By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park ON THE evidence of Saturday’s matches, the England-France semi-final will be a dire affair. Then again, both teams could spark…
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England 16 Scotland 12 – How they won it?
Wing Chris Ashton scored a late try to help England to a 16-12 win over Scotland at Eden Park on Sunday night. The Scots held a 9-3 lead at the…
Tonga 19 France 14
Tonga shocked France 19-14 in a Pool A match at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday. France showed little during a match dominated territorially by Tonga, with so many promising…
Daily news from New Zealand – 30 September – Video
In today’s RWC Daily we have reaction from South Africa’s Pool D match with Samoa in Auckland, as well as visit the Australia and Scotland camps ahead of their final…
South Africa 13 Samoa 5
A first half Bryan Habana try led South Africa to a 13-5 victory over Samoa in a spiteful Pool D match at North Harbour Stadium on Friday. The play was…
Wales v Fiji match preview
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Date: Sunday, 2 October Kick-off:0600 BST/ 1800 NZ Coverage: Scores and reports on BBC website plus live text commentaries on all home nations matches; updates on…
England v Scotland match preview
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland Date: Saturday 1 October Kick-off: 0830 BST/ 2030 NZ Coverage: Scores and reports on BBC website plus live text commentaries on all home nations matches; updates…
World Cup Quotes of the Day – Thursday 30 September
“I will eat him tomorrow.” – Russia’s Vladimir Ostroushko is relishing Saturday’s wing duel with Australia’s Radike Samo. “I’ll be happy with 21-20 to us.” – Canada coach Kieran Crowley,…
Two England coaches banned in “Ballgate” saga
The RFU have acted to ban two of their coaches, David Alred and Paul Stridgeon, from Saturday’s match against Scotland after an investigation into alleged misconduct for a breach of…
Daily news from New Zealand – 29 September – Video
Without any matches, on today’s RWC Daily we speak with John Kirwan, as the former All Black gives a frank assessment of Japan’s RWC 2011 campaign, and we’re with Samoa…