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If the hype around the Springboks’ much-vaunted 7-1 split on the bench is getting to Ireland head coach Andy Farrell – then he certainly isn’t showing it.The bench ratio has been the talk of the pre-game leading into the two sides’…

England maintained their perfect start to the 2023 Rugby World Cup with an ugly but ultimately decisive victory over Japan in Nice. Steve Borthwick’s side were unimpressive in the first half but rallied…

Australia have confirmed that 19-year-old fullback Max Jorgensen has been ruled out of the World Cup with a fractured fibula.Reports had emerged that the Waratahs star had picked up an ankle injury in training, and the Wallabies have…

Fabien Galthie has recalled a number of his regular starters for France’s meeting with Namibia on Thursday in Marseille after his second-string squad failed to take their opportunity against Uruguay last week.The head coach had made 12…

Fly-half Handre Pollard will not be involved in South Africa’s Rugby World Cup clash with Ireland in Paris unless his side suffer a late injury crisis.However, the reigning champions expect to have lock Eben Etzebeth available for…

Former England flyhalf Danny Cipriani has recounted how he was infamously dropped on the eve of an England match due to being photographed outside a London nightclub.Cipriani was ‘papped’ outside a Mayfair nightclub in 2008 at 2.30 a.m.…

Fiji, who had lost narrowly to Wales in their opening game, are now in line for a spot in the knockout stages, leaving Australia needing to beat the Welsh and setting up the…

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Receive free Rugby updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Rugbynews every morning.France’s sports minister is so eager to “reconcile” with England fans irritated by poor organisation at Rugby World Cup…

Rugby World Cup 2023: today's match, full schedule and group standings The TelegraphFirst weekend of RWC 2023 in 3 minutes 34 seconds | Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World CupFrance v New Zealand: Rugby World Cup results today The…

Hello rugby readers and lost fashion enthusiasts. The tournament may be underway but you still have time to pick up that shirt you have been saving for – but which one should you buy, I hear you…

Rugby World Cup 2023: tomorrow's match, full schedule and group standings The TelegraphView Full Coverage on Google News Read More: Rugby World Cup 2023: tomorrow's match, full schedule and group standings - The 2023-09-13 22:31:38

England and Ireland secured big wins in their opening round matches: Wales scraped a win against Fiji while Scotland were defeated by South Africa, leaving…

This year’s Rugby World Cup comes with a fantasy game designed to push rugby union fandom towards a new frontier.Since the official fantasy game launched prior to the start of the tournament, there have…

Now that everyone’s cooled off after an opening round of the Rugby World Cup that was played in sweltering conditions, here’s our Team of the Week. There are four Frenchmen in the line-up with South Africa one behind with three players,…

After their 32-26 Rugby World Cup victory against Fiji at the Stade de Bordeaux, here’s how the Wales team performed on Sunday. 15 Liam Williams: Showed his class with a perfectly weighted skip pass to Josh Adams, who got over for the…