WATCH: Springboks score EPIC try after half pitch driving maul
7 years ago by Rugby DumpThe Springboks scored a ridiculous try off the back of a huge 45-metre driving maul against Japan in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final match.
'The better team lost': Warren Gatland relieved after Wales squeeze past France – video
7 years ago by The GuardianWales are through to the semi-finals of the World Cup after a 20-19 win over 14-man France. The turning point in the match came when Sebastian Vahaamahina was sent off for an elbow in the second half,...
South Africa to face Wales in semi-final after grinding down Japan
7 years ago by The Guardian• Springboks into last four of Rugby World Cup• Makazole Mapimpi scores two tries for South AfricansSouth Africa trampled all over a dream to leave many of Japan’s supporters in tears at the final...
Should Tendai Mtawarira tip tackle have resulted in red card?
7 years ago by Rugby WorldThe Springboks prop was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on Japan's Keita Inagaki in the World Cup quarter-finalSin-bin offence: Keita Inagaki is tip-tackled by Tendai Mtawarira (Getty Images)Should Tendai...
Japan v South Africa: Rugby World Cup 2019, quarter-final – live!
7 years ago by The GuardianRugby World Cup updates as hosts tackle SpringboksRead our Japanese language MBM report of the game!Email your thoughts to Luke here or tweet him here 12.09pm BST 37 min: Bongi Mbonambi hobbles off injured,...
Wales come from behind to beat 14-man France in World Cup quarter-final
7 years ago by The Guardian• Sébastien Vahaamahina dismissed for second-half elbow• Wales will face South Africa in last fourWales have not played this poorly for the past 18 months but in World Cup knockout games the final...
RWC Preview: Japan vs South Africa
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMichael Leitch declared "the end is not here" as Japan plot another sensational defeat of South Africa in their first Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday. The hosts reached the last eight...
Wales’s Josh Adams happy with favourites tag for France quarter-final
7 years ago by The GuardianWarren Gatland, in his last World Cup as Wales coach, is looking to profit from ‘lost causes’ against Les BleusWales and Warren Gatland will head into uncharted waters on Sunday morning. As favourites...
Rory Best – One Last Interview
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsIt started with a loss to New Zealand and it ended the same way but the career of Ireland captain Rory Best will be remembered as one of the greatest of any player to pull on the green jersey. An historic...
O'Driscoll's words prophetic as showpiece comes year too late for Ireland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIreland enjoyed one of their greatest years in 2018, but they looked a shadow of their former selves as they crashed out of the World Cup. In an interview with Omnisport last April, the...
