Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales must not be drawn into playing open rugby, if they do Fiji will make them suffer
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsWales must keep the game tight and structured. They must establish a platform and field position, because it is all about getting the result, writes Jonathan Davies
Nemani Nadolo banned for dangerous David Pocock clean out
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpFiji's giant winger Nemani Nadolo has been banned for a week for an incident that occurred during their 28-13 loss to Australia in their second Pool A match. London flyer Asaeli Tikoirotuma has since...
Rugby World Cup 2015: How England can still qualify from Pool A and reach the quarter-finals
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland's defeat to Wales may have been a mighty set back, but their fate remains in their own hands - providing they defeat Australia. Here's how England can still qualify for the quarter-finals...
Gordon D’Arcy slams Sam Burgess’s England performance against Wales
1 decade ago by The Guardian• ‘His naivety embarrassed those around him’• Former Ireland centre critical of Stuart LancasterThe former Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy has delivered a scathing assessment of Sam Burgess’s...
Gordon D'Arcy has some harsh words for England's Sam Burgess
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFormer Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy has delivered a scathing assessment of Sam Burgess' performance against Wales by claiming his "naivety embarrassed those around him".
Cowan desperate to play his part at World Cup
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsBlair Cowan is ready to add whatever he can to the Scotland camp after Vern Cotter called on the flanker to replace Grant Gilchrist.
England vs Australia: Trump cards Jonathan Joseph and Ben Youngs can lead hosts out of the wilderness
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsMick Cleary: No one can quibble with restoration of Joseph. He is England's joker, the player with the devil and potency missing against Wales
Slack off and I will drop you, warns Gatland
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentWales coach Warren Gatland fired an extraordinary warning to his team yesterday, telling them that he would drop any player who was showing the slightest sign of mental fatigue after the stunning victory...
Fit-again Joseph will bring brains to midfield brawn
1 decade ago by The TimesShafts of sunlight finally fell upon England yesterday. Little could lift the gloom of the defeat by Wales more than...
Sam Burgess hopes his experience of Australia can benefit England
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Convert from league spent four years playing in Sydney• Burgess was a Rugby League World Cup semi-finalist in 2013Sam Burgess is no stranger to Australia. The cross-code convert who spent four years...
