CHRIS FOY: Ian Foster’s All Blacks are smelling redemption after many turned against them… Now the New Zealand coach has the chance to win the battle of wits with South Africa ringmaster Rassie Erasmus Ian Foster’s All Blacks have the chance to claim their fourth Rugby World Cup They’ll take on South Africa on Saturday in Paris, in a battle of two rugby giants Foster will also go head-to-head with
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Tom Curry’s club have hit out at the “disgusting abuse” directed at the England player since he alleged he was racially abused in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa. The flanker
Rugby’s new Nations Championship is an answer to the wrong question “It is really, truly, a historic day,” smiled Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby. He would go on to use the word ‘historic’ another three or four times in the following few minutes of his press conference. After years of wrangling – 16 years, according to Gilpin, since discussions about how to sort out rugby’s messy global calendar first
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Josh Addo-Carr could make a shock immediate switch from the Bulldogs to arch-rivals Parramatta if the star winger is released from Canterbury. It comes after the Bulldogs landed Warriors forward Josh Curran for next season. This masthead can reveal Parramatta have expressed interest in signing Addo-Carr immediately if the Bulldogs agree to release
Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key points World Cup to be expanded to 24 teams from 2027. Tournament cut by a week but to include round of 16. Biennial Nations League to be launched in 2026, promotion/relegation from 2030. Paris: Rugby hailed the expansion of the World Cup and the introduction of a Nations League competition as a
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Former Ireland international Jean Kleyn acknowledges being on the verge of becoming a world champion with his native South Africa was “outside the realm of thinking” just months ago. Munster lock Kleyn
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email England will sign off an encouraging Rugby World Cup with Friday’s bronze final against Argentina at the Stade de France having lost 16-15 to South Africa in the last four. Here, the
Courtney Lawes calls time on incredible Test rugby career to spend more time with his young family… after 105 England caps and four World Cup appearances Courtney Lawes broke into the England team in 2009 as a hard-hitting lock Lawes has adapted his game since to become an all-purpose blindside flanker The 34-year-old aims to spend more time with his young family in retirement Courtney Lawes revealed in the aftermath
England v South Africa review England flanker Tom Curry showed his exemplary professionalism after keeping his composure in the wake of allegations he made that he was racially abused by a South Africa player. Steve Borthwick’s men fell to a heartbreaking late defeat in their Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa, having led for 78 minutes in the game before Handre Polland’s penalty at the death cruelly sent England
England v South Africa review England star Tom Curry alleged to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he was the subject of racist abuse during his side’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals defeat to South Africa. The flanker was overheard accusing South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi of calling him a ‘white c***’. England were cruelly beaten 16-15 by the Springboks on Saturday night, with a late penalty from Handre Pollard proving decisive. Steve Borthwick’s