Topic: Wales
New Zealand head into next weekend's quarter-finals firm favourites to break their World Cup hoodoo yet the indefinable pressure of all-or-nothing matches looms large.The All Blacks know more than anyone else the foibles of looking too far ahead at the big prize ...
Wales beat Namibia 81-7 on Monday in their biggest ever World Cup win to cast doubt over claims that so-called 'minnow' nations are making gains on rugby's giants.The Six Nations team took an easy step towards the quarter-finals with Scott Williams claiming ...
Wales will bid to put Namibia to the sword when the two sides meet in Monday's Pool D match to take a step towards qualifying for the knock-out phase of the World Cup.The Welsh narrowly lost their opener 17-16 to South Africa ...
Veteran fly-half Stephen Jones was handed a Welsh-record 101st cap Saturday when he was recalled from injury for the World Cup Pool D match against African minnows Namibia.Jones, 33, who overtakes 100-cap Gareth Thomas for the appearances record, was among 11 changes ...
Samoa apologised and received a warning Tuesday after a player compared the World Cup to "slavery" and "apartheid", escalating a row over the tournament's schedule.Samoan team representatives made the formal apology at a meeting with World Cup officials after centre Eliota Sapolu ...
Samoa centre Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono faces possible disciplinary action from the International Rugby Board (IRB) after likening his team's treatment at the Rugby World Cup to apartheid.Angered by IRB scheduling which many feel favour the top teams, the Gloucester player accused the ...
Injury-hit South Africa made six changes to the team that will face Fiji in Wellington on Saturday but received a boost with veteran lock Bakkies Botha's return from an achilles tendon strain.Botha missed the Springboks' opening Rugby World Cup match against Wales ...
Powerhouse winger Alesani Tuilagi claimed a hattrick of tries as Samoa crunched Namibia 49-12 to spectacularly launch their World Cup campaign at Rotorua.The menacing Leicester Tigers winger on Wednesday gave a Jonah Lomu-like performance to headline Samoa's explosive opening to the tournament.The ...
England were dealt a blow on Monday when it was revealed that captain Lewis Moody will miss Saturday's World Cup opener against Argentina due to a knee injury.Moody sustained medial ligament damage in a warm-up match against Wales on August 6.He had ...
Wales coach Warren Gatland has promised they will field their strongest possible side to face champions South Africa in their opening World Cup pool match in Wellington on September 11.Wales are in a Pool D also featuring Fiji, who knocked them out ...
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