Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup in Australia shifted to avoid clashes with NRL, AFL finals
The 2027 tournament will also be expanded to 24 teams, and there will be a new global, 12-team competition featuring the Wallabies.
- by Iain Payten
Latest
Australia’s 2027 Rugby World Cup to be first to feature 24 teams
World Rugby has unveiled radical calendar changes that it hopes will take the game into a new era and which it said was the final step in a long-term review.
- by Mitch Phillips
Calls grow for Rugby Australia to seek clarity over Jones’ Japan links
Former Wallabies Drew Mitchell, Matt Giteau and Adam Ashley-Cooper have called for transparency from the game’s leaders, starting with a phone call to their Japanese counterparts.
- by Tom Decent
O’Neill: McLennan should speak to Japan to clear the air over Jones links
Former Australian Rugby Union boss John O’Neill says it is incumbent on Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan to directly ask the JRFU whether Eddie Jones is a candidate for the Japan head coach role.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Opinion
Imagine if it was reversed. Why rugby must not brush racism allegation under carpet
We are facing the frankly bizarre situation in which the only party promising to thoroughly explore the allegation made against Bongi Mbonambi is South Africa.
- by Oliver Brown
Tight Five
Opinion
Strong as an Ox: With bench power like this, Boks are favourites to defend their World Cup
If the All Blacks win it, they will have done it the hard way: this South African team is smart, and their talent goes deep.
- by Paul Cully
England flanker accuses Springbok of racist slur during World Cup semi-final
The allegation was made just before the half-hour mark of England’s Rugby World Cup loss to South Africa.
- by Daniel Schofield
Opinion
England rugby
England had absolutely no chance of beating the Springboks … until they almost did
Written off after an underwhelming journey to the semi-finals, England played superbly and deserved to beat South Africa.
- by Peter FitzSimons
South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make Rugby World Cup final
The Springboks’ 16-15 win at the death keeps their title defence at the Rugby World Cup alive, setting up a blockbuster final against old rival New Zealand.
Rugby World Cup as it happened: South Africa come from behind to beat England
The All Blacks and a shot at history await the Springboks after a tense semi-final showdown against England at Stade de France in Paris.
- by Emma Kemp
Opinion
Opinion
In an uncertain world, All Blacks prove some things are still inevitable
The Rugby World Cup has revealed the power balance in the international game is shifting, but New Zealand’s 44-6 thumping of Argentina in Paris showed the more things change, the more they stay the same.
- by Peter FitzSimons