Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. My dear Wallabies, And so it has come down to this. On Sunday evening (Monday 5am, AEST) in Lyon, in the third round of the World Cup, you blokes are playing with everything on the line against Wales. Australian rugby bet the farm […]

Wales primed for ‘massive’ showdown with crisis-hit Australia at Rugby World Cup – as Warren Gatland’s ‘band of brothers’ have banished the chaos of Six Nations  Wales have a perfect 10 points from their opening two games Australia on the brink of World Cup exit after shock defeat by Fiji on Sunday  Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, […]

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 prop Finlay Bealham has been cleared to face reigning world champions South Africa after passing his head injury assessments. The Connacht […]

Rugby World Cup power rankings Tier one – true contenders: 1. France (↔️) A scratchy performance from France’s second string against Uruguay, but they avoided disaster. There is little to choose between the first four sides but you fancy the hosts will be hard to stop at the Stade de France with the crowd behind them. 2. Ireland (⬆️1) Jumping […]

Eddie Jones’ bravado coming back to bite him with Australia on brink of early exit from World Cup – bullish coach ‘seeing shadows everywhere he looks’ after disastrous Fiji defeat Eddie Jones’s injury-hit Australia are teetering right on the edge after Fiji defeat A loss to Wales in Lyon on Sunday would all but end their World Cup hopes Latest […]

England prop Joe Marler taking inspiration from Sir Clive Woodward’s 2003 World Cup winners as they look to peak at the right time in France England have ground out opening victories over Argentina and Japan But they were booed by a pocket of their supporters on Sunday night  Prop Joe Marler said there are no plans to ‘finesse’ their style […]

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 Winning ugly, it is said, is a hallmark of great sides, but it can be an indicator of an average one, too. […]

England rugby star Joe Marler mocks Man United by saying he was ‘inspired’ by Brighton’s 3-1 win at Old Trafford after his header allowed Courtney Lawes to score a try in their World Cup win over Japan Joe Marler has posted a TikTok poking fun at his unwitting try involvement  The prop was born in Eastbourne, around 20 miles up […]

Ireland are ‘in a good place’ after eight-try Tonga rout, reveals Mike Catt as Andy Farrell’s side build up to daunting South Africa clash, but the world champions’ extensive attacking threat can cause ‘big problems’ Ireland have scored 20 tries in their first two wins over Romania and Tonga Andy Farrell and Co face the reigning world champions in Paris […]

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England said we’d see their attack come to the fore against Japan but we didn’t… Steve Borthwick and his side still have lots of work to do, but a win is all that matters England beat Japan 34-12 in their latest game at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday Steve Borthwick’s side weren’t at their best but have […]