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“I thought about it long and hard and came to the conclusion that this is a must-win game and who are you going to back?” said Meyer.

Team India director Ravi Shastri on Friday heaped praise on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as he addressed the media in Bengaluru.

“I don’t want to knock other players, but if everyone had the mental attitude and the desire to play for South Africa that Duane has, we probably wouldn’t lose any games”, said Meyer.

“It is never a permanent strategy”.

Then you go to the next one. “It’s the World Cup and it will be tough every game and we will have to earn everything we get”. “I’m just really looking forward to it, they’re going to be up for it now”, Cheika said, the Sydney Morning...

That incredible Pool B opener has already been described as the biggest upset in rugby history, but Jones wants his team to prove their Springboks slaying was no fluke.

Eddie Jones, the Japan coach, has warned that rugby is moving in a “dangerous direction” and called on the sport’s governing body to increase “fatigue” in the game to reduce power and the number of collisions.

No fewer than six TMO referrals lasting a total of 10 minutes occurred during England’s 35-11 tournament-opening win over Fiji last Friday.

South Africa, meanwhile, have fallen three places into sixth spot as a result of the 34-32 defeat against Japan in Brighton.

Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist believes their World Cup pool has been “blown wide open” by Japan’s shock win over South Africa – as they prepare to face the team that has stunned world sport.

It broke a 24-year World Cup winning drought for Japan, the team coached by former Wallabies mentor Eddie Jones.

In the 48 hours since their surprise defeat by Japan, the Springboks have dissected and analysed what caused one of the biggest upsets in rugby history. A seasoned stoker of controversy, Jones also insisted the local crowd would back his team – who wear red and white, as do...

Head coach Cotter’s squad selection for tomorrow’s match at Gloucester’s Kingsholm had already been made before Japan caused the biggest upset in World Cup history, which only underlines the respect that Scotland have for their Pool B opponents. “We know...

Evan George takes a look at the top five of all time.

France wing Yoann Huget is out of the rest of the World Cup after hurting his knee in the 32-10 victory over Italy.