Rugby World Cup 2023 in numbers
The Rugby World Cup kicks off in France on September 8th.
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On Battle Against Shaheen Afridi, Rohit Sharma Gets Word Of Caution From Australia Great
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden wants India skipper Rohit Sharma to negotiate Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi's first three overs with "caution" to avoid a fate similar to the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE. Rohit was dismissed for a first-ball duck by a searing Afridi yorker which bent marginally inwards to beat the opener all ends up. India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss in the group match and could never bounce back from the defeat in the 2021 edition.
'They're not producing quality players' - Eddie Jones blames RFU for England's problems
Former coach Eddie Jones has pointed the finger at the Rugby Football Union for England's current crisis.
Proteas without Jansen for remainder of Australia T20 series, Maharaj declared fit
The Proteas will be without Marco Jansen for the remainder of the T20I series against Australia in Durban.
Winless Wallabies reliant on Eddie's tournament craft
SYDNEY : Eddie Jones's frequent assertions that Australia can win the Rugby World Cup in France might be wearing a bit thin with Wallabies fans given recent results, but they have little choice now but to trust the tournament craft of a veteran campaigner.
Georgia fighting for more meaningful matches - again
LONDON : Georgia head into the World Cup with the same aim as they have entered the previous five - to use the shop window opportunity to make their case for more regular, meaningful competition for the other 3-3/4 years of the four-year cycle.
Boring, confused, toothless England still have hope via soft draw
LONDON : Unless England coach Steve Borthwick, the most pragmatic man in rugby, has somehow spent the summer developing a set of top-secret plays and radical tactics that he will unveil in France, his team go into the World Cup in the most desperate state.
Portugal grit their teeth for chance to shine in France
CAPE TOWN : Captained by a dentist and coached by an insurance salesman, Portugal earned their place at this year’s Rugby World Cup in dramatic fashion with a storybook ending to their qualification campaign, but will be huge underdogs in Pool C.