All Blacks axe star for team breach
Winger Mark Telea had been dropped from the New Zealand lineup for Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final with Ireland after breaking team protocol.
Kiwis recall big guns for Irish revenge
Ian Foster has made six changes to the All Blacks starting XV to face Ireland in the World Cup on Saturday, for the first meeting since the Irish’s historic series win in New Zealand.
Isa at 8 for Pumas in crunch clash
Michael Cheika has made two changes to the Argentina starting XV to face Wales in the World Cup quarter-final in Marseille on Saturday.
Boks to stop ‘big impact’ of Dupont
Assistant coach Felix Jones said it was up to the Springboks to limit the influence of France captain Antoine Dupont on the World Cup quarter-final in Paris on Sunday.
RECAP: Argentina sink Wales
Flyhalf Nicholas Sanchez scored a long-range intercept try as Argentina came back to beat Wales in the World Cup quarter-final in Marseille on Saturday.
Leinster’s Kiwi prodigy turns Irish hero
A move to Vodacom URC powerhouse Leinster put Jamison Gibson-Park on the international map and he is now three wins away from being a World Cup winner.
Munster, Leinster stars shoulder Ireland’s RWC quest
A quest that took its first steps in the foothills of the Vodacom URC has carried Ireland to the brink of equalling a record 18-Test win streak, and to a vantage point with a line of sight to the summit of the World Cup.
Farrell: Ireland won’t ‘fall off a cliff’
Ireland have grown to be at ease with being top of the world, Andy Farrell said, making it one less challenge heading into the World Cup quarter-final with the All Blacks.
Biggar back for rejigged Wales
Head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to the Wales starting XV to face Argentina in the World Cup quarter-final at Stade de Marseille on Saturday.
France fired up to hit Boks ‘hard’
Powerful No 8 Gregory Alldritt said France have the “weapons” to match the physicality of the Springboks when the World Cup hosts and defending champions clash on Sunday.
