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England men's 2024 autumn nations series fixtures announced

England Men are set to play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2024 Autumn Nations Series.   The billing against southern hemisphere heavyweights New Zealand, Australia...

Ireland sweating on injuries to Mack Hansen, James Ryan and James Lowe ahead of All Blacks quarter-final

Andy Farrell says Ireland won't know the extent of the injuries suffered by Mack Hansen, James Lowe and James Ryan until tomorrow at the earliest. Hansen was forced off with a calf injury during...

Ireland reaction (Gibson-Park, captain Sexton)

ON-FIELD REACTION Jamison Gibson-Park, Mastercard Player of the Match On what it is like playing in this Ireland team: "I'm pretty lucky aren't I? The hard work gets done in front of me and I am just...

Ireland send Scotland home to set up All Blacks date in last eight

Ireland were at their clinical best as they beat Scotland 36-14 in Saint-Denis to top Pool B and justify their status as the world's number one side.  It took just 62 seconds for the Irish to take...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: New Zealand v Uruguay

Match Preview: Fiji v Portugal

Here it is. The 40th and final match of the pool phase at Rugby World Cup 2023.  Fiji have been one of the standout teams of the tournament, following up a so-near, so-far defeat to Wales with victories...

Match Preview: Japan v Argentina

The equation is simple for both sides at Nantes on Saturday. Victory equals quarter-final qualification and a match next Saturday against the winner of Pool C in Marseille. The consequences of a defeat...

Uruguay: Rugby World Cup 2023 review

Abiding memoryPlaying against two of the top teams in the world, for the first time in a global tournament, was huge for Uruguay, a small country desperate to maintain its progress on the world stage....

'A few guys fumigate their beds naturally, especially the front five' - Quotes of the Day

"This is as big a moment as you’ll get in your career. It’s all or nothing for us. It’s a hugely exciting challenge, the stuff of dreams for players to go out in an arena like this with...

France reaction (Alldritt, head coach Galthié, captain Ollivon, Lucu, Jalibert, Bourgarit, Flament, Ramos)

MIXED ZONE  Matthieu Jalibert, fly-half On France’s fast start: "Just like the All Blacks last week, when they practically won the match in 20 minutes, that's really what we wanted to do:...