Rugby News

Tony Woodcock's long Test career is over after he suffered a hamstring injury during New Zealand's World Cup win over Tonga.

World Cup chiefs have slashed Samoa wing Alesana Tuilagi's five-week ban, but he will still miss Saturday's World Cup clash with Scotland.

England concluded their World Cup with a 60-3 rout of Uruguay in Manchester and will now begin their inquest into the calamitous pool exit.

Scotland are through to the World Cup quarter-finals but only after a nerve-shredding 36-33 win over Samoa in Newcastle.

Ireland won't be producing too many tactical shocks in their World Cup clash with France, Paul O'Connell has declared.

World Cup quarter-finalists Argentina will conclude their pool campaign against Namibia with inspiration from Diego Maradona driving them on.

Ireland centre Jared Payne has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after an x-ray revealed he has a fractured foot.

Scotland's Stuart Hogg says he will never repeat the dive that earned him an embarrassing World Cup ticking-off.

All Blacks coach Steven Hansen has paid tribute to centurion Ma'a Nonu after the centre marked his 100th New Zealand cap with a try.

Rate the match between England and Uruguay in the Rugby World Cup, and leave your thoughts on the game

Japan head coach Eddie Jones has told his Brave Blossoms they can still be remembered as the nation's greatest ever team despite seeing their dreams of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals end.

Wales captain Sam Warburton insists his side have nothing to fear when they face South Africa in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Leeds survived a Wigan fightback to seal a 22-20 Super League Grand final victory and an historic domestic treble.

Rate the match between Wales and Australia in the Rugby World Cup, and leave your thoughts on the game

Scotland beat Samoa 36-33 in an absolute belter of a game in Newcastle - have your say on the game here

Check out this cool animation from Heineken of Welsh legend Scott Quinnell on his way to Twickenham for the Wales vs Australia game

Hull have confirmed the appointment of Richard Horne as the club’s new reserve team coach.

England take on Uruguay in their final Rugby World Cup match this evening. This though is the epic story - as told by Sky News' Chris Skudder - of how a Uruguayan team survived a plane crash in the Andes in 1972...