12:54 PM BST OITA — Wales are through to the Rugby World Cup semifinals for the third time in their history after a thrilling victory over France at Oita Stadium on Sunday evening. 2 Related It was a performance coach Warren Gatland wasn’t thrilled about and one that again reflected the need for his side

3:08 PM BST TOKYO – The All Blacks don’t need to be reminded of their defeats; they wear them, carry them around in their daily lives. Nor do they overreact when they win, it’s all part of the journey. But even Steve Hansen took time to single out Kieran Read’s performance and their attacking play

1:20 PM BST OITA — This Rugby World Cup had long been predicted to be a power game. And on the day when then tournament really began, with the commencement of the knockout phase, that’s exactly what transpired. The southern hemisphere blueprint of ball-in-hand attacking rugby, long championed by Australia and particularly Michael Cheika, crashed

7:36 AM BST Cheslin Kolbe has recovered from an ankle injury sustained against Italy to be named in South Africa’s starting XV for their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against tournament hosts Japan on Sunday. The speedy right winger, who scored two tries against Italy, missed the Springboks’ final Pool B match against Canada as a

9:20 AM BST Former Junior Wallabies captain and ex-Waratahs outside back Andrew Kellaway has signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2020 Super Rugby season. The 24-year-old will arrive for pre-season training in November after a recent spell with the Northampton Saints (England) and Counties Manukau (New Zealand) looking to add to his 25 Super

8:13 AM BST Wales received a huge boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal with France with centre Jonathan Davies passed fit after recovering from a knee injury. With flyhalf Dan Biggar and winger George North also emerging from injury clouds, coach Warren Gatland was able to name his strongest side, the same starting

8:38 AM BST England will host four Test matches at Twickenham Stadium in autumn 2020, with Australia, New Zealand and Argentina set to make the trip to London for the Quilter Internationals. Eddie Jones’ squad will kick off its campaign against New Zealand on Nov. 7 before meeting Argentina — whom they defeated in the

3:53 AM BST BEPPU, Japan — England coach Eddie Jones has gone for all out power in making three changes for his side’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Australia in Oita. Jones has made two changes to the pack and moved skipper Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi one spot closer in, paving the way for

Oct 15, 2019 The story of the 2019 Rugby World Cup so far has been more about high tackles than classic upsets, despite Ireland’s Bundee Aki being the only player to miss the knockout stages through suspension. 2 Related The quarterfinals will make for excellent viewing, with England taking on Australia for a joint-record seventh

8:49 AM BST Ireland named Garry Ringrose in the midfield to replace the suspended Bundee Aki for their World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand at Tokyo Stadium Saturday. Aki was suspended for three weeks after he received a red card for a high tackle in Ireland’s final Pool A game against Samoa. Robbie Henshaw, who