Dupont to seek surgeon’s go-ahead for return
Antoine Dupont will be assessed by the surgeon who operated on his fractured cheekbone before staff decide if he can return for a possible World Cup quarter-final.
Antoine Dupont will be assessed by the surgeon who operated on his fractured cheekbone before staff decide if he can return for a possible World Cup quarter-final.
Sam Cane returns to captain New Zealand as Ian Foster made nine changes to the All Blacks side to face Uruguay in their World Cup pool finale on Thursday.
Levani Botia lived up to his nickname “The Demolition Man” in taking Fiji’s Pool C game with Georgia “by the scruff of the neck”, a performance that his coach hopes he will repeat against Portugal.
With six places in the World Cup quarter-finals still to play for, World Rugby has officially confirmed how results in each of the pools could affect the last eight.
Rassie Erasmus is happy to kick back and watch the final World Cup pool fixtures play out, while putting pressure on Ireland to get a result against Scotland.
Jac Morgan is rested as Warren Gatland named his Wales lineup to play Georgia in their final World Cup Pool C match in Nantes on Saturday.
Jacques Nienaber gave a stern answer when asked about the potential of Ireland and Scotland arranging a result to kick the Springboks out of the World Cup.
Rassie Erasmus confirmed that Makazole Mapimpi has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup through injury but did not say who the Springboks would call in as a replacement.
Despite taking a major step towards qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals, the Springboks are still vulnerable to a shock early exit from the tournament.
Handre Pollard expressed his excitement after making a successful World Cup return with a perfect performance off the kicking tee for the Springboks against Tonga.