Samoa

Samoa ready to confront US with all guns blazing

There is no question of Samoa taking it easy as they head into the World Cup. The strongest line-up they...

Samoa - Welcome Ceremony

Springboks - 5 Key Players

While all 31 players in each World Cup team will play some sort of role in their team’s campaign – major or minor – there are a few who stand out in each team as pivotal to their country’s success...

France must reach World Cup final at least, says Philippe Saint-André

• ‘The goal is to play a great World Cup. It means finishing first or second’• France have not won three successive matches under Saint-André since 2012France’s Rugby World Cup will be considered...

Rugby World Cup pool previews: Pool B

While it looks at first glance like a fairly mundane pool, with South Africa likely to advance, there’s a bit of spice in Pool B. After South Africa, the race for second place and a quarter-final...

Fotuali’i full of praise for Eagles' lock Manoa

Influential Samoa back Kahn Fotuali’i has given high praise to the USA forward Samu Manoa ahead of the two sides’ match in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.The two players worked together at Northampton...

Injury Concern For Eben Etzebeth

Eben Etzebeth is the only fitness concern for South Africa as they settle into training in England before facing Japan. Dr Craig Roberts provided a fitness update ahead of the team’s welcome function...

De Villiers Wants The Boks To Relax

Jean de Villiers wants his squad to try and soak up the atmosphere in England before the Springboks open their Rugby World Cup campaign. The 2007 champions will face Japan on Saturday in Brighton as...

The Blind Side: The World Cup comes back to England and back to ITV

Both the hosts and the tournament broadcaster have a familiar feel, the teams are settling in and statistical evidence for the ‘pool of death’Pool A contains four of the world’s top 10, whereas Pool...

Johnston called up by Samoa for World Cup

Johnston called up by Samoa for World Cup