Rugby
Fiji has defeated Australia 22-15 for the first time in 69 years and sent a jolt of euphoria through the Rugby World Cup.
Argentina’s response to its opening 27-10 loss to England despite 65 minutes with a man advantage at the Rugby World Cup has been to talk more to each other.
South Africa has thumped Romania 76-0 at the Rugby World Cup with hat tricks from scrumhalf Cobus Reinach and wing Makazole Mapimpi.
Only prop Finlay Bealham’s availability in the Ireland squad is doubtful for the blockbuster pool match with South Africa at the Rugby World Cup next weekend.
Top-ranked Ireland gambled on fielding its first team against Tonga at the Rugby World Cup just a week out from a huge showdown with defending champion South Africa.
Ireland has accounted for Tonga 59-16 and also accounted for all fingers, toes, arms and legs in mostly good order after a successful Rugby World Cup gamble in Nantes.
Wales scored a bonus-point fourth try in the last play of the game to beat Portugal 28-8 without ever completely subduing the feisty underdog playing its first Rugby World Cup game in 16 years.
James Slipper is set to become the third Australian to appear in a fourth men’s Rugby World Cup on Sunday against Fiji.
Samoa started its Rugby World Cup campaign slowly before finally overwhelming Chile 43-10 for a bonus-point win in Bordeaux.
New Zealand sent an All Blacks jersey signed by all of the players to Namibia center Le Roux Malan after his horrible injury in their Rugby World Cup game.
Fiji goes again in search of the result that will confirm its evolution from everyone’s favorite Rugby World Cup underdog to a consistent threat.
Scrumhalf Cam Roigard and flyhalf Damian McKenzie scored two tries each and made a strong bid for first-team roles as New Zealand beat Namibia 71-3 in the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse.
The defending champion Springboks have pushed rugby’s boundaries a little again with a left-field team selection to play Romania at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.
Props Joe Marler and Kyle Sinckler will be joined by No. 8 Lewis Ludlam in England’s pack to face Japan at the Rugby World Cup in Nice on Sunday.
Ireland and Wales are taking a different view of their second matches at the Rugby World Cup that should be gimmes for the two European powers.
Fiji is starting French Top 14 stars Levani Botia, Josua Tuisova and Jiuta Wainiqolo in its must-win match against Australia at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday in Saint-Etienne.
Reflecting on his team’s best ever performance against a top-tier side, Uruguay captain Andres Vilaseca was full of praise for the “extraordinary work” of his teammates.
After a clinical display against the mighty All Blacks, France was way less convincing against minnows Uruguay.
Portugal makes its first Rugby World Cup appearance in 16 years on Saturday against Wales in Nice. There are no survivors from 2007 but 13 of the matchday 23 play for clubs in France, though only one, hooker Mike Tadjer, for a Top 14 team, Perpignan.
Former Australia international Christian Leali’ifano will start at flyhalf for Samoa when it opens its Rugby World Cup campaign against Chile in Bordeaux on Saturday.
Tonga has dropped its captain and most experienced player — Sonatane Takulua — for its Rugby World Cup opening match against top-ranked Ireland on Saturday in Nantes.
Scotland forward Dave Cherry is out of the Rugby World Cup in France after slipping on the stairs at the team hotel, banging his head and sustaining a concussion.
Chorus of disapproval: National anthems sung by schoolkids at Rugby World Cup out of tune with teams
A project using choirs containing French schoolkids from diverse backgrounds to sing each country’s national anthem before games at the Rugby World Cup is being revised.
Rugby fans and players will pay tribute to the victims of the natural disasters that have hit Libya and Morocco ahead of a World Cup match between France and Uruguay on Thursday.
New Zealand should rack up a pile of points against Namibia on Friday in Toulouse the Rugby World Cup. It has more important needs, though.
A freak incident in the team hotel has ruled out Scotland hooker Dave Cherry from his first Rugby World Cup.
South Africa hooker Malcolm Marx has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup with what the team described as a long-term knee injury.
South Africa has moved Damian Willemse to flyhalf and made 14 other player changes for the Rugby World Cup game against Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Wales has made 13 changes to its starters to face Portugal at the Rugby World Cup in Nice. Only wing Louis Rees Zammit and No. 8 Taulupe Faletau are retained from the breathless win against Fiji.
Success at the Rugby World Cup has a different meaning to New Zealand and Namibia. For New Zealand, the tournament is a good one only if the cup is won.
Rugby World Cup organizers have apologized again to fans who missed the start of matches in Marseille and Bordeaux last weekend.