Sam Burgess: ‘Egos and selfish players’ behind England’s 2015 World Cup exit
Sam Burgess has claimed ‘individual egos and selfish players’ contributed to England’s painful 2015 World Cup
Stuart Lancaster: I got Sam Burgess selection wrong in hindsight
Stuart Lancaster said he would not have fast-tracked Sam Burgess into England’s World Cup squad if he had known the player would return to rugby league
South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer rates New Zealand as ‘best team ever’
South Africa’s coach Heyneke Meyer rates New Zealand as ‘the best team that’s ever played the game’ ahead of the World Cup semi-final
Craig Joubert ‘made mistake’ awarding Australia penalty against Scotland
World Rugby has admitted that the referee, Craig Joubert, blundered by awarding Australia the last-gasp penalty that sent Scotland out of the World Cup
Greig Laidlaw questions inability to consult TMO for crucial penalty
Greig Laidlaw, the Scotland captain, was aggrieved by the late penalty that cost his side victory against Australia in the World Cup quarter-final
Michael Hooper suspended for Australia’s Rugby World Cup clash with Wales
Australia’s flanker Hooper was cited for an act of foul play during last Saturday’s game at Twickenham and has now been suspended
Wales hold off Fiji fightback and move top of pool but miss out on bonus point
Wales moved top of World Cup Pool A after a 23-13 victory, their third successive win, that left the host nation England one defeat away from elimination
Tonga overwhelm Namibia to record first win of Rugby World Cup
Tonga’s attacking flair proved too much for a resilient Namibia as the Pacific Islanders came out 35-21 winners in a breathless Rugby World Cup try-fest at Sandy Park
Wales forced to make three changes for Rugby World Cup clash against Fiji
Matthew Morgan replaces Liam Williams, Tyler Morgan comes in for Scott Williams and Alex Cuthbert replaces Hallam Amos in Warren Gatland’s side
Wales lose Scott Williams and Hallam Amos from Rugby World Cup
Wales have suffered two more major World Cup injury blows with centre Scott Williams and wing Hallam Amos out of the rest of the tournament
Mamuka Gorgodze inspires Georgia to famous World Cup win over Tonga
Tries from the captain Mamuka Gorgodze and Giorgi Tkhilaishvili guided Georgia to a 17-10 surprise win against Tonga who fought back in the second half but had to make to do with a losing bonus point
Rory Hughes the council estate oddball joins Scotland’s high society
The Glasgow wing will join the aristocrats of Scotland rugby when he makes his debut in the World Cup warm-up against Italy in Turin
England cut five from Rugby World Cup squad including Nick Easter
Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Ed Slater and Stephen Myler also missed cut as England squad trimmed to 45 for Denver training camp
England drop Northampton’s Dylan Hartley from World Cup training squad
England dropped Dylan Hartley from their World Cup training squad after Stuart Lancaster said the hooker’s ban was a game changer
Wales suffer blow as Jonathan Davies is ruled out of World Cup
Wales have suffered a major injury blow ahead of the 2015 World Cup with the loss of Jonathan Davies