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

Wales will not call up Gavin Henson for World Cup quarter-final

Gavin Henson, who has not played for Wales since 2011, will not be considered for the World Cup squad for the quarter-final against South Africa despite Liam Williams’ foot injury

Argentina warm up for World Cup last eight with nine tries on Namibia

The Argentina fly-half Juan Martín Hernández orchestrated a 64-19 win over Namibia in the Rugby World Cup

Stuart Lancaster unaware of any approach from the RFU to Nick Mallett

Stuart Lancaster said he was unaware of any approach from the Rugby Football Union to Nick Mallett to take over his job

South Africa feel pressure as they prepare to face much-changed USA

South Africa will top Pool B with victory over the USA on Wednesday but a shock defeat could yet see them eliminated from the Rugby World Cup

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

Rugby World Cup organisers toughen stance on ticket touts and resale

England rugby 2015 have warned 46 websites reselling tickets to desist and eight have been closed down

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