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Ireland crush Romania with record score

Johnny Sexton scores 24 points and comes through unscathed on his return as the European champions win 82-8 in BordeauxHugo Keenan scores Ireland's second try as they put Romania to the sword in Bordeaux (Getty Images)Ireland got their Rugby World Cup campaign up and running with a 12-try rout of Romania, the tournament’s lowest-ranked team, …Continue reading »

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Rugby World Cup power rankings after warm-up games

With the long-awaited Rugby World Cup finally upon us, the question is who’s hot and who’s not in unofficial power rankings now the warm-up matches are done and dusted?Ireland, in action against Samoa, are one of the World Cup favourites. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP via Getty Images)With the long-awaited Rugby World Cup finally upon us, the question is who’s hot and who’s not in unofficial power …Continue reading »

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