Rugby World Cup 2011: South Africa hit by Bakkies Botha blow
South Africa have been dealt a blow ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against Australia with the news Bakkies Botha is out of the tournament due to injury
Rugby World Cup 2011: ‘It’s about all 15 of us, not me’ – Quade Cooper
The spotlight is on Quade Cooper but nothing fazes the much-criticised Wallabies playmaker
Idiotic sports stars are merely a reflection of our septic society
Marina Hyde: The deeply questionable idea that sports stars should be role models off the pitch has become axiomatic
Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales and Ireland put friendships on hold
Nineteen players from the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa will be in the Wales and Ireland quarter-final squads
Rugby World Cup 2011: All Blacks on frisky form to face Argentina
Four years ago New Zealand went out in the quarter-finals but the mood is positive ahead of Sunday's game
Rugby World Cup 2011: Gordon D’Arcy back at full throttle to face Wales
With injury firmly behind him the centre Gordon D'Arcy says Ireland need to find a hard mental edge against Wales
Rugby World Cup 2011: France regroup and toughen up for England game
A week is a long time in rugby says the defence coach Dave Ellis as France aim to put the hell of the Tonga defeat behind them
Will boorish England be the first to reach three successive finals?
Paul Rees: England have a good Rugby World Cup record and France look incapable of taking advantage of their off-field distractions
Rugby World Cup 2011: Fuimaono-Sapolu attends Twitter hearing
Samoa's Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has finally made an appearance at his disciplinary hearing in Auckland
Rugby World Cup 2011: RFU civil war targets Martyn Thomas again
England's most important game for four years has been overshadowed by the escalation of a boardroom battle in the game's governing body
Rugby World Cup 2011: Blanket ban for Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has been suspended from all rugby after he failed to turn up at a disciplinary hearing
Rugby World Cup 2011: England may start with Wilkinson and Flood
Toby Flood is likely to replace the injured Mike Tindall and line up alongside Jonny Wilkinson against France
Rugby World Cup 2011: Northern soul is the top draw this weekend
Robert Kitson: Australia's Quade Cooper is always worth the price of admission, but Wales against Ireland should be the highlight of the potentially enthralling Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland get my vote, says Jannie Du Plessis
South Africa's prop Jannie Du Plessis has been impressed by Ireland and Wales in the other half of the draw, and thinks the Irish will reach the final
Rugby World Cup 2011: England should stop blaming balls – Morne Steyn
Morne Steyn, the leading points scorer in the World Cup, said England should stop blaming the balls being used in the tournament for Jonny Wilkinson's goal-kicking woes