World Cup

Aussie media lament Wallabies’ ‘nightmare’

The Wallabies have been 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.

Anscombe puts boot into Wallabies

Gareth Anscombe kicked 23 points as Wales piled more misery on Australia with a resounding World Cup Pool C win in Lyon on Sunday night.

Russell guides Scotland to emphatic win

Scotland sealed a bonus-point 45-17 victory over Tonga in Nice on Sunday to keep alive their hopes of booking a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Chile's and England's players shake hands after the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between England and Chile at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, northern France on September 23, 2023.

World Cup minnows bemoan lack of prep

Chile’s head coach Pablo Lemoine says it will be impossible for minnows to compete at the World Cup until they are given regular fixtures again Tier One nations.

Jones to jump Wallabies ship?

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones is reported to have interviewed for another job just two weeks before Australia’s World Cup campaign got under way in France.

Ireland's scrum-half Conor Murray (up) celebrates the victory at the end of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Ireland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on September 23, 2023.

Farrell purrs over Irish resilience in World Cup epic

Andy Farrell said his players’ “resilience” stood out for him in Ireland’s hugely impressive win over defending champions South Africa in Saturday’s no-holds-barred Rugby World Cup Pool B match.

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 23: Kurt-Lee Arendse of South Africa contends for the aerial ball with Hugo Keenan of Ireland during the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between South Africa and Ireland at Stade de France on September 23, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Highlights: Ireland edge Boks in Paris thriller

Goal-kicking proved the difference as Ireland defeated the Springboks in the heavyweight clash at the Stade de France on Saturday night.

South Africa's blindside flanker Siya Kolisi greets supporters after the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Ireland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on September 23, 2023.

Defiant Boks ‘can still win’ World Cup

Jacques Nienaber struck a defiant note after Saturday’s nerve-jangling 13-8 defeat to Ireland, claiming the defending champions can still win the World Cup.

South Africa's fly-half Manie Libbok kicks the ball during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Ireland at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris on September 23, 2023.

Nienaber defends erratic Bok kickers

Jacques Nienaber refused to blame his goalkickers after the Springboks missed 11 points in the crucial World Cup pool loss to Ireland on Saturday night.

France 2023 a four-nation ‘yawn’

This year’s World Cup has suffered from too many one-sided matches in the pool stages, writes MARK KEOHANE, with the too many teams set to exit in the quarter-finals.