Rugby

Uruguay excited to face All Blacks for the first time at the Rugby World Cup

After plotting and scheming and hatching ways to contain New Zealand, Uruguay's Los Teros couldn't help but reveal their inner fan boys at the prospect of facing the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup on Thursday.

Oct 4, 2023 8:17 AM Read more >

Veteran Phil Berna to lead Canadian men in Pan Am Games rugby sevens competition

Veteran Phil Berna will lead the Canadian rugby sevens men next month at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Oct 3, 2023 4:37 PM Read more >

All Blacks hoping for right balance in last Rugby World Cup pool outing against Uruguay

LYON, France (AP) — A total of nine changes suggests New Zealand wants a snatch-and-grab game against Uruguay on Thursday, the main prize a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal. Qualifying for the quarters is the All Blacks' priority, true.

Oct 3, 2023 2:33 PM Read more >

Dupont recovery on track but major hurdles ahead before playing at the Rugby World Cup

LYON, France (AP) — France captain Antoine Dupont is training lightly with major hurdles still to clear before he can possibly play again at the Rugby World Cup.

Oct 3, 2023 7:28 AM Read more >

Coach Eddie Jones backed by union amid Australia's worst Rugby World Cup campaign

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — Rugby Australia has doubled down on backing coach Eddie Jones while the Wallabies are on the brink of missing the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.

Oct 2, 2023 2:38 PM Read more >

Rugby World Cup largely predictable so far, but final pool games may offer a few twists

Outside of Fiji's rise and Australia's demise, the first 3 1/2 weeks of the Rugby World Cup have been, in a large sense, predictable. Yet none out of the big four of top-ranked Ireland, new No.

Oct 2, 2023 1:29 PM Read more >

South Africa calls in 2019 winner Am to replace injured Mapimpi at the Rugby World Cup

TOULON, France (AP) — South Africa called in 2019 winner Lukhanyo Am to replace injured wing Makazole Mapimpi at the Rugby World Cup on Monday.

Oct 2, 2023 11:35 AM Read more >

Namibia's Des Sethie banned 3 games for red card at Rugby World Cup

PARIS (AP) — Namibia prop Des Sethie was banned for three games on Monday for a red card against Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup. Sethie tackled Bautista Basso with a forearm to the face in their pool match last Wednesday in Lyon.

Oct 2, 2023 10:33 AM Read more >

Pellegrini's odyssey from Sydney to Coventry to Tonga and a Rugby World Cup try against the Boks

Pat Pellegrini ran into a losing cause. Last man off the bench with nine minutes to go, his Tonga team trailing world champion South Africa by 29 points at the Rugby World Cup, Pellegrini looked like a ball boy who wandered into a forest of giants.

Oct 2, 2023 10:16 AM Read more >

Anscombe continues for injured Biggar for Wales vs Georgia at the Rugby World Cup

VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Gareth Anscombe will continue as the Wales flyhalf while Dan Biggar is injured after a strong team was picked to play Georgia at the Rugby World Cup on Monday, three days early.

Oct 2, 2023 8:21 AM Read more >