Billy Vunipola says England ‘love being public enemy No 1’ as Steve Borthwick’s men forge siege mentality ahead of World Cup quarter-final against fans favourites Fiji England happy to play the role of pantomime villains in Sunday’s quarter-final Head coach Steve Borthwick faces various selection dilemmas for Fiji clash Mail Sport’s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives […]

Eddie Jones reveals the exact moment he decided to make an ‘abrupt change’ to Australia’s World Cup preparations, insisting it was the ‘right thing’ despite their early tournament exit… as he joins Mail Sport’s Croqued Monsieurs Eddie Jones took over from Dave Rennie as Australia head coach in early 2023  Australia failed to make it out the group stages of […]

England captain Owen Farrell was short of his best in the scratchy win over Samoa Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email England assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has defended […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Scotland suffered a demoralising pool-stage exit from the World Cup after being unable to get the big win they needed against Ireland. […]

Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu pays a moving tribute to Josua Tuisova and shares his pride after grief-stricken star played on at the World Cup following the death of his young son Josua Tuisova’s son, Tito, passed away at Lautoka hospital late last month  Tuisova has chosen to play on at the World Cup despite his personal tragedy  Fiji captain Waisea […]

What and when are the quarter-finals? Wales v Argentina, Saturday 14 October, 4pm BST Ireland v New Zealand, Saturday 14 October, 8pm BST England v Fiji, Sunday 15 October, 4pm BST France v South Africa, Sunday 15 October, 8pm BST When is the Rugby World Cup final? The tournament began in Paris on 8 September with the host nation facing […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher admits a “do or die” Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand is the stuff of dreams but […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Injured Ireland wings Mack Hansen and James Lowe are “making good strides” ahead of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand, […]

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: European teams dominated the pools and I’m predicting a Six Nations clean sweep in the quarters. Here comes THE NORTHERN POWERHOUSE Northern hemisphere teams topped all four groups for the first time ever  I now expect that all four semi-finalists will be teams from the Six Nations  New Zealand – Ireland and South Africa – France would […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Danny Care saved England from disaster against Samoa on Saturday after realising he had to back up his Alan Shearer-style try-scoring celebration. […]