Samoa

Urroz set for Rugby World Cup debut - Chile name team to play England

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has announced his match-day 23 for the match against England in Pool D at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Saturday, with only six players retaining their starting place from...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Argentina v Samoa

Everything you need to know about Argentina v Samoa at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, on Friday, 22 September.     By the time this match kicks off in Saint-Étienne...

Yamanaka back and ready to rock with Brave Blossoms at World Cup

Ryohei Yamanaka trained with the Japan Rugby World Cup squad for the first time Wednesday in Monaco following his call-up to replace Semisi Masirewa.   Masirewa hobbled off the field in the seventh...

Veteran Moroni earns Pumas start - Argentina name team to play Samoa

Experienced back Matías Moroni is one of three changes for Argentina as head coach Michael Cheika announces his match-day 23 to face Samoa in Pool D at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne...

Alo-Emile and Alainu’u’ese join the pack - Samoa name team to play Argentina

Head coach Seilala Mapusua goes with continuity with his Samoa team to play Argentina in Pool D in Saint-Étienne on Friday, with only two changes to his forwards and one change in his backs from...

Los Pumas Assistant Coach Contepomi - 'Unforced errors have consequences'

Felipe Contepomi, assistant coach On whether there were changes in the way the team prepared: "It would be foolish to say something and not take action. What basically changed was understanding that...

Independent disciplinary update: Ethan de Groot (New Zealand)

Ethan de Groot (New Zealand) will appear before an independent Judicial Committee having received a red card in their Rugby World Cup 2023 match against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, 15 September. New...

Japan reaction (head coach Joseph, captain Himeno, Matsushima, Lemeki)

MIXED ZONE REACTION Kotaro Matsushima, winger On the Courtney Lawes try: "At that time we stopped playing, we thought it was a knock-on. We should have just kept playing. "That definitely changed the...

Match Day Programme: South Africa v Romania

FIXTURE HISTORY South Africa and Romania face each other in a test match for only the second time today. They last met in Cape Town during Rugby World Cup 1995. MEMORABLE MATCH It was 30 May, 1995....

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Samoa v Chile