with France on Saturday.
Blues coaches put in the hard yards for Haiu
The Blues coaching team demand a lot of their players during the season, expecting them to put their bodies on the line every game, but this time around it is…
Learn how to maintain your Lean Mass
Four- to six-week dedicated spells will help you stay lean up top, writes Darren Grewcock Bench Press The daddy of upper-body exercises, this is a good test of where you’re…
October Bargain Buys
When times are tough a bargain or two is just what you need to beat the financial blues. So Rugby World is coming to the rescue but scouring the web…
England players face disciplinary investigation
Any England player who believed that the World Cup was already a distant memory had better think again, This morning in New Zealand the acting RFU chief executive Martyn Thomas…
James Hook to start at 10 against France
Wales have made one change to the starting line-up which triumphed over Ireland last weekend for the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final clash with France at Eden Park on Saturday…
Daily news from New Zealand – 12 October – Video
On today’s RWC Daily we focus on New Zealand and Australia ahead of their semi final encounter on Sunday including interviews with key players on both teams.
Francois Pienaar’s verdict on South Africa
As South Africans come to terms with the weekend’s quarter-final loss to Australia, Francois Pienaar, captain of the team that famously won the tournament in 1995, offers a pragmatic view…