France unhappy at the South African referee appearing to replicate red card incident with Wales supportersMarching orders: Jaco Peyper sends off France lock Sebastien Vahaamahina (Getty Images)France unhappy at the South African referee appearing to replicate red card incident with Wales supporters
The fallout as head coach announces that he is standing down following World Cup exitMoving on: Michael Cheika has stepped down as Wallabies coach (Getty Images,)Michael Cheika quits as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika hit back at reporters when he was asked about his future following …Continue reading »
The Springboks prop was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle on Japan's Keita Inagaki in the World Cup quarter-finalSin-bin offence: Keita Inagaki is tip-tackled by Tendai Mtawarira (Getty Images)Should Tendai Mtawarira tip tackle have resulted in red card? Eight years ago, Sam Warburton was sent off for a …Continue reading »
Owain Jones looks at eight of the biggest shocks in Rugby World Cup historyOut of nowhere: Japan's defeat of South Africa in 2015 reverberated around the sports world (Getty)Owain Jones looks at eight of the biggest Rugby World Cup shocks to take place during the tournament.
Focusing on all-out attack can be at the detriment of results – as their World Cup quarter-final showedDown and out: Australia players show their dejection after losing to England (Getty Images)Focusing on all-out attack can be at the detriment of results – as their World Cup quarter-final showed