1:42 AM BST Loose-forward Juan Manuel Leguizamon will follow a select group of Argentines to have played in four Rugby World Cup finals after he was named in the country’s 31-man squad for next month’s tournament in Japan. The 36-year-old, who made his international debut in 2005,will join Felipe Contepomi, Agustin Pichot and Argentina coach
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11:12 AM BST South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has trimmed four players from his potential squad for the Rugby World Cup, and named a list of 36 to take part in a team-building camp in Bloemfontein this week. Erasmus hinted that his final 31-man selection for the tournament in Japan, which will be announced on
4:44 AM BST The All Blacks say Wales are welcome to the No. 1 world ranking, relaxed to shed themselves of the long-held status heading into a Rugby World Cup defence that is gathering serious momentum. Coach Steve Hansen was bemused that New Zealand should lose the top spot they’ve held for a decade in
9:22 PM BST AUCKLAND, New Zealand — “Both teams are very talented teams and both teams will go to the World Cup with a good chance of winning it, I think.” That was Steve Hansen’s analysis of a topsy-turvy seven days of rugby between Perth and Auckland that has answered some questions and created a
11:30 AM ET Wales beat England 13-6 in Cardiff on Saturday to avenge their loss in the reverse fixture last Sunday and take them to the top of the official world rankings as the World Cup looms. A fired-up Wales, fielding a near full-strength side against a more mixed England lineup for the second game
2:17 PM BST AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The All Blacks are too old. The World Cup campaign is off the rails. What is Steve Hansen doing? Those were the conversations surrounding the All Blacks for seven days. But those same discussion points were blown out of the water just as the Wallabies were off Eden
3:49 PM BST Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie is a doubt to make his England debut in the his side’s second World Cup warm up fixture against Wales on Saturday due to muscle soreness. McConnochie, 27, will have his fitness assessed on Friday, having been due to make his international debut this weekend following his surprise
3:49 PM BST Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie will not make his England debut against Wales on Saturday due to muscle soreness. McConnochie, 27, had his fitness assessed on Friday but withdrew from the squad on Saturday, the team confirmed. McConnochie was replaced in the starting line up by Bath teammate Anthony Watson. TEAM UPDATE |
1:42 PM BST France centre Geoffrey Doumayrou has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan with an achilles injury, head coach Jacques Brunel said in a news conference on Thursday. Brunel said that he expects to name a replacement for Doumayrou in the World Cup squad later on Thursday after confirming that
11:10 AM BST England head coach Eddie Jones had made three changes to his side for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, with Ruaridh McConnochie — a surprise inclusion in Jones’ World Cup squad — making his international debut. Maro Itoje also enters the starting XV in the second row, while