Category: International Rugby
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It’s a McCaw-less All Blacks for final pool clash
LONDON – New Zealand have named their squad to play Tonga at St James Park in Newcastle on Friday with veteran captain Richie McCaw sitting out the match with a niggly hip injury.
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Under-fire Lancaster looks to the future
LONDON – England Coach Stuart Lancaster has given a nod to the future after selecting a young team to finish their Rugby World Cup campaign against Uruguay on Saturday in Manchester.
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England go back to the future for do-or-die Cup match
LONDON – England Coach Stuart Lancaster has selected recently injured centre Jonathan Joseph in the starting line-up to play Australia in their do-or-die fixture at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Australia make wholesale changes for Twickenham crunch match
LONDON – The Wallabies have made 14 changes to the side that destroyed Uruguay on Sunday for their crunch Pool A match against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Hansen turns Perenara into pivot for Georgia clash
LONDON – All Black Coach Steve Hansen has selected Hurricanes scrum half TJ Perenara as back-up for Dan Carter at 10 for New Zealand’s Pool C match against Georgia.
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Wallabies suffer injury blow
LONDON – Wallabies’ duo Will Skelton and Wycliff Palu have been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup as Australia prepares to play England
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The SIX things we’re talking about from the weekend of rugby
While the weekend wasn’t filled with as many quality match-ups as the first weekend of the tournament was, we still found out a whole lot about a few teams
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Wales call in more reinforcements
LONDON – Wales’ Coach Warren Gatland has brought in Gareth Anscombe and James Hook as replacements as Wales’ injury crisis continues.
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Billy Vunipola out of Rugby World Cup
LONDON – If Saturday night’s loss to Wales wasn’t bad enough, England have now lost one of their big guns in Saracens’ no.8 Billy Vunipola
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Jean de Villiers retires after being ruled out of RWC with fractured jaw
LONDON – South Africa’s Rugby World Cup campaign has been made that much harder with captain Jean de Villiers ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured jaw.