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Ireland’s side suffered a trio of injuries during their 24-9 victory over France which saw them finish top of their group and so progress to the quarter-finals of World Cup. Tries from Kearney and Murray and penalties from Sexton and Madigan saw the Irish overcome a less-than-impressive French side in order to avoid New Zealand […]
Samoan Winger Alesana Tuilagi has been handed a five-match ban following an incident in his side’s World Cup fixture against Japan. Yahoo Sports reports that the 34-year-old has been slapped with a five-week suspension after Tuilagi was cited for kneeing Japan player Harumichi Tatekawa in the second minute of the game. His side went on […]
Fiji winger Nemani Nadolo is set to miss out on his side’s clash with Wales in the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. Nemani, who has 22 caps for Fiji and has scored 175 points will be a big blow for Fiji who take on Wales in a vital Pool A fixture. Nadolo was deemed to […]
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers has announced his retirement from the South Africa national side. The 34-year-old was forced off of the pitch in his side’s last fixture following a broken jaw and now, after 104 appearances for the Springboks, de Villiers has been forced to retire from international rugby. RugbyWorldCup.com reports that the […]
Irish centre Robbie Henshaw is facing a race against time to be fully fit for Ireland’s next World Cup fixture against Romania on Sunday. Henshaw, who has 12 appearances for the Irish national side, pulled up with a hamstring injury while training, prior to Ireland’s opening fixture against Canada. The news comes from BBC Sport […]
Bath pair George Ford and Jonathan Joseph are unlikely to feature for England in their next fixture against Wales on Saturday. Both players started in England’s first game of the World Cup against Fiji on the opening day of the tournament. Chris Jones writing for BBC Sport reports that Bath fly-half George Ford will be […]
Namibia Captain Jacques Burger has recently admitted that he will be retiring from Rugby Union after the next season. The 32-year-old Saracens flanker feels that he still has one season of playing time left but doesn’t see himself playing on after that. Burger, who has 100 caps for Saracens and 35 for Namibia, broke the […]
With the 2015 Rugby World Cup only having started recently, few would have expected such drama as has been witnessed in these early stages of the competition. Fiji were beaten by England in the opening fixture of the tournament, but not without putting up a terrific fight first, Georgia defeated Tonga and most recently, Japan […]