Rugby
All Blacks star TJ Perenara’s generous gesture at World Rugby awards
All Blacks star TJ Perenara has graciously used his magic moment from the Rugby World Cup to praise the victorious Springboks. Perenara won World Rugby’s try of the year and New Zealand’s Ruby Tui was named women’s sevens player of the year at a glittering awards night in Tokyo. Predictably the Springboks swept the major awards …
Game-changing Rugby World Cup 2019 is a record-breaker
The first Rugby World Cup in Asia draws to a close with South Africa crowned champions and a multitude of records broken in the most impactful and ground-breaking Rugby World Cup in history. Record 99.3 per cent attendance with 1.84 million tickets sold Record 1.13 million people in fanzones Record 54.8 million television audience for …
Rugby World Cup: South Africa stuns England in final
Kolisi, who grew up in the township of Zwide, just outside Port Elizabeth, was just 16 when South Africa won the 2007 Rugby World Cup final. On Saturday, the man whose family did not own a television, had his picture beamed across the world after leading his side to World Cup glory. The picture of …
A blagger’s guide to the Rugby World Cup final 2019
New to rugby but do not want to sound like a novice during the World Cup final? Never fear, mask your bewilderment of arcane rules and rituals with these talking points and pass yourself off as someone who could hold their own among the most passionate Shed Heads or mustard-trousered denizens of Twickenham’s Guinness Surge Bar. …
England v South Africa: Rugby World Cup 2019 final – live! | Sport
England’s only change sees Ben Spencer replace the injured Willi Heinz on the bench as Eddie Jones unsurprisingly names the same starting XV that so soundly beat the All Blacks. South Africa also make just a single personnel swap, the fit again livewire and recent World Player of the Year nominee Cheslin Kolbe into the …
New Zealand v Wales: Rugby World Cup 2019 bronze final – live! | Sport
Hansen makes seven changes to his semi-final team – and it’s not just the coaches signing off from All Blacks’ rugby today. Captain Kieran Read is also retiring, along with Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty, who both start today. Ardie Savea’s injury gives Shannon Frizell a chance to start at No 6. Injuries have badly …
Nominees for World Rugby Players of the Year announced
World Rugby Awards 1 hr Ago Six nations are represented on the shortlists for the World Rugby Men’s and Women’s 15s Player of the Year awards in association with Mastercard, which will be presented at the World Rugby Awards 2019 in Tokyo on Sunday. World Rugby has announced the shortlists for the prestigious Men’s and …
Eoin Morgan backs England’s rugby union side to seal World Cup double | Sport
Eoin Morgan, a World Cup-winning captain this year, has urged England’s rugby team to stick to the methods that have served them so well when they face South Africa in the Yokohama final on Saturday. Morgan, a keen Saracens fan, has spoken to the hooker Jamie George about the secrets to delivering on the big …
England unable to use drone to film Rugby World Cup final training in Tokyo | Sport
England’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday hit a glitch with Eddie Jones’s backroom staff unable to use their drone to record training sessions because their Tokyo base is close to an airport. England had to seek permission to use their drone from tournament organisers but they cannot do so in the …
French referee Garces to handle Rugby World Cup final
Jerome Garces will become the first Frenchman to referee a Rugby World Cup final when he takes charge of Saturday’s title match between England and South Africa in Yokohama. South Africa has only won two of its last 11 test matches refereed by Garces, although one of them was the 19-16 semifinal victory over Wales …