1:51 PM BST England inside centre Piers Francis has been cleared to continue playing in the Rugby World Cup after a disciplinary panel dismissed a citing for a dangerous tackle in his team’s match with the United States. Francis was cited for his high tackle on American Will Hooley straight from the opening kickoff of

3:14 PM BST A bemused Samu Kerevi thinks it might be time he takes a look at the NRL after he gave away a penalty for a raised forearm on replacement Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell during the Wallabies’ 29-25 loss Sunday night. The Wallabies produced a mighty comeback after falling behind 23-8 at halftime but

3:00 AM ET Wales withstood a furious Australian comeback to secure a 29-25 win in an epic Pool D encounter in Tokyo on Sunday to record their first win over the Wallabies at the Rugby World Cup since 1987 and take a major step towards the quarter-finals. In 80 minutes of gripping drama at Tokyo

3:27 AM ET TOYOTA CITY, Japan — South Africa’s electric wing Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries but the Springboks’ performance was far from polished as they eased to a nine-try 57-3 win over southern African neighbours Namibia in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at City of Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Billed the ‘African

12:00 AM BST ESPN staff Editor’s note: Originally published in 2015, this article has been updated to reflect Japan’s victory over Ireland at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The ninth Rugby World Cup tournament has a moment to rival any other, with hosts Japan defeating Ireland 19-12 in Shizuoka. 2 Related It enters the pantheon

10:38 AM BST Rugby’s world order has been shaken. Again. Four years after they stunned the rugby world in the English seaside town of Brighton, Japan on Saturday evening repeated the dose. This time at home. 2 Related It was an inspired performance from the Brave Blossoms on Saturday afternoon in Shizuoka, where they were

11:58 AM BST United States flanker John Quill has been banned for three matches and will likely miss the rest of the World Cup campaign after he was sent off in his side’s Pool C defeat against England in Kobe Thursday. Quill was shown the first red card of the tournament by referee Nic Berry

8:41 AM BST TOKYO — A fired-up Michael Cheika has rebuffed suggestions the Wallabies weren’t aware of World Rugby’s [WR] high-tackle framework, saying his troops are taught to tackle round the “middle” and nowhere else. Cheika fronted the media to discuss the four backline changes he had made to his starting side to face Wales

7:26 AM BST England centre Piers Francis has been cited for a dangerous tackle on Will Hooley in his side’s 45-7 victory over the United States at the Rugby World Cup Thursday. Francis was not sanctioned during the Pool C match in Kobe, and was cited by World Rugby after the game, which also saw

4:26 AM BST TOKYO — Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has overhauled his backline for Sunday’s blockbuster Rugby World Cup clash against Wales. Australia will take on considerably different look out wide and in the halves with veterans Will Genia, Bernard Foley, Dane Haylett-Petty and Adam Ashley-Cooper all brought in to the starting side. Genia and