England's Wayne Barnes to officiate Springboks' Rugby World Cup final clash against All Blacks
England's Wayne Barnes will referee South Africa's Rugby World Cup final clash against New Zealand in Paris on Saturday.
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World Rugby to 'formally review' Mbonambi racism allegation as World Cup final prep suffers setback
PARIS. - Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi's Rugby World Cup final participation could be under threat as World Rugby confirmed on Monday they'll be formally reviewing the allegations made by England flank Tom Curry.
Springboks have faced toughest road to World Cup final
If South Africa go on to lift the Rugby World Cup trophy on Saturday in Paris, they will have done it the hard way by facing every other team in the top six of the current world rankings on their sometimes rocky journey to the title.
Mark Telea recalled for New Zealand clash with Argentina
New Zealand have recalled wing Mark Telea and lock Sam Whitelock for Friday's Rugby World Cup semi-final against Argentina in Paris.
Kiwi ref Ben O'Keeffe again on the whistle for Springboks' Rugby World Cup semi-final
New Zealand's Ben O'Keeffe will again be in charge of the whistle when the Springboks tackle England in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals at the Stade de France on Saturday (21:00).
The doom and gloom of starting a new four-year cycle
Irish rugby is in mourning this week after an agonising loss in back-to-back World Cups to the All Blacks.
It's a knockout: Southern hemisphere sides relish RWC format
You can say it came down to the bounce of a ball, the width of a post, being held up over the line but Ireland, once again, found themselves on the wrong side of the result when it really mattered.
New Zealand end Sexton's career with more World Cup woe for Ireland
Three-time champions New Zealand inflicted more World Cup heartbreak on Ireland on Saturday, beating them 28-24 to bring a bitterly disappointing end to Irish captain Johnny Sexton's stellar career.