RUGBY

Italy produced a stirring second-half comeback to beat Uruguay (38-17)  in Nice and go top of Pool A at the Rugby World Cup. After Lorenzo Pani went over for Italy, Uruguay profited from two Italian […]

Steve Borthwick’s England beat Japan 34-12 at Stade de Nice despite a somewhat shaky start. Tries from Northampton Saints duo Lewis Ludlam and Courtney Lawes, Leicester Tigers’ Freddie Steward,and Stade Francais’ Joe Marchant saw England […]

Fiji beat Australia for only the third time in their history – and the first time in 69 years – with a 22-15 win at the Rugby World Cup at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne on […]

South Africa tore Romania apart in their Rugby World Cup clash in Bordeaux scoring 11 tries in a one-sided affair that finished 76-0 to the Springboks on Sunday. Cobus Reinach and Makazole Mapimpi both scored […]

Ireland continued their winning start to the World Cup with a bonus-point victory over Tonga on a landmark night for Johnny Sexton in Nantes. The Six Nations Grand Slam winners moved clear with early tries […]

Much-changed Wales struggled to a bonus-point World Cup victory over impressive Portugal in Nice. Portugal excelled in the first half, but were trailing 14-3 at the break after Wales tries by Louis Rees-Zammit and captain […]

Samoa began their Rugby World Cup Pool D campaign with a bonus-point win over Chile in Bordeaux. Chile took an early lead through a try from Matias Dittus, but Samoa regained control at the end […]

Captain Will Skelton has sustained a calf injury ahead of Australia’s second World Cup match against Fiji but remains available for the Pool C clash, the Wallabies said on Friday after announcing their team. The lock will […]

A week after their 27-13 defeat against France in the tournament opener at Stade de France, the All Blacks will have a point to prove against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, as the two sides […]