Rugby

PARIS (AP) — Fiji avoided the kind of mega shock it is more used to dishing out at the Rugby World Cup when the Pacific islanders were constrained by a fully committed Georgia before coming back from 9-0 down to win 17-12 on Saturday.

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Fiji just avoided the kind of mega shock it is more used to dishing out at the Rugby World Cup.

Respect for Australia has sunk so low that people ask the coach of winless Portugal, “Think you can beat them?” Patrice Lagisquet wishes. He smiles at the cheek of the question.

PARIS (AP) — France captain Antoine Dupont has been cleared to train at the Rugby World Cup after surgery on his facial fracture, the French Rugby Federation said on Saturday.

LYON, France (AP) — New Zealand put a foot in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after tearing apart Italy 96-17 with 14 tries in a phenomenal performance on Friday.

LA SEYNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — South Africa's Rugby World Cup defense appears to be at a crossroads.

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — In spite of the doom and gloom around Australia at the Rugby World Cup, it hasn't been knocked out yet.

Samoa thought it was ready for the Rugby World Cup after going closer than anyone in more than a year to beating top-ranked Ireland on a rainy night in Bayonne.

PARIS (AP) — Uruguay flanker Eric Dosantos will miss his team's last Rugby World Cup pool game against New Zealand after receiving a three-game suspension on Friday.

PARIS (AP) — Argentina is expected to easily win an historic all-South American contest at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, with Chile left seeking a shock result against the continent's dominant force that would be the stuff of dreams for the tourna