RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Ireland to lay down a RWC mark, opening week predictions
Neil Treacy is joined on the RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast by former Munster out-half and Cork Constitution coach Jonny Holland.
New Zealand Sport News
All Blacks have a point to prove in blockbuster opener
PARIS : New Zealand coach Ian Foster said the All Blacks had a point to prove in their World Cup opener against hosts France on Friday, a match he thought was unprecedented in terms of hype but which ultimately might not turn out to be hugely important.
Bok blackout averted: MultiChoice agrees 16 World Cup matches for broadcast on SABC
With a reliable power supply and a functioning telly, South Africans with or without a DStv subscription will have access to live matches involving defending champions, the Springboks, at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Fiji, Wallabies and Wales ready to scrap it out in unpredictable Pool C
BORDEAUX, France : Improved Fiji will be gunning for a rejuvenated Welsh side and dark horses Australia in an unpredictable Rugby World Cup Pool 'C', which may well stand for chaos at the tournament which kicks off in France on Friday.
Battle of best nines past and present in World Cup opener
PARIS : Few World Cup opening matches can have been so highly anticipated as Friday's blockbuster between hosts France and New Zealand and the clash of scrumhalves Antoine Dupont and Aaron Smith looks like being an intriguing subplot.
Romania shuffle backline for World Cup opener against Ireland
New Zealand-born Hinckley Vaovasa will start at fly-half for Romania in their Rugby World Cup Pool B opener against Ireland on Saturday (2.30pm) as number 8 Cristian Chirica wears the captain's armband on the country’s return to the global finals.
History here to be written say fired-up French ahead of World Cup opener
PARIS : Past meetings between two old foes will count for nothing when France and New Zealand face off in what promises to be another vintage clash in the Rugby World Cup curtain raiser on Friday, Les Bleus' general manager Raphael Ibanez said.
Dino Lamb and Danilo Fischetti drafted in by Italy to face Namibia in World Cup opener
Italy have brought in English-born lock Dino Lamb and prop Danilo Fischetti to their starting XV for the Rugby World Cup Pool A clash against Namibia in Saint-Etienne on Saturday, the only changes from their final warm-up win over Japan last month.