Rugby

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 17, 2023, 11:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 NICE, France — It was scrappy, at times fractious, but England won’t care a jot as they reflect on

Sep 5, 2023, 07:32 PM Fiji made a huge statement at the World Cup on Sunday with their first win over Australia for 69 years, a thoroughly deserved 22-15 victory that blew Pool C wide open and left the two-time world champions shellshocked. Denied a likely victory over Wales in their opener by a dropped

Sep 16, 2023, 11:00 PM Johnny Sexton set a new points record for his country as an efficient Ireland dominated Tonga to secure a 59-16 bonus-point victory and consolidate top spot in World Cup Pool B. Ireland scored four first-half tries at the Stade de la Beaujoire and four after the break to see off

Sep 15, 2023, 10:35 PM These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from France. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule

Sep 5, 2023, 07:27 PM Taulupe Faletau charged over for a try in the final seconds to secure Wales a potentially vital bonus point in a 28-8 World Cup victory over Portugal on Saturday after the underdogs produced a battling performance. Wales made 13 changes to the team who came through their thrilling win over

Sep 5, 2023, 07:17 PM The All Blacks got back to winning ways in some style at the World Cup on Friday by running in 11 tries in a 71-3 hammering of a courageous but outclassed Namibia side to revive their Pool A campaign. Stung by their loss to France in the tournament curtain-raiser last

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 15, 2023, 12:23 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 15, 2023, 08:29 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —

Sep 14, 2023, 10:35 PM These daily files will give you the latest reporting from around the World Cup as well as betting lines, what to watch for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from France. – RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023: Squads | Schedule

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 14, 2023, 10:32 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Scotland hooker David Cherry has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a concussion slipping on

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 13, 2023, 07:12 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 13, 2023, 01:51 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Rugby World Cup

Sep 12, 2023, 06:43 PM LYON, France — After the relapse comes the road to recovery. The All Blacks will certainly hope that notion proves true as they attempt to attach a warp speed urgency to recalibrating their faltering Rugby World Cup hopes. A sense of uncertainty, of the unknown, again envelopes the fluctuating All

Sep 12, 2023, 12:47 AM The countdown is over, the 2023 Rugby World Cup has finally arrived and we were treated to an absolute spectacle across the opening weekend. The action continues from Thursday with hosts France taking on Uruguay, New Zealand looking to find their first win of the tournament, while Tonga and Samoa

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 12, 2023, 06:12 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 England will be without flanker Tom Curry for their next two Rugby World Cup matches following his red card

Sep 12, 2023, 01:48 AM The All Blacks are taking a cautious approach to captain Sam Cane’s recovery from the back injury that forced him to miss the World Cup opener, forwards coach Jason Ryan said on Monday, making him unlikely to face Namibia on Friday. The three-times world champions will be desperate for a

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auSep 11, 2023, 04:09 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. SAINT-ETIENNE, France —

Sep 4, 2023, 04:31 PM South Africa got the defence of their title off to an impressive start on Sunday when a second-half surge allowed them to overpower a toothless Scotland 18-3 to move into a strong position in the World Cup’s “group of death”. Two tries in three second-half minutes from flanker Pieter-Steph du