SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: European teams dominated the pools and I’m predicting a Six Nations clean sweep in the quarters. Here comes THE NORTHERN POWERHOUSE Northern hemisphere teams topped all four groups for the first time ever  I now expect that all four semi-finalists will be teams from the Six Nations  New Zealand – Ireland and […]

Sam Underhill replaces Jack Willis in England’s Rugby World Cup squad after the flanker suffered a neck injury in win over Chile Willis was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a neck injury Sam Underhill has now been called into England squad for knockout stages Bath player has been plagued by […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Ben Earl admits memories of August’s shock defeat by Fiji flashed through England’s minds against Samoa until […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email England were forced to dig deep in an 18-17 victory over Samoa that will have left probable […]

Ireland 36-14 Scotland: Rampant Irish score six tries to top their Pool after scintillating display as the Scots crash out of the World Cup despite showing late spirit Ireland thrashed Scotland 36-14 to ensure they qualified for the quarter-finals It was a statement display from Andy Farrell’s side as they tore apart the Scots Scotland […]

Manu Tuilagi comes full circle for historic Rugby World Cup showdown with extra meaning England vs Samoa in Pool D at the 2023 Rugby World Cup may not go down as the most important fixture in the tournament’s history, especially given that one team are already through to the quarter-finals and the other all but […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email France’s Mathieu Raynal is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Born and raised […]

Ireland can rubber-stamp a place in the quarter-finals Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Ireland and Scotland’s final Rugby World Cup pool match […]

Scotland vice-captain Crant Gilchrist insists ‘history doesn’t scare us’ as his side aim for qualification to the knockout stages with a win against Ireland  Scotland must beat Ireland without them getting a losing bonus point to qualify This would place them as runners-up behind current champions South Africa  Ireland only need two points to set […]

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England are scary with Owen Farrell at No 10, so why not play him there! I would not have chosen Steve Borthwick’s selections to take on Samoa in Lille The head coach has courage, but he should be playing Owen Farrell at No 10  Unless I’m wrong, England doesn’t have the pace […]