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Rugby isn’t really my thing, but a stress-free England semi-final certainly is | Max Rushden

7 years ago by The Guardian

If England win I’ll be happy, if they lose I won’t be bereft. Beating the All Blacks would be exceptional – but so was the maul that snapped my schoolboy armThe date 19 October 1993 is not seminal...

No one else in Japan thinks England can beat All Blacks - Jones

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones does not think anyone outside the England camp believes they can beat New Zealand in a blockbuster Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday.     New Zealand go into the clash in...

2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England v New Zealand

7 years ago by Rugby World

Bone up on the team news, facts and quotes ahead of Saturday's titanic World Cup semiBig bang: Brodie Retallick is tackled by England in November 2018 (Getty Images)2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final: England...

Jones' spying claim 'best clickbait in the world', says Hansen

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steve Hansen laughed off Eddie Jones' comments about England being spied on ahead of their Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.     Eddie Jones' suggestion that England were spied...

Combined XV: England v New Zealand

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England and New Zealand face-off in the Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday at Yokohama Stadium.     With two highest-ranked and most in-form sides clash for a place in the Rugby World...

Eddie Jones reinstates Ford-Farrell combination for RWC semi-final

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to play New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup semi final.     Captain Owen Farrell is named at inside centre with George Ford selected at fly...

All Blacks boss Hansen describes spying suggestions as ‘best clickbait’ in world

7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The All Blacks face England in the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday.

What does Cheslin Kolbe's replacement Sbu Nkosi bring to the Springbok side?

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Springboks will be without their star winger Cheslin Kolbe for their semi-final clash with Wales at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.     Kolbe has been sensational since linking up with the...

Heavy duty: England and All Blacks’ weight increase since 1991 a sign of the times | Robert Kitson

7 years ago by The Guardian

Statistics show weights have hugely increased since New Zealand’s Twickenham World Cup win over England 28 years agoWhen people talk about the changing shape of rugby union they are not wrong. Statistics...

Springboks without star man Kolbe for semi-final clash

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Powerful winger Sbu Nkosi has been drafted into the Springbok starting line-up for Sunday’s gripping Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales at the Yokohama International Stadium     Nkosi...