World Cup

New Zealand's Anton Lienert-Brown (C) runs with the ball during the Rugby Championship & Bledisloe Cup Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on August 5, 2023.

All Blacks call on Lienert-Brown

Anton Lienert-Brown has replaced the injured Jordie Barrett in New Zealand’s midfield for the World Cup opener between the All Blacks and France in Paris on Friday.

Watch: Rassie returns to Bok action!

Rassie Erasmus has left no stone unturned in preparation for the Springboks’ defence of the World Cup in France, SA’s director of rugby here even showing off his slick ball skills.

Scrum coach Pieter de Villiers at training with Scotland

Scotland target ‘super’ Bok scrum

Assistant coach Pieter de Villiers has promised that Scotland won’t hide from the set-piece battle against the Springboks in Marseille on Sunday.

AI crowns All Blacks as World Cup champs

The All Blacks will win the 2023 World Cup and be crowned as champions for a record fourth time, according to an algorithm based on 10,000 simulations of the tournament.

France's centre Jonathan Danty (R) takes part in a training session at the Stade du Parc in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, on September 5, 2023, ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023 France.

France sans veteran centre for RWC opener

Yoram Moefana will replace the injured centre Jonathan Danty in France’s side for this weekend’s World Cup opener with New Zealand.

Boks start back at zero in France

Scrumhalf Grant Williams has played down the relevance of the Springboks’ mauling of the All Blacks ahead of the defending champions’ World Cup opener on Sunday.

O’Connell backs Ireland for World Cup history

Irish legend Paul O’Connell hopes his memories of this World Cup will be happier than his final one as a player in 2015 when Ireland once again failed to get past the quarter-finals.

Taniela Tupou, Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper at a launch event of the Wallabies 2023 World Cup jersey Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP

Wallaby outcast eyes World Cup call-up

Deemed surplus to requirements for France 2023 by Eddie Jones, a stalwart of Australian rugby is still holding out hope of featuring for the Wallabies at the tournament.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 26: Fiji players celebrate victory following the Summer International match between England and Fiji at Twickenham Stadium on August 26, 2023 in London, England.

Fiji suffer massive World Cup blow

Fiji flyhalf Caleb Muntz, who scored 15 points in the historic Test win over England last month, has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury.

World Cup plunged into Spygate

Amid an allegation that the Boks spied on British & Irish Lions training sessions in 2021, a tier-one nation has sounded the alarm ahead of the 2023 World Cup kick-off.