England back Ludlum, Vunipola on bench
England have named Lewis Ludlam in place of Billy Vunipola at No 8 for the World Cup Pool D clash with Japan after his impressive defensive stint against Argentina.
England have named Lewis Ludlam in place of Billy Vunipola at No 8 for the World Cup Pool D clash with Japan after his impressive defensive stint against Argentina.
Scrumhalf Cam Roigard had a field day to help New Zealand to an 11-try thrashing of Namibia in the two teams’ second World Cup match in Toulouse on Friday.
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The Springboks’ World Cup rivals will breathe easier knowing a key weapon in the defending champions’ arsenal in France has been neutralised, writes MARK KEOHANE.
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Johnny Sexton will have a chance to set a new points record for Ireland after being selected to face Tonga for the World Cup clash in Nantes on Saturday.
Former Australia flyhalf Christian Leali’ifano will start in Samoa’s World Cup opener against Chile on Saturday, the Samoan Rugby Union announced.
Jaden Hendrikse is thrilled about making his World Cup debut on Sunday against Romania, an opportunity the Springbok scrumhalf didn’t expect this year. Hendrikse was one of the beneficiaries of the Boks’ decision to take four scrumhalves to France, having been limited to just one Test in 2023 due to injury and a family tragedy. He has been named as… Read more →