Warren Gatland plans patient approach but also surprises from Wales at World Cup
Wales know they are in safe hands when Warren Gatland leads them to his fourth Rugby World Cup as head coach.
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'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.
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.
Flying Fijians blossom after going back to their roots
SYDNEY : Fiji's stunning upset of England in their final Rugby World Cup warm-up sent them hurtling up the world rankings to a record high of seventh and sounded out a warning their rivals would be wise to heed.
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.
Not enough talent coming through: Eddie Jones blames RFU for England’s poor form
Former coach Eddie Jones has pointed the finger at the Rugby Football Union for England’s current crisis.