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It’s now been almost three weeks since Ireland crashed out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, and I’ve been racking my brain to understand why things went so poorly. Recently, I sat down with Ryle Nugent and we debated the reasons floating around the public domain; is this team too old? Were we short of ideas? Did we get …

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi sought out the England players at full-time of the Rugby World Cup final to offer his commiserations.  Kolisi led the Springboks to a dominant 32-12 win over England in the Yokohama Stadium in a match they controlled from start to finish. Makazole Mapimpi became the first player to score a try for South Africa in …

England were dealt a very heavy blow in the opening minutes of the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa with Kyle Sinckler substituted after three minutes. The highly-influential tighthead prop was knocked out cold when he ran into his teammate Maro Itoje’s shoulder in a tackle on Makazole Mapimpi and referee Jerome Garces immediately stopped the game. Sinckler was …

World Rugby have released their six-strong shortlist for the World Rugby Mens 15s Player of Year with no Irish players named among the nominees. England are represented on the shortlist by 21-year-old flanker Tom Curry who has been instrumental in Eddie Jones’ side’s scintillating run to the World Cup final and will surely be one of the front runners to …

The nominees for the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year have been announced with England, South Africa and France all represented. Joe Cokanasiga (England), Herschel Jantjies (South Africa) and Romain Ntamack (France) are all nominated following their eye-catching performances throughout the year. To be eligible for this award, players must have played less than one year of senior international …

England have been fined for the V-shape formation the team made when facing New Zealand’s haka before their clash with the All Blacks in last weekend’s World Cup semi-final. According to the Guardian, England have been reprimanded and fined a four figure sum although it is believed to be less than the £2,500 that France had to pay for adopting …

England players will receive a hefty bonus after their stunning victory over New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals. On Saturday in Yokohama Stadium, Eddie Jones’ team shocked the rugby world with an incredible victory over the sport’s dominant team. England won 19-7 and the scoreline did not flatter them. They were full value for their win. England were relentless. …

England had an extremely fast start against New Zealand on Saturday in the Rugby World Cup semi-final. Eddie Jones’ team came flying out of the blocks, scoring a try after just 98 seconds at the Yokohama Stadium. Manu Tuilagi drove over to finish off a relentless England move before Owen Farrell converted. With two minutes on the clock, it was …

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has been dealt a major blow ahead of his side’s World Cup semi-final clash with South Africa as Liam Williams has been ruled out of the game.  According to a report by the BBC, the 28-year-old suffered an ankle injury in training and is unlikely to recover in time for next week’s clash, whether Wales …

Aside from the impact of Typhoon Hagibis, the main talking point from the Rugby World Cup is discipline and the standard of refereeing.  So far in the tournament, eight red cards and 28 yellow cards have been dished out, many of which have come as a result of high tackles. It is something that the referees for this weekend’s semi-finals, …

Joe Schmidt’s final game as Irish head coach ended in disappointment as his side suffered a disappointing 46-14 defeat to New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Ireland were outclassed by an incredibly strong All Blacks side as they racked up seven tries in the victory to hand Schmidt‘s charges their seventh World Cup quarter-final defeat. As good as …

Ireland and New Zealand met in a Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday and the atmosphere was electric ahead of the game. The Tokyo Stadium in Japan’s capital city was a sea of colour and noise, with both sets of supporters combing to create a brilliant spectacle. After the players lined out for the anthems, the All Blacks performed their …

With Ireland and New Zealand both naming their starting XVs ahead of Saturday’s mouth watering World Cup quarter-final, we thought it would be interesting to see who would win out on a head-to-head basis.  On Thursday , we asked you to vote in a poll to choose your combined XV based on the starting sides announced by Steve Hansen and Joe …

In choosing the top three players of the 2019 Rugby World Cup so far, it’s difficult to pick out players from the big nations considering as of yet, they haven’t seriously been tested consistently, writes former Leinster and Ireland international Reggie Corrigan.  At the moment, you can’t look beyond Japan in terms of what they have brought to the tournament. …

Ulster hooker Rob Herring will join up with Ireland’s World Cup squad in Japan in place of the injured Seán Cronin, according to the BBC.  Cronin is thought to have sustained an injury in training which has ruled him out of the rest of the tournament. The news comes just days away from Ireland’s titanic World Cup quarter-final meeting with …

England head coach Eddie Jones was less than sympathetic towards Scotland as they face the possibility of World Cup elimination thanks to the threat of Typhoon Hagibis. Jones’s side have already seen their game with France called off as a result of the cyclone as well as Italy’s clash with New Zealand, with Scotland set to miss out on the …

World Rugby are due to hold a press conference tomorrow as the impending Typhoon Hagibis threatens to cause havoc to a number of fixtures. While it initially appeared that Ireland’s clash with Samoa on Saturday in Fukuoka was the only game in the firing line, the danger has now spread to the England v France and Japan v Scotland fixtures …

A massive typhoon could threaten to derail Ireland’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup with World Rugby confirming that they are monitoring the situation. Latest forecasts suggest that Typhoon Hagibis is set to bring gusts of up to 111mph and could hit the island of Kyushu, where Ireland are set to take on Samoa, on Saturday. …