Familiar faces Wayne Barnes, Angus Gardner to ref Bok Tests on end-of-year tour
The referees who will take charge of the Springboks' end-of-year-tour games have been named with the familiar faces of Wayne Barnes and Angus Gardner part of the roster.
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England travel to World Cup in expectation, not hope
LONDON : While most teams at the women's Rugby World Cup will arrive with various levels of hope, England will fully expect to cruise to the final and another probable showdown with New Zealand, the only side who look capable of beating them.
England expect, NZ resist as fuse lit at World Cup
The exponential growth in the profile of women's sport means there is a heavy weight of expectation about what the ninth Rugby World Cup can deliver when it kicks off in front of a record crowd in New Zealand this weekend.
Luatua one of two former All Blacks in Samoa tour squad
Samoa on Wednesday took advantage of World Rugby's new eligibility rules by including former All Blacks Steven Luatua and Jeff Toomaga-Allen in their squad to tour Europe next month.
Wales to meet England, South Africa in World Cup warm-up tests
Wales will host Rugby World Cup warm-up internationals against both England and South Africa in Cardiff next August, the three rugby unions announced simultaneously on Monday.
Women's Rugby World Cup set to smash attendance record
The record attendance for a Women's Rugby World Cup match is set to be broken after New Zealand organisers said on Friday more than 30 000 tickets have been sold for the opening day.
Organisers target Eden Park sell-out after record ticket sales
Organisers of the women's Rugby World Cup have set their sights on filling Eden Park for the tournament's opening matches next Saturday after confirming record-breaking sales for the curtain raiser in Auckland.
Ireland's Aki handed eight-week suspension
Ireland centre Bundee Aki has been suspended for eight weeks after being sent off for a dangerous clear-out and will miss Ireland's November internationals against South Africa and Fiji.