We’ll find out who the best team in the world are on October 31st, but the best scrum in the game might be known before then. New Zealand‘s Dane Coles…
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Watch: referee Nigel Owens lays down the law to Mamuka Gorgodze
Few people want to get on the wrong side of Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze on the rugby pitch, but referee Nigel Owens showed he isn’t afraid of the big man.…
George Ford dropped as Lancaster makes four changes for Wales game
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…
World Cup 2015: France 38-11 Romania
What’s hot Credit in defeat Romania have always had a reputation as strong scrummagers, built in their pomp in the Eighties. They rolled back the years on a fresh September…
World Cup Highlights: France 38-11 Romania
France ran in five tries to secure a bonus point victory over Romania at the Olympic Stadium – Watch official World Cup highlights here. For the latest Rugby World subscription offers, click here.…
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…