Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland select rookie scrum-half Conor Murray

Declan Kidney said that the rookie scrum-half Conor Murray 'merits' his start against USA in Ireland's opening Pool C game of the World Cup

Rugby World Cup 2011: England must find brain to match their brawn

The team built in Martin Johnson's image needs some of his savvy as well as his strength to scale the peak

Shaun Edwards: The training regime in Poland was brutal but has left Wales as fit as they have ever been to take on South Africa

Martin Kelner: With no BBC involvement for the first time, ITV and TalkSport will be targeting a valuable audience

Bernard Laporte, who coached France at the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups, answers five key questions facing the French in New Zealand

The All Blacks have opted for experience over specialists in the team to face Tonga in their Rugby World Cup opener

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Delon Armitage has been named in place of the injured Mark Cueto for England's Pool B opener against Argentina in Dunedin on Saturday

Martin Johnson visited Christchurch to view the damage caused by February's earthquake

Robert Kitson: Winning the Rugby World Cup would provide a rare chance to party for a nation trying to regroup after a tough year

England's Delon Armitage will start on the wing against Argentina in the Rugby World Cup after Mark Cueto failed to recover from injury

Barney Ronay: It's hard to predict the key themes of a tournament before it even begins – but that won't stop us trying

Paul Rees: They are the world's No1 side but the pressure is now on New Zealand to win on home soil

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