Schmidt opts for experience against ABs
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has named 12 members of the starting side which defeated New Zealand 16-9 in November to again front the All Blacks in Saturday’s quarter-final.
Wallabies gamble with teenage rookie at No 13
Michael Cheika has made five changes to the Wallabies starting lineup for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against England in Oita.
Jones: Ford has not been dropped
George Ford’s omission from the England starting lineup for Saturday’s crunch quarter-final against Australia comes as a surprise, but coach Eddie Jones says the flyhalf knows his role in the squad.
Watch: Kolbe wary of Japan wings
We look at what happened in Tokyo on Wednesday as the Springboks build toward their quarter-final clash with Japan.
Quotes of the day: ‘I’m more of a bakkie person’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Wednesday.
‘Japan don’t have forward firepower to beat Boks’
Former Springbok assistant coach Brendan Venter believes that Japan won’t be able to dominate the Boks’ forward pack during Sunday’s quarter-final in Tokyo.
Kolbe: I’m fit, confident and ready
Cheslin Kolbe talks about facing Kotaro Matsushima and Kenki Fukuoka, while Herschel Jantjies highlights the need to nullify the pace of the Japan attacking game.
‘We’ve got our own Ferraris’
Duane Vermeulen on the loose-forward battle and Japan’s goal to play a high-tempo game, while Willie le Roux says the Boks have their own ‘Ferraris’.
‘We start to act like idiots’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Tuesday.
Japan vs Scotland drew record 60m TV audience
More than half of the Japanese population watched the World Cup match between Japan and Scotland in Yokohama on Sunday.
