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Rugby World Cup

A rugby legend tries to save fading All Blacks from mediocrity

New Zealand's Tamaiti Williams in action during a Rugby Championship Test against  South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on August 31, 2024. Back-to-back world champions the Springboks have supplanted the All Blacks as the sport's standard bearers.
New Zealand's Tamaiti Williams in action during a Rugby Championship Test against  South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on August 31, 2024. Back-to-back world champions the Springboks have supplanted the All Blacks as the sport's standard bearers.

Australia lock Will Skelton says season over after Achilles injury during French Top 14 game

La Rochelle's injured Australian lock Will Skelton is helped off the pitch during the French Top14 rugby union match against Bayonne at the Stade Jean Dauger in Bayonne, south-western France, on March 28, 2026.
La Rochelle's injured Australian lock Will Skelton is helped off the pitch during the French Top14 rugby union match against Bayonne at the Stade Jean Dauger in Bayonne, south-western France, on March 28, 2026.

Flyhalf O'Connor targeting Wallabies recall

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v Australia - Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 16, 2025 Australia's James O'Connor in action with South Africa's Kwagga Smith REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v Australia - Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 16, 2025 Australia's James O'Connor in action with South Africa's Kwagga Smith REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Jonny Wilkinson calls for England to find consistency before World Cup

England's flanker Ben Earl is tackled as he runs with the ball during of the Six Nations match against France.
England's flanker Ben Earl is tackled as he runs with the ball during of the Six Nations match against France.

Dave Rennie shakes up All Blacks backroom team as 2027 Rugby World Cup looms

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - International - Scotland v Australia - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain - October 29, 2022 Australia head coach Dave Rennie celebrates after the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - International - Scotland v Australia - Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain - October 29, 2022 Australia head coach Dave Rennie celebrates after the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo

Eddie Jones says England would be ‘foolhardy’ to sack Steve Borthwick before Rugby World Cup

Japan coach Eddie Jones believes that the Rugby Football Union should have more patience with England coach Steve Borthwick.
Japan coach Eddie Jones believes that the Rugby Football Union should have more patience with England coach Steve Borthwick.

Georgia caught in doping scandal as players allegedly swapped urine samples

FILE PHOTO: A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A WADA logo is seen at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

League international Lomax signs two-year Wallabies deal

Record pre-sale for 2027 World Cup as 750,000 tickets are snapped up

New Zealand’s All Blacks name Dave Rennie as coach

New Zealand's All Blacks named Dave Rennie to replace Scott Robertson who was sacked midway through a four-year contract.
New Zealand's All Blacks named Dave Rennie to replace Scott Robertson who was sacked midway through a four-year contract.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.