Dupont and Hooper targeting Sevens Olympic spots France captain Antoine Dupont will sit out this season's Six Nations to prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Rugby • 16 Nov
Nascent stars can embrace post-World Cup opportunities With established internationals still injured or resting up, the season after a World Cup offers huge opportunities for breakthrough stars to strut their stuff. Rugby • 07 Nov
Borthwick turns England attention to Six Nations Steve Borthwick has made increasing depth in certain positions his priority having begun planning for the Six Nations even before the World Cup bronze medals … Rugby • 28 Oct
Smith and Farrell included in England line-up England have rolled the dice for Sunday's World Cup quarter-final against Fiji by naming Marcus Smith at full-back in place of the jettisoned Freddie Steward, … Rugby • 13 Oct
Dupont fit to start for France against South Africa France captain Antoine Dupont returns to the starting XV for Sunday's World Cup quarter-final clash with South Africa just over three weeks after suffering a … Rugby • 13 Oct
Libbok and Reinach to start for South Africa South Africa have named a surprise half-back pairing of Manie Libbok and Cobus Reinach and only five forwards on the bench for Sunday's Rugby World … Rugby • 13 Oct
All Blacks have to show Ireland something new - Parsons Ireland must be prepared to expect the unexpected from New Zealand early on in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarter-final, according to former All Black James … Rugby • 13 Oct
World Rugby aiming for 'genuinely competitive' 2031 RWC World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has hailed the first month's World Cup action in France and promised the sport's lesser nations would get more chances … Rugby • 10 Oct
Wales workmanlike in win over proud Portugal Wales took another step towards the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but they were given a fierce examination by minnows Portugal before winning 28-8 at Stade … Rugby • 16 Sep
Samoa record bonus-point win over Chile Samoa opened their account at the Rugby World Cup after storming to a 43-10 bonus-point victory against Chile at Stade de Bordeaux. Rugby • 16 Sep
Best: Stewart has a shot at Ireland World Cup slot Ireland head coach Andy Farrell names his 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup on Sunday and it's a panel likely to be short on … Rugby • 25 Aug
Riccioni and Varney named in Italy squad Prop Marco Riccioni and scrum-half Stephen Varney are both included in Italy's 33-man squad named on Tuesday for Rugby • 22 Aug
England stars face disciplinary hearings England's Rugby World Cup ambitions could be badly dented later today, with two key players facing sanctions that may rule them out of the opening … Rugby • 22 Aug
Jaminet's impressive return earns him France selection Melvyn Jaminet's 19-point haul for France at the weekend helped the injury-plagued full-back to secure a berth in the host nation's 33-man squad for next … Rugby • 22 Aug
World Cup preparations still at shadowboxing stage As teams begin the final stages of fine-tuning themselves ahead of the World Cup, it can be dangerous to read too much into what we're … Rugby • 08 Aug
Crowley lays down mark as Stockdale steps up in attack Jack Crowley was one of Ireland's standout performers in Saturday's 33-17 win against Italy at the Aviva Stadium. Rugby World Cup • 06 Aug
Farrell optimistic on injuries after win over Italy Andy Farrell doesn't believe the injuries picked up by Jack Conan, Jimmy O'Brien and Craig Casey are too serious as Ireland got their Rugby World … Rugby World Cup • 05 Aug
Henderson: 'Unfamiliar' Ireland side gelled really well Iain Henderson felt an experimental Ireland side were able to gel well as they got their Rugby World Cup warm-ups underway with a 33-17 win … Rugby • 05 Aug
Injury scare for Conan as Ireland ease past Italy Ireland began their Rugby World Cup warm-up series with a 33-17 victory over Italy, but a Jack Conan injury in the first half could be … Rugby World Cup • 05 Aug
Rugby World Cup warm-ups: Ireland 33-17 Italy recap Ireland registered a five-try victory over Italy at the Aviva Stadium, Caelan Doris scoring a brace in a player-of-the-match performance. Rugby • 05 Aug
Scotland catch France with stirring comeback Scotland overcame the loss of key duo Ben White and Zander Fagerson to stage a stirring second-half fightback and defeat France 24-21 in an exhilarating … Rugby • 05 Aug
Henderson backs Stockdale to fight for World Cup spot Iain Henderson has backed Ireland and Ulster team-mate Jacob Stockdale to return to his devastating best as he bids to force his way into Andy … Rugby World Cup • 04 Aug
'We expect to be at our best' - Farrell trusting depth Andy Farrell expects nothing but the best from his Ireland side in the opening game of their Rugby World Cup warm-up programme, as they welcome … Rugby • 03 Aug
Ireland v Italy: All you need to know The countdown to the Rugby World Cup ramps up on Saturday when Ireland face Italy in their first warm-up match, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ … Rugby • 05 Aug
Odogwu and Lamb to make Italy debuts against Ireland English-born wing Paolo Odogwu and lock Dino Lamb will make their Test debuts for Italy on Saturday when they take on Ireland in a Rugby … Rugby • 03 Aug
