Rugby World Cup

Hooker Julian Montoya scored a hat-trick in the first 26 minutes as Argentina got their World Cup campaign back on track with a 28-12 victory over Tonga on Saturday that snapped a 10-match losing…

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England's squad players got the job done with a solid 45-7 bonus point victory over the United States at the Rugby World Cup against a determined Eagles side.

Italy's forwards bludgeoned Canada into submission and restored some order to the Rugby World Cup by scoring seven tries in a 48-7 victory, catapulting them to the top of Pool B.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen was made honorary chief of police of the Japanese city of Beppu for the day on Thursday as a sign of respect for both him and his team.

World Rugby says the officiating over the first weekend of the World Cup was not up to scratch and promised it would improve.

Steve Hansen is primarily focused on their next World Cup match against Canada but he's also been keeping an eye on the other title contenders.

When Samoa take the field tonight for their 2019 Rugby World Cup opener against Russia, they will have an ardent local supporter waving her Samoan flag in the stands.

Injured lock Brodie Retallick is back hitting tackle bags at training and expected to increase the intensity of collision on his recovering shoulder this week.

Wales produced a tale of two halves as an electric start secured a deserved 43-14 bonus-point victory over Georgia in their Rugby World Cup Pool D clash.

Steve Hansen and the All Blacks have won a vote of confidence from a group of fans from the Asian country with the oldest rugby union - Sri Lanka.

When All Black prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi took to the field on Saturday night, his brother and cousin were in the stands brimming with pride, and with the knowledge of all the hard work and sacrifice it…

Steve Hansen has welcomed World Rugby's modification of Head Injury Assessment rules following the evaluation of flanker Sam Cane in Saturday's victory over South Africa.

Wallabies winger Reece Hodge faces an uncertain future at the Rugby World Cup after being cited for a dangerous tackle during their opening win over Fiji in Sapporo.

Spark Sport says changes it has made will improve streaming quality but today's three games will screen live on TVNZ to provide confidence.