Rugby

South Africa pulls off great escape to beat England and make Rugby World Cup final

PARIS (AP) — The Springboks finally broke the English scrum, and once again their hearts, to reach the Rugby World Cup final and have a chance at back-to-back titles.

Oct 21, 2023 5:28 PM Read more >

Brilliant gameplan gets England within two minutes of the Rugby World Cup final

PARIS (AP) — A gameplan perfectly suited to disrupting South Africa in rainy conditions was two minutes away from lifting England into the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday.

Oct 21, 2023 4:25 PM Read more >

Argentina intends to take unwanted World Cup third-place game seriously

PARIS (AP) — Argentina is serious about the Rugby World Cup third-place game that nobody likes to play. The Pumas were lumped with the unwanted playoff after losing their semifinal against New Zealand 44-6 on Friday at Stade de France.

Oct 21, 2023 12:25 PM Read more >

Will Jordan the latest in the line of prolific All Blacks wingers

PARIS (AP) — Will Jordan would be content not scoring a try in the Rugby World Cup final as long as New Zealand wins it.

Oct 21, 2023 7:36 AM Read more >

Canadian women open WXV rugby tournament in New Zealand with 42-22 win over Wales

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Captain Sophie de Goede scored 17 points as Canada defeated Wales 42-22 in its opening game at the new WXV women's 15s rugby tournament Saturday.

Oct 20, 2023 11:37 PM Read more >

Former Canada captain Jamie Cudmore put in charge of Toronto Arrows academy

TORONTO — Former Canada captain Jamie Cudmore has been put in charge of the Toronto Arrows academy in the role of director and head coach.

Oct 20, 2023 7:24 PM Read more >

Errant All Blacks wing Tele'a proves a point in World Cup semifinal after axing

PARIS (AP) — Punished one week, punisher the next. New Zealand winger Mark Tele'a responded to being dropped for the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a powerful performance in their semifinal thrashing of Argentina on Friday.

Oct 20, 2023 5:35 PM Read more >

After silencing their critics, the All Blacks reach a record fifth Rugby World Cup final

PARIS (AP) — New Zealand started the Rugby World Cup with defeat to host France and a backlash of criticism. Now the All Blacks stand one victory away from a history-making fourth title.

Oct 20, 2023 5:22 PM Read more >

All Blacks crush Argentina 44-6 to reach fifth Rugby World Cup final

PARIS — New Zealand bulldozed through Argentina 44-6 on Friday to reach the Rugby World Cup final for a record fifth time.

Oct 20, 2023 4:21 PM Read more >

South Africa and England meet again at the Rugby World Cup in rematch of 2019 final

They're the reigning world champions. They're the No. 1 team in the world. They've just dumped out the highly fancied home nation in a Rugby World Cup epic.

Oct 20, 2023 12:34 PM Read more >