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  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Smit leads Boks into African derby

    South African coach Peter de Villiers surprised by naming a near full-strength team to face Namibia in a World Cup Pool D match in Albany on Saturday.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Samoan's 'IRB slavery' rant

    Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has accused World Cup organisers of treating Samoa unjustly, in a foul-mouthed rant on Twitter following the 10-17 loss to Wales.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Polish camp gives Wales hard edge

    A gruelling Polish boot camp with a minus 140 C° cryotherapy chamber and pre-dawn training sessions has made the difference for Wales who have impressed with their physical intensity at the World Cup.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Brothers at the World Cup

    Isitolo Maka is Tonga's coach at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Their captain at the tournament is his brother, Finau, who has been left out of the Tongan side to face Japan in Pool A action on Wednesday. It got us thinking, how many brothers are in action at the World Cup in New Zealand?

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Alberts casts distractions aside

    The variety of outdoor activities on offer in and around Taupo will not distract the Springboks from their goal of winning the World Cup, Springbok forward Willem Alberts said on Monday.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Guildford admits to drinking problem

    All Blacks wing Zac Guildford has admitted that he had an alcohol problem and publicly apologised for breaking an agreement with management by drinking "excessively" after a game last month

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Who is England's perfect 10?

    England attack coach Brian Smith has insisted that it is "terrific" Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood are still vying to be the team's starting flyhalf at the World Cup.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Canada rises three spots to 11th in World Rankings

    As the kudos for Canada's performance at the Rugby World Cup continue to pile up - the rave reviews have also netted some statistical significance as its World Ranking improved from 14th in the world to 11th following Monday's weekly update.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Holley praises Ospreys character

    After a tense afternoon in Treviso ended with a narrow win, Ospreys head coach Sean Holley acknowledged that while it hadn't been a great performance, the endeavour and spirit shown was very pleasing.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Fresh injury woes for Leinster

    Leinster were left counting the cost of their defeat to the Glasgow Warriors on Saturday with a few new injury worries for the European Cup champions to sweat over.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Referees to 25 September 2011

    The big match this weekend is New Zealand against France. In 1999 and 2007 it was France who knocked New Zealand out of the World Cup. Alain Rolland of Ireland is the referee for this match.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Another bad break for Williams

    Cardiff Blues openside flank Martyn Williams suffered a broken arm in his team's loss to Ulster in the Pro12 on Friday night and will be out of action for the next six weeks.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Ireland have All Blacks green with envy

    Key players Richie McCaw and Dan Carter are expected to be fit to play France on Saturday, but the All Blacks tempered the good news by saying it's Ireland who hold the World Cup blueprint.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011

    Mitchell urges Wallabies to defy history

    The denigrated Wallabies must defy World Cup history and become the first team to win the tournament after losing their Pool C game, wing Drew Mitchell said on Monday.

  • Monday, 19. September, 2011
    Tough break for Williams

    Tough break for Williams

    Cardiff Blues flanker Martyn Williams will be out of action for a minimum of six weeks after suffering a broken arm against Ulster on Friday.