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“But his next task is whether he can find the best rugby style for his players”. He is great to watch with a few of the skills he brings to the game.

Rob Kearney, the established first-choice 15, sustained an injury against Romania on Sunday, having come on as a replacement, while Simon Zebo has left the World Cup squad on compassionate leave following the death of his grandfather.

It took 61 minutes, but Sam Burgess made his Rugby World Cup debut for England against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday morning (AEST).

The contest broke the attendance record for a Rugby World Cup game with 89,267 watching inside the stadium, yet it was a straightforward and somewhat facile victory.

Martin Corry, captain the last time England were in as deep a World Cup hole as they are now, has told Stuart Lancaster’s team to hold their nerve and not panic.

Two weeks into the tournament the French players are none the wiser when it comes to what coach Philippe Saint-Andre considers his best side.

The openside flanker was omitted from the Scotland squad for the Rugby World Cup and took a break back home in his native New Zealand to help come to terms with his deep disappointment.

Australia warmed up for their eagerly-anticipated crunch match against England with a 65-3 demolition of Uruguay at Villa Park.

Ireland claimed a dominant 44-10 victory over Romania on Sunday.

Yet, perhaps Rooney’s most proud moment came earlier this month when he became the Three Lions’ all time top scorer, eclipsing both Sir Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker in the space of the a week. “They have died down a bit of late”. The couple later...

World Cup disciplinary chiefs have banned Fiji star Nemani Nadolo for one week for a risky tackle, ruling him out of the Pacific Islanders key match with Wales.

Fellow All Black Doug Howlett, by using 13 five-pointers, will be the only other game player above Mitchell upon the all-time World Cup tryscoring leaderboard. Farrell sprang out of the line and gave Wales a sniff and then Barritt couldn’t resist and got left for dead.

Ireland know that their meetings with Italy and France should decide Pool D, with a potential quarter-final against Argentina in the offing.

England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted his relief after his team started their World Cup campaign with a win.

With half an hour remaining England looked on course to put themselves on the cusp of escaping the “pool of death” as they led Wales 22-12 thanks to a try from Gloucester Rugby’s Jonny May with Saracen Owen Farrell kicking the rest of the points.