England have earned the right to be among the favourites – Dallaglio
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland have earned the right to be considered among the favourites for the Rugby World Cup, according to Lawrence Dallaglio. Eddie Jones' side, along with top-ranked Ireland, Six Nations...
Rugby World Cup 2019: Italy v Namibia
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyItaly captain Sergio Parisse is appearing at a record-equalling fifth Rugby World Cup but insists he is not interested in personal goals. Sergio Parisse will earn a share of...
Wales players 'know where we stand' on rugby integrity issues
7 years ago by The GuardianSquad given integrity briefing after Howley exit‘It’s been difficult ... a bit of a shell shock to the boys’Wales players were given an integrity briefing the morning after news broke Rob Howley...
Can England, Ireland, South Africa or Wales reign? Ranking the contenders to dethrone the All Blacks
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt may not prove to be the case in the long run, but New Zealand feel a little vulnerable going into the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Having failed to win this year's shortened version of the...
Jonny Wilkinson has high hopes for England beyond 'nasty' quarter-final
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJonny Wilkinson believes England can win the Rugby World Cup but must first focus on negotiating a potentially tricky path to the semi-finals. England will be expected to advance to the...
Rugby World Cup: fans give their previews and predictions
7 years ago by The GuardianSouth Africa are confident. Scotland are hard to predict. Wales have high hopes. And Uruguay just want to win a gameWe hope to win it, but is that realistic? We will be competitive and we will trouble...
The heavy toll that stopped Sam Warburton
7 years ago by Rugby WorldA powerful new book by Sam Warburton, the former Wales and Lions captain, lifts the lid on the physical and mental strains that led him to quit playing rugby at just 29Super six: Sam Warburton during the...
Rugby World Cup 2019: Australia v Fiji
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe pressure might be on Australia as they face Fiji at the Rugby World Cup but head coach Michael Cheika is not feeling it. Michael Cheika insists he is not feeling any great...
Rugby World Cup 2019: Guardian writers’ predictions
7 years ago by The GuardianAll Blacks are still frontrunners, Fiji can spring a surprise or two and will England and Wales be the pick of the home nations?Robert Kitson South Africa, unless they are flattened in the final by a free-wheeling...
Olympians set to make Rugby World Cup history at Japan 2019
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn a historic first for the Rugby World Cup, 18 Olympians from nine nations are set to take to the field at Japan 2019, the first Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia, which begins on Friday when hosts Japan...
