Glittering career ends with tears for retiring Ireland captain Johnny Sexton
Tears were always likely when the end eventually came for the retiring captain Johnny Sexton.
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South Africa win epic France clash to set up World Cup semi-final with England
Tournament hosts France bowed out of the World Cup in agonising fashion after losing by a point to defending champions South Africa as the Stade de France hosted another epic quarter-final that hung in the balance until the very last moment.
Ruthless South Africa extinguish French fire to reach last four
PARIS :South Africa crushed France's hopes of a maiden World Cup title after withstanding a Paris storm to emerge 29-28 winners of a ferocious and breath-taking quarter-final on Sunday.
Title holders South Africa dash French hopes to reach Rugby World Cup semi-finals
The Springboks trailed 22-19 at half-time but a try by Eben Etzebeth and a Handre Pollard penalty sealed the narrowest of wins for the World Cup title holders.
'Different' Fiji exit World Cup proud to have fought to the end
MARSEILLE, France: Emotional Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui was proud that his players were still fighting to the very end of their World Cup campaign and thought they had laid the foundation for a bright future for the island nation in the 15-man game.
England rising to the occasion, says coach Borthwick
MARSEILLE, France: England needed to dig deep and find a way to beat a spirited Fiji side in their World Cup quarter-final on Sunday and after a fifth successive victory, coach Steve Borthwick had simple message: "Don’t write us off".
Farrell kicks England into semis with classic win over Fiji
MARSEILLE, France: Captain Owen Farrell kicked 20 points to lead England to a gripping 30-24 World Cup quarter-final victory over Fiji on Sunday as the Islanders surged back from 14 points down before the captain slotted a drop goal and penalty to win the game.
French Football Investigates 'Hate Speech' By Nice Player
The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Sunday its ethics committee would investigate Nice player Youcef Atal for social media posts containing "calls for violence", linked to the Hamas-Israel conflict. The Algerian international defender posted a video on Instagram account of a speaker making, according to people who saw it, anti-Semitic remarks calling for violence. The post sparked outrage from French politicians. It has since been deleted and AFP has been unable to independently verify its content.