Leitch red card costs Japan in Samoa Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal
Japan admitted they would have to toughen up mentally ahead of the Rugby World Cup after losing to Samoa on Saturday following a first-half red card for veteran Michael Leitch.
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Bok coach confident NZ loss is behind them: 'We've done everything we could to find solutions'
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says they've put last weekend's 35-20 loss to New Zealand in Auckland behind them.
Focus turns to RWC warm-ups in Ireland camp
Week two of block two is complete in Ireland's Rugby World Cup training camp. When they return to Carton House on Sunday 30 July they'll be into their opening game week, and the real business will begin.
Bok World Cup foes Tonga suffer season-opening loss to Fiji
Fiji scored five tries to three to beat Tonga 36-20 on Saturday in the first Test match of the year for two countries that will compete in the Rugby World Cup.
Recovering Australia duo unlikely to hit top form until World Cup, says Jones
SYDNEY : Australia coach Eddie Jones does not expect key Wallabies duo Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi to hit peak form until September's Rugby World Cup as he looks to avoid a third loss in a row when his team take on in-form New Zealand in Melbourne on July 29.
British and Irish Lions to face joint Australia-New Zealand side on 2025 tour
The clash against an "Anzac XV" in Adelaide will be part of a nine-game visit that will also see the Lions, with players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, take on all five Australian Super Rugby sides.
'Not in our hands anymore': Springboks hope for help from Wallabies in title quest
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber said on Thursday his side needed a favour from Australia to pull off a surprise Rugby Championship title.
Ireland captain Nichola Fryday retires from Test rugby
The rebuild of Irish women's rugby has suffered another significant blow, with senior XV captain Nichola Fryday confirming her retirement from Test rugby.