Wales more than happy to be flying under the radar
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyOn the eve of Wales’ final Pool D clash with Uruguay – a game for which head coach Warren Gatland rested his first choice stars – Alun Wyn Jones was still determined not to let his standards...
No quarter given: World Cup comes to life as the knockout stage begins | Andy Bull
7 years ago by The GuardianThe tournament has won millions of new fans in Japan and the onus is on the sport to keep them interested by providing a worthy spectacle in the quarter-finalsA storm blew into the sleepy little city of...
Biggar confident he's 100 per cent fit to play, says Gatland
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDan Biggar is confident he is 100 per cent ready to return to action in Wales' Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash with France, according to Warren Gatland. Biggar missed Wales' final...
When England flopped in the quarter-finals of the first Rugby World Cup
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland went into the tournament in 1987 believing they could ‘beat anyone’. Wales dispelled that notion in the quarter-finalsBy Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports BlogEngland’s preparations for the...
Rugby World Cup 2019: where the quarter-finals will be won and lost | Ugo Monye
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland sticking to strengths against Australia; Ireland need to find old form to beat New Zealand; Wales must stop France momentum; South Africa could end Japan’s adventureEddie Jones has picked a team...
Sports quiz of the week: winners, losers, movers and history makers
7 years ago by The GuardianWho is in Sydney? Who is in Leicester? And who is at home?Liverpool have started the season with eight wins in a row. Which club once began a top-flight campaign with 11 straight victories?Manchester United...
The Daily Donal Vlog: 'If any team can beat New Zealand, it's Ireland'
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby$1 speaks to former Wales and British and Irish Lions forward Martyn Williams.
Captain Guirado returns to Les Bleus line-up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCaptain Guilhem Guirado has been recalled to the starting XV for France's Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Wales, despite rumours of a bust-up with coach Jacques Brunel. Hooker Guirado did not...
Wales trio Biggar, Davies and North passed fit
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyDan Biggar, Jonathan Davies and George North have all overcome fitness concerns to take their place in Wales' team for the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France on Sunday. Warren Gatland...
Success for England is winning the tournament – Robinson
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland will consider anything less than winning the Rugby World Cup as a failure, according to former world champion Jason Robinson. Eddie Jones' side meet Australia in a quarter-final showdown...
