Topic: Wales
Wales captain Sam Warburton was dramatically sent off against France in a World Cup semi-final at Eden Park here on Saturday, a decisive blow in a match his side went on to lose 9-8.Openside flanker Warburton was red-carded in the 19th minute ...
Injuries to key players have been one of the constant themes of this year's Rugby World Cup and they remained a talking point in the run-up to the weekend's semi-finals.It was Wales's turn to suffer on Wednesday with Rhys Priestland, one of ...
New Zealand's bid to win the World Cup suffered a double blow Monday as Mils Muliaina and stand-in fly-half Colin Slade became the latest All Blacks to be ruled out of the tournament through injury.With star No 10 Dan Carter already out ...
The World Cup has distilled down to two compelling semi-finals next weekend: tournament revelations Wales against the great enigmas France and another instalment in the prickly All Blacks-Wallabies rivalry.The weekend's quarter-finals were absorbing battles of wills with France bouncing back from their ...
Wales advanced to the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup with a gripping 22-10 victory over Ireland on Saturday thanks to a steely defence and superiority at the breakdown.It was the first time the Welsh, for whom captain Sam Warburton excelled in ...
Wales advanced to the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup with a gripping 22-10 victory over Ireland on Saturday thanks to a steely defence and superiority at the breakdown.It was the first time the Welsh, for whom captain Sam Warburton excelled in ...
South Africa lost 'enforcer' Bakkies Botha from the World Cup on Thursday as the reigning champions, England and Wales all announced their teams for this weekend's quarter-finals.Elsewhere, England manager Martin Johnson selected fly-halves Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood in the same team, ...
Wales wing Shane Williams has admitted his future as an international rugby player could be decided by the outcome of his team's World Cup quarter-final against Ireland on Saturday.The 34-year-old try-scoring machine has won 83 caps for his country in a career ...
The growing injury toll marring the World Cup has revived appeals for a global season to manage player welfare and improve the chances of teams being at their best in the crucial knockout stages."People have got to be prepared to say their ...
Ireland became the latest of the remaining teams at the World Cup to name their side for this weekend's quarter-finals on Wednesday as several intriguing showdowns started to take shape.But even though Samoa were knocked out last week, their Twitter-ranting centre Eliota ...
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