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  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    Williams ponders time to go

    Williams ponders time to go

    Wales star Shane Williams has revealed that his sense of realism will be a key factor when he decides to retire from international rugby.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Injury plagued Pumas limp to Kimberley

    The Pumas go into their clash with Griquas nursing a host of fresh injury woes following the 33-20 defeat to the Sharks last weekend.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Another one bites the dust

    With World Cup stars currently dropping like flies and the depth of the top teams set to be tested someone should have told Mike Tindall just how dangerous watersports can be.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Griquas receive Viljoen boost

    Griquas have been boosted by the return of Springbok tourist Riaan Viljoen at fullback for their match with Pumas in Kimberley on Saturday.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    O'Connell issues battle cry

    O'Connell issues battle cry

    Paul O'Connell has demanded Ireland summon the ferocity needed to defy the odds and stun Australia in Saturday's critical World Cup showdown.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    Cooper not worried by opinions

    Cooper not worried by opinions

    Australia fly-half Quade Cooper has shrugged off his status as pantomime villain to the New Zealand public.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    Botha ready to motor

    Botha ready to motor

    Bakkies Botha is ready to give injury-hit world champions South Africa a timely boost by returning in Saturday's Pool D clash with Fiji.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    Scotland ready for Pumas test

    Scotland ready for Pumas test

    Scotland arrived in Wellington on Thursday where they will bid to qualify for the World Cup knockout stages with victory over Argentina.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011
    Lobbe backs Argentina bid

    Lobbe backs Argentina bid

    Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe is confident Argentina can cope with the loss of "star" captain Felipe Contepomi against Romania in Invercargill.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Province out to 'earn their stripes'

    Western Province coach Allister Coetzee has made three changes to his run-on team that will face the Blue Bulls in their Currie Cup North-South derby in Pretoria on Saturday.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    RWC teams at a glance - Part Four

    With the World Cup team news coming thick and fast, we will continue with grouping our team announcements - along with our regular team announcement stories - to ensure that nothing slips through the net during RWC 2011.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Odds stacked against brave minnows

    Rugby's minnows have been the revelation of this World Cup but many are hampered by tight scheduling which has left them facing two games in one week, while the sport's giants have twice as long to recover.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Set-piece woes sink Russian ship

    Russia's dream of a winning World Cup debut floundered on the rocks of set-piece inadequacy on Thursday, but minds were immediately turned to upcoming potentially trickier pool games.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Spencer: Lions not worried about semis

    Lions kicking coach Carlos Spencer says his team are not yet worried about the knockout stages of the Currie Cup, and are only focussing on their match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom on Friday.

  • Thursday, 15. September, 2011

    Trench warfare wins the day for USA

    The USA Eagles were left delighted to have claimed only their third win in six World Cup appearances after a tough 13-6 victory over debutants Russia.