It is 20 years since England won the World CupEngland's World Cup winners show off their trophy back home (Getty Images)Stuart Abbott is part of the answer to a pub quiz question after being a support act in the 2003 …Continue reading »
In this analysis feature, John Cooney looks at the French captain's box-kickingDupont box-kicks off his left foot (Getty Images)I was chatting with my Ulster team-mate Dave Shanahan when we stumbled upon how Antoine Dupont kicking from the ruck …Continue reading »
They rise after 24-22 win over JapanSamoa's Tumua Manu celebrates his try (Getty Images)With the Rugby World Cup warm-ups now underway, Samoa got off to a winning start by beating Japan 24-22 in …Continue reading »
Referee 'Bunker', Hawk-Eye and Ref Cam all to be used tooEng;and's Owen Farrell kicks at goal (Getty Images)It was trialled behind closed doors during the Six Nations and now the ‘shot clock’ is ready to be rolled …Continue reading »
The Japan hero was sent off for hit on So'otala Fa'aso'oJapan's Michael Leitch walks off (Getty Images)Just 30 minutes into the Test between Japan and Samoa in Sapporo, we saw a Michael Leitch red card for …Continue reading »
