Former France captain Thierry Dusautoir fears the damage a physical Springboks could cause the hosts
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How to watch Rugby World Cup quarter-finals: live stream every match
All four of this weekend’s World Cup quarter-finals – each one a north v south match-up – are set to be truly epic encounters. They’re also impossible to call, so…
My blueprint for strengthening the emerging nations
They have excited, but if we want the best emerging nations to kick on between World Cups, we need to make these changes, writes Mark Evans
“It’s so hard to take” – Johnny Sexton fights back tears after career ends
The Ireland fly-half finished his career by exiting at the quarter-final stage yet again
How impressive was New Zealand’s 37 phases of defence to shut out Ireland?
With just four points in it, the clock creeping towards red, and Ireland throwing body after body in the pursuit of a winner in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final, New…
Ireland heartbroken as they lose to New Zealand in another quarter-final
Andy Farrell's world No 1s crashed out of the tournament after losing 28-24 to the All Blacks in Paris
Ireland stand in figure of eight formation to face haka
Back in 2016, Ireland faced the All Blacks at Soldier Field in Chicago. The first Test match since the untimely passing of Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley, the Irish faced the haka…
Watch Ireland v New Zealand live stream: how to watch the Rugby World Cup quarter-final
The world’s number one team against rugby’s most iconic side. It’s a Rugby World Cup match nobody will want to miss tonight so make sure you’ve got all the details…
Interception sees Argentina race into semi-finals
As soon as the ball sat up from a Sam Costelow popped pass, Nicolás Sánchez must have known. As he got his hands on it and raced towards the line,…
Referee Jaco Peyper goes off injured in Wales v Argentina quarter-final
Jaco Peyper has sent plenty of players from the field in his refereeing career but this time the South African official was forced to trudge off himself after suffering a…