RWC XV: Backline of the semi-finals
MARIETTE ADAMS selects a backline from the individuals who were impressive in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
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Jones: South Africa took advantage
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones and coach Warren Gatland reflect on their team’s agonising 19-16 World Cup semi-final loss against the Springboks in Yokohama on Sunday.
Read: It’s pretty hard
All Blacks captain Kieran Read reflects on his team’s World Cup exit following their 19-7 semi-final loss against England in Yokohama on Saturday.
Cheetahs back skills in wet conditions
Ruan Pienaar says the Cheetahs will back their skills and stick to their expansive brand of rugby on their three-match tour in the northern hemisphere despite the wet conditions.
Watch: Vahaamahina’s red card
France lock Sebastien Vahaamahina was red carded for this illegal and dangerous elbow hit on Wales flank Aaron Wainwright in their World Cup quarter-final on Sunday.
England overpower sloppy Wallabies
Jonny May scored a brace of tries as England clinched a comprehensive 40-16 win over the Wallabies in Saturday’s quarter-final in Oita. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Star-studded Wales to front France
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made 11 changes to his starting XV for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against France in Oita.
‘Youngs isn’t even the best player in his family’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Thursday.
‘We start to act like idiots’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Tuesday.
Sexton steers 14-man Ireland into quarters
Johnny Sexton starred as Ireland cruised to a 47-5 bonus-point win against Samoa in their final World Cup pool game in Fukuoka on Saturday to book a place in the quarter-finals. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
