Rugby

Ireland celebrate at the Stade de France (Getty Images) Never under threat. Physically impressive. Ireland swaggered towards a Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand after a 36-14 demolition of Scotland. This was Ireland’s 17th win in a row, and the ninth in a row over Scotland. It was a rapid start for the Irish and

France: (31) 60 Tries: Penaud 2, Bielle-Biarrey, Ramos, Jalibert, Mauvaka, Moefana 2 Pens: Ramos, Jaminet Cons: Ramos 6, Jaminet Italy: (0) 7 Tries: Zuliani; Cons: Allan France cruised to top spot in Pool A at the World Cup as they beat Italy 60-7. The hosts faced elimination if they had lost but put any nerves

Oct 2, 2023, 09:30 PM It’s our final week of pool play, while some quarterfinal spots are locked in, there’s still plenty of jockeying and shuffling left to determine who plays who in the knock out stages. Read ahead for team lists and previews. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule | Standings |

The All Blacks finish their Pool A matches knowing a single bonus point win will take them into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals The All Blacks were massively impressive in their 96-17 demolition of Italy last Friday. Their batteries should be recharged for their final pool match, so you’ll want to watch a New Zealand

Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Date: Saturday, 7 October Kick-off: 16:45 BST Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app Danny Care thinks England players would welcome the introduction of hybrid contracts if it means the nation’s best remain in a strong Premiership. Talks between the Rugby

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auOct 1, 2023, 09:10 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —

The Springbok prop inadvertently assisted a Canan Moodie try Vincent Koch’s shoulder came to South Africa’s aid against Tonga (Twitter/X) First we had Joe Marler’s head, now it’s Vincent Koch’s shoulder making a bid for the most bizarre assist of the Rugby World Cup 2023. The tighthead prop misjudged a pass from returning fly-half Handre

Scotland (42) 84 Tries: Watson, Price, Graham 4, M Fagerson, Harris, Smith, Healy, Matthews, Darge Cons: Healy 11, Horne Romania (0) 0 Rampant Scotland ran in 12 tries to thrash Romania 84-0 and set up a potential Pool B shootout with Ireland at the Rugby World Cup. Darcy Graham scored a hat-trick of first-half tries,

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 29, 2023, 10:33 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. LYON, France —

Here is more information about os Lobos No 7, Martins Portugal’s flanker Nicolas Martins (Getty Images) Portugal keeps surprising the Rugby World Cup fans and between the elusive Raffaele Storti, the captain Tomás Appleton, or the fan-favorite, Nuno Sousa Guedes. But what about Nicolás Martins, the loose forward who hasn’t missed one tackle in two

Uruguay: (12) 36 Tries: Amaya 2, Kessler, Arata, Basso Cons: Etcheverry 3, Berchesi Pens: Berchesi Namibia: (20) 26 Try: Mouton, Greyling Cons: Swanepoel 2 Pens: Swanepoel 4 Uruguay beat Namibia in Lyon to record their first pool win at the Rugby World Cup and deny the African nation a first win in the competition. Two

Sep 25, 2023, 10:09 PM Wow, after a week of incredible Rugby World Cup rugby we’re heading towards the pointy end! While most quarterfinal spots are all but locked in, results this week could have huge implications on who plays who in knock out rounds in two weeks time. Read ahead for team lists and

We have covered every single team (and more!) at the tournament in France Rugby World Cup fever has well and truly taken hold. Our latest Rugby World November issue celebrates the game’s global party and the stars providing such great entertainment on the biggest stage of all. We have covered all 20 teams in this

Wales (16) 40 Tries: G Davies, Tompkins, Morgan Cons: Biggar, Anscombe Pens: Anscombe 6 Drop-goal: Anscombe Australia (6) 6 Pens: Donaldson 2 Wales became the first team to reach the 2023 World Cup quarter-finals as they celebrated a record win over Australia in Lyon. Gareth Anscombe kicked 23 points and tries from Gareth Davies, Nick

Sep 19, 2023, 11:50 AM LILLE, France, Sept 23 — Winger Henry Arundell scored five tries as England tore up the safety-first playbook from their first two matches at the Rugby World Cup in a crushing 71-0 defeat of Chile on Saturday to hand coach Steve Borthwick a selection quandary. England, who made 12 changes

Keep track of who has the most scores, here Damian Penaud dives for the line (Getty Images) Every time the tournament comes around, we see someone top the charts to be the Rugby World Cup top try-scorer. And from the start of the 2023 edition of the competition, it’s anyone’s race to win. We’ve seen

France: (54) 96 Tries: Penaud 3, Danty 2, Ollivon 2, Flament, Dupont, Bielle-Biarry 2, Couilloud, Jaminet, Penalty Con: Ramos 12 Namibia (0) 0 France are on the brink of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals after claiming the biggest win of the tournament so far with a 96-0 victory over Namibia. The hosts led by 54

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 20, 2023, 03:36 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. LYON, France —