Tag: Rugby World Cup
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Australia-Hong Kong mismatch to open 2027 Rugby World Cup
Potential harm from an off-putting blowout win when host Australia meets debutant Hong Kong in the opening match of the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been ... -
South Africa stands alone at cup summit as new eras beckon everywhere
Give the Springboks a few days to revel in their record-breaking Rugby World Cup success. Give losing finalist New Zealand a little time to grieve. But ... -
Superb defending, grit and resilience lead Springboks to record fourth cup win
New Zealand 11, South Africa 12 There was just seven seconds left on the clock, and one massive scrum to play to decide the winner of ... -
All Blacks captain Cane is first man to be red-carded in a final
Sam Cane leaned back on his sin-bin chair and crossed his arms. That was it then. The New Zealand captain in the Rugby World Cup final ... -
England gets bronze after holding out hard-charging Pumas
England 26, Argentina 23 England finished third at the Rugby World Cup for the first time by stopping waves of late Argentina attacks and prevailing 26-23 ... -
South Africans defend Mbonambi over racial slur allegation
South Africa’s sports minister mounted a defense of Springboks player Bongi Mbonambi this week after he was accused of directing a racial slur at an England ... -
The final will be supercharged by one of sport’s greatest rivalries
New Zealand and South Africa will contest this weekend’s Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport’s most enduring, most intense rivalries to the ultimate ... -
South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make the final
England 15, South Africa 16 The Springboks finally broke the English scrum, and once again their hearts, to reach the Rugby World Cup final and have ... -
Errant All Blacks wing Tele’a proves a point in semifinal after axing
New Zealand 44, Argentina 6 Punished one week, punisher the next. New Zealand winger Mark Tele’a responded to being dropped for the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals ... -
Pulsating quarterfinals highlight enduring strength of the southern hemisphere
South 3, North 1. Talk of a potential shift in the balance of power in world rugby toward the northern hemisphere might have been premature. According ... -
Erasmus thinks Springboks’ running game might be key in defense
Playing pretty rugby has never been high on the Springboks’ agenda, especially when it comes to the business of winning a World Cup in tense knockout ... -
Resilient Springboks ruin host France’s dream in quarterfinals
The Springboks were at their most stubborn to wreck France’s dream at the Rugby World Cup yesterday [Macau time]. The defending champions dug deeper than normal ... -
England ends Fiji’s crowd-pleasing run with tense win to reach semifinals
The lead was 14 points, the Rugby World Cup semifinals were in sight and there was a celebratory feel to England fans’ booming rendition of “Swing Low, Sweet ... -
Argentina reaches semifinals after coming back twice to beat Wales
Wales 17, Argentina 29 Argentina’s rugby team doesn’t have a totemic figure like Lionel Messi to bind it like the national soccer team did when it ... -
All Blacks give defensive masterclass to knock out Ireland
Ireland 24, New Zealand 28 New Zealand was thought to have showed too much razzle-dazzle and met not enough resistance to seriously trouble top-ranked Ireland going ... -
Springboks have earned back respect from referees, Erasmus says
One of the surprises of the Rugby World Cup pool stage was the only team not to concede a yellow or red card: South Africa. The ... -
Smith not burdened by All Blacks-Ireland history ahead of quarterfinal
Aaron Smith made his New Zealand test debut against Ireland in 2012. The Irish were his first three tests, including his first test try. That year ... -
Portugal pulls off stunner and Fiji advances in storming end to pool stage
Portugal will be by far the happiest of the teams going home early from the Rugby World Cup. The Portuguese pulled off a stunner of an ... -
All Blacks hoping for right balance in last pool outing against Uruguay
A total of nine changes suggests New Zealand wants a snatch-and-grab game against Uruguay today [Friday, 03:00], the main prize a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal. Qualifying ... -
Tournament reaches the halfway stage and Ireland confirms its status as favorite
The Rugby World Cup is at its halfway stage, with 24 games done and dusted. The top story of the third set of matches was Ireland’s ... -
Uruguay players aim to shrug off Italy defeat with win against Namibia
Uruguay’s players must put the disappointment of defeat to Italy behind them if they are to leave the Rugby World Cup with at least one win. ... -
Ireland beats South Africa 13-8 in titanic clash
Ireland’s 5-3 trumped South Africa’s 7-1. The Springboks believed their fresh set of seven forwards would come off the bench and finish grinding down the Irish ... -
England romp and Portugal draw
PORTUGAL 18, GEORGIA 18 Portugal couldn’t have come closer to its first Rugby World Cup win in Toulouse. Os Lobos [The Wolfs] rallied from 13-0 down ... -
Springboks load bench with seven forwards to take on top-ranked Ireland
South Africa unsurprisingly reverted to its strongest starting lineup to face top-ranked Ireland in a crunch pool game at the Rugby World Cup while also naming ... -
Big teams flex their muscles in the second round of games
New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa all flexed their muscles at the Rugby World Cup to rack up the points against underdog opponents in the second ... -
Capuozzo back at 15 as Italy gears up for Uruguay threat
Ange Capuozzo is restored to fullback and Italy looks logical again. Capuozzo was on the wing and Tommaso Allan at fullback in Italy’s Rugby World Cup ... -
Flying Fiji lifts everyone’s hopes: Eyes now on big Ireland-South Africa showdown
Every World Cup needs an underdog story. Not for the first time, it’s the Pacific island of Fiji warming hearts at rugby’s showpiece. The Flying Fijians, ... -
England grind Japan down and cut loose late in second cup win
England 34, Japan 12 England wore down Japan then used a bizarre try to play unrestrained and roll to 34-12 for a second straight victory at ... -
Ireland puts Tonga away, underdog Portugal harasses Wales and Samoa arrives
IRELAND 59, TONGA 16 Top-ranked Ireland gambled on fielding its first team against Tonga at the Rugby World Cup this weeked just a week out from ... -
Ireland ready for Springboks after taking apart Tonga
Ireland accounted for Tonga 59-16 and accounted for all fingers, toes, arms and legs in mostly good order after a successful Rugby World Cup gamble. The ... -
All Blacks in no rush to clear list of injured players
New Zealand is in no rush to clear its list of injured players even though it must win its remaining pool games to reach the Rugby ... -
Jelonch back from knee surgery to captain France against Uruguay in his debut
Anthony Jelonch’s first match in nearly nine months is as the captain of France in his Rugby World Cup debut. Jelonch recovered quicker than expected from ... -
Chile savoring every moment of cup debut, even a big defeat
Losing by 30 points never felt so good to Marcelo Torrealba. The Chile scrumhalf savored every moment of his, and his country’s, Rugby World Cup debut ...
