New Zealand wing Mark Telea broke team protocols
New Zealand wing Mark Telea has been dropped for Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Ireland due to an unspecified breach of team protocol.
Rugby Sport News
New Zealand drop wing Mark Telea for Ireland clash after disciplinary breach
New Zealand wing Mark Telea has been dropped for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Ireland due to an unspecified breach of team protocol.
Lomax good to go as All Blacks name team for Ireland quarter-final clash
Prop Tyrel Lomax has been passed fit and named in the New Zealand team to take on Ireland in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final in Paris.
Fans perform Haka on Grafton Street as excitement builds ahead of Ireland v New Zealand
Excitement is building across the country ahead of Ireland taking on New Zealand this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
South Africa seek to dampen impact of home crowd with noisy preparation
PARIS : South Africa have been blasting noise from speakers at the side of the training pitch this week in order to simulate the hostile atmosphere they expect at the Stade de France in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against the hosts, hooker Bongi Mbonambi revealed on Thursday.
Wales tone down preparations as World Cup quarter-final looms
TOULON, France : Wales coach Warren Gatland has deliberately toned down his side’s preparations this week, even though they face their most important game in four years, against Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
Life as a prison guard gives Fiji's Levani Botia perspective
Fiji star Levani Botia recalls his days as a prison officer if he ever feels that life on the rugby field is becoming tough.
How Ireland-New Zealand could come down to sudden death or kicking competition
Ireland's clash with New Zealand on Saturday could be decided by sudden death and a 'golden score’.