Ireland's thrilling win over South Africa draws 1.2m viewers
Ireland's Rugby World Cup Pool B win over reigning champions South Africa in the Stade de France on Saturday night saw an average audience of 1.2 million watching on RTÉ2.
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Sidcup 26 Medway 27: Regional 2 South East match report
Medway edged a tight contest to record their second Regional 2 South East win of the season with a 27-26 success at Sidcup.
Springboks hit reset after World Cup loss to Ireland: 'We can learn from this'
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe believes the defending champions "can learn" from their 13-8 loss to Ireland in Paris on Saturday as they start planning to reboot their Rugby World Cup campaign.
Officiating at Rugby World Cup 'not good enough' - Townsend
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend said the standard of officiating at the World Cup needs to improve after being left perplexed by the decision not to issue a red card to Tonga's Afusipa Taumoepeau for a high tackle that forced his captain Jamie Ritchie off and ruled him out of the next match against Romania.
Scotland hoping to set up Paris 'shootout' with Ireland
NICE, France : Scotland still have a job to do against Romania on Saturday, but inevitably they are thinking ahead to a potential do-or-die clash with Ireland in Paris on Oct. 7 where their fortunes in a tough Rugby World Cup Pool B will be decided.
Scotland winger Kyle Steyn insists they 'know how to beat' Ireland
Scotland still have a job to do against Romania on Saturday, but inevitably they are thinking ahead to a potential do-or-die clash with Ireland in Paris on 7 October where their fortunes in a tough Rugby World Cup Pool B will be decided. Scotland scored seven tries as they defeated Tonga 45-17 in a bruising encounter in Nice on Sunday to get their campaign up and running following an opening 18-3 loss to South Africa. Unless there are a shock set of results between now and then, Scotland are likely to head to the French capital knowing victory could see them into the quarter-finals at the expense of the number one ranked side in the world. "Never write us off," fullback Blair Kinghorn warned. "We did what we needed to do (against Tonga), we'll do what we need to do next week (against Romania), then we'll take it on into Paris.
Aussie media lament 'rock bottom' Wallabies' RWC 'nightmare' as Eddie denies Japan link
The Wallabies rugby team was blasted by the Australian media after their record defeat to Wales on Sunday left Eddie Jones' side on the verge of an early World Cup exit.