RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Where will the RWC final be won and lost?
Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and former All Black hooker James Parsons to look ahead at the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and South Africa.
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Ireland’s Aki among nominees for world player of the year
PARIS : Ireland centre Bundee Aki is among four nominees for the World Rugby men's player of the year along with France captain Antoine Dupont and World Cup finalists Eben Etzebeth from South Africa and New Zealand’s Ardie Sevea, officials announced on Thursday.
Converted winger Jordan feasts on tries to prove NZ critics wrong
PARIS : Those who criticised New Zealand coach Ian Foster for shifting fullback Will Jordan to the right wing have been left to eat their words as he has completed his transformation into an awe-inspiring try-scoring machine at the Rugby World Cup.
Different feel as England Argentina meet again in bronze final
PARIS : When England played Argentina on the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup they were coming off five defeats in six games with doubts swirling about their prospects, but when they meet again in the bronze final on Friday it is on a run of five wins in six games.
England win toss and choose to bat against Sri Lanka
BENGALURU : England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in their World Cup match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, as the defending champions made three changes in a bid to arrest a worrying slide.
Springbok forwards know the stakes after final selection gamble
PRESLES COURCELLES, France : South Africa’s forwards know any successful outcome of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final depends on how they dominate New Zealand upfront after the Springboks made a surprise selection gamble for the clash at the Stade de France.
Ireland’s Bundee Aki among nominees for world rugby player of the year
Ireland centre Bundee Aki is among four nominees for the World Rugby men's player of the year along with France captain Antoine Dupont and World Cup finalists Eben Etzebeth from South Africa and New Zealand’s Ardie Sevea, officials announced on Thursday.
How late bloomer Mehdi Khalil became Lebanon’s ‘Mountain’ between the posts
Mehdi Khalil was a late bloomer. At the age of 22, he was working in a clothes shop and playing football just for fun; a full-time career in the sport seemed a world away.