France swat aside Italy to advance as Pool A winners
France booked their place in the Rugby World Cup knockout stage in style with an emphatic 60-7 victory over Italy, who exit the tournament.
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Hosts France romp past Italy into World Cup quarter-finals
LYON, France : Hosts France marched confidently into the World Cup quarter-finals as Pool A winners with an emphatic 60-7 bonus-point victory over a battle-scarred Italy in a festival atmosphere at OL Stadium on Friday.
Wallabies coach Jones blames himself for Skelton, Tupou injuries
LYON, France : Australia coach Eddie Jones said he blamed himself for injuries to captain Will Skelton and prop Taniela Tupou in training in the run-up to the World Cup pool match against Fiji in mid-September.
Beauden Barrett says New Zealand are keen to gain revenge for home series defeat to Ireland
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett says his side are eager to gain revenge after the pain of their home series loss to Ireland in the summer of 2022.
Moala gets his chance in Tonga's final pool match
LYON, France : Former All Blacks centre George Moala will finally get his chance to play for Tonga at the World Cup against Romania in Lille on Sunday, when the Pacific islanders will be looking to sign off from the tournament with a first victory.
Dupont continues recovery as France prepare for Italy
LYON, France: Antoine Dupont was seen with ball in hand on Thursday (Oct 5) for the first time since he sustained a broken cheekbone at the Rugby World Cup as the mercurial France scrumhalf steps up his bid for a potential quarter-final appearance.
All Blacks waiting on Lomax as 'monster game' looms
LYON, France : Tyrel Lomax's return to action was cut short on Thursday as New Zealand's top tighthead prop suffered another injury in a 73-0 thrashing of Uruguay, although the three-times champions were confident he would be fit for the quarter-finals.
New Zealand thrash Uruguay to ease into World Cup last eight
LYON, France: New Zealand cantered into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as they ran in 11 tries to demolish Uruguay 73-0 in a ruthless performance on Thursday (Oct 5).