Rugby World Cup: Wales have plans to combat rookie Burgess, says Howley September 23, 2015 Wales have hatched a plan to combat the unchartered threat posed by England rookie Sam Burgess when the two sides meet in Saturday’s pivotal Rugby World Cup clash at Twickenham, according to attack coach Rob Howley. Rugby league convert Burgess is set to replace the injured Jonathan Joseph in the crucial Pool A showdown despite [...]
Rugby World Cup: Australia shrug off failure to keep pace with Pool A rivals September 23, 2015 Australia coach Michael Cheika was unperturbed by his side’s failure to seize a bonus point after they made stuttering start to their Rugby World Cup campaign against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium yesterday. The Wallabies stormed into the ascendency courtesy of two first-half tries from No8 David Pocock, while prop Sekope Kepu also touched [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tube travel busier than usual at Bank, Liverpool Street, Stratford and on Central, Jubilee and DLR lines as fans head to Queen Elizabeth stadium for France Romania game September 23, 2015 Commuters heading home this evening may be in for a surprise. Bank, Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf stations, along with the Central, Jubilee, DLR and Overground lines will be busier than usual because of the Rugby World Cup. Transport for London (TfL) is warning passengers to expect more crowded trains and stations as fans head [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England women’s team players Fiona Pocock and Vicky Fleetwood to give Canary Wharfers a gruelling training session September 23, 2015 The Rugby World Cup isn’t just about Stuart Lancaster’s 31-man England squad. The nation's women's rugby players Fiona Pocock and Vicky Fleetwood are heading to Canary Wharf today to show workers how it’s done with a training session at Reebok Sports Club ahead of the gym’s own five-a-side tournament next month. So far JP Morgan and [...]
Australia skipper Stephen Moore keen for Wallabies to shrug off Rugby World Cup cabin fever September 22, 2015 Australia skipper Stephen Moore believes the competitive nature of the opening Rugby World Cup jousts have increased the anticipation for England’s Pool A rivals ahead of their tournament bow against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium. The Wallabies can deal a huge blow to Fiji’s World Cup hopes with a second successive defeat after the Pacific [...]
Japan out to prove slaying of South Africa was no Rugby World Cup fluke, says coach Eddie Jones September 22, 2015 Japan coach Eddie Jones insists his side need to dispatch Scotland in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Gloucester to prove they are not one-hit wonders after toppling two-time winners South Africa. The Brave Blossoms rocked the tournament by overcoming the Springboks 34-32 in Brighton on Saturday, a result dubbed the biggest shock [...]
Japan’s shock Rugby World Cup slaying of South Africa has blown Pool B wide open, says Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist September 21, 2015 Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist believes Japan’s surprise slaying of South Africa has changed the dynamic of Rugby World Cup Pool B and altered the mindset of teams vying to make the quarter-finals. Japan’s 34-32 success over the two-time tournament winners has been dubbed the biggest shock in World Cup history and ended the Brave Blossoms’ [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Rugby’s 10 highest paid players’ salaries dwarfed by football’s best September 21, 2015 For the next six weeks, rugby will unusually claim pride of place ahead of football in the media's attentions, with back pages and news reports focused on the unfurling drama from the Rugby World Cup. Yet the financial dominance of football is demonstrated in the huge disparities between the top players' salaries. Read more: Sam Burgess [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tournament set to be highest attended single sport event in history after football World Cup following record attendance at Wembley September 21, 2015 This year's Rugby World Cup is on course to be the best-attended single-sport tournament in history behind the football World Cup, after a record attendance watched New Zealand beat Argentina 26 – 16 at Wembley yesterday. Read more: Record Rugby World Cup crowd witnesses All Blacks suffer fright Over 89,000 packed into Wembley to watch the tournament [...]
O2 pins hopes on England Rugby World Cup 2015 win: CEO Ronan Dunne on playing the long game September 20, 2015 If you were compiling a list of the most successful sponsorship partnerships in sport over the past 20 years, the one between O2 and England Rugby would have to be very near the top. Timing is everything of course, but when Cellnet, O2’s previous incarnation, decided to get involved in rugby union in 1995, [...]