Rugby

World Cup organisers cancelled Saturday’s game between England and France as well as New Zealand’s match against Italy, eliminating the Italians from the tournament Ireland insisted on Thursday that they …

A satellite image showing Typhoon Hagibis is displayed during a Rugby World Cup press conference A super typhoon bore down on Japan on Thursday forcing the cancellation of two rugby …

Wales’ Josh Adams celebrates scoring his sides third try with his team mates Wales survived a major fright to subdue flamboyant Fiji 29-17 at Oita Stadium and book their place …

South Africa’s Schalk Brits runs in to score a try Third-string scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored a hat-trick of tries in 11 minutes as South Africa celebrated their 500th test by …

A look at the quarter-final qualification scenarios as teams enter the final week of pool-stage action at the Rugby World Cup (current pool points totals in brackets). POOL A Ireland …

France’s players celebrated with the fans at the final whistle France will play England to decide who tops Pool C on Saturday after they finally subdued a battling Tonga. France …

Samoan-born centre Timothy Lafaele scored the opening try for Japan Hosts Japan moved closer to a first World Cup quarter-final with a dramatic bonus-point victory over Samoa. The sides exchanged …

England ran in six tries against the 14 men of Argentina to make it three bonus-point wins from three and guarantee themselves a place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals …

Ireland, who were stunned by hosts Japan in their previous match, were again not at their best against Russia Ireland began to resurrect their Rugby World Cup campaign after their …

New Zealand’s Beauden Barrett and his brothers Jordie Barrett and Scott Barrett line up before the match All three Barrett brothers got on the scoresheet as reigning champions New Zealand …