Dupont out of World Cup?

France star Antoine Dupont may have suffered a broken jaw in a high tackle during the World Cup thrashing of Namibia in Marseille on Thursday night.

60 minutes or bust for Bongi

Hooker Bongi Mbonambi must play out the first hour against Ireland on Saturday, and be as influential for the Springboks as Malcolm Marx, according to MARK KEOHANE.

URC’s old bull and young bull loose in Paris

The light will shine on the No 10s in Paris on Saturday, with Ireland’s veteran Johnny Sexton wanting one last hurrah and SA’s Manie Libbok wanting to show what he can do on the biggest of stages.

Ireland icon unlocks Bok defence

La Rochelle head coach and Irish legend Ronan O’Gara has provided key insight on how his countrymen can break down the Springboks on Saturday.

Irish to defuse the Nuke Squad

Assistant coach Simon Easterby is not fazed by the prospect of Ireland tackling the Springboks’ 7-1 split on the bench, and are devising plans of their own for Saturday.

SBW backs Boks to edge Ireland

Sonny Bill Williams believes it’s “scary” how much better this Bok squad is to Japan 2019, and tips the world champs to beat Ireland in a World Cup thriller on Saturday.

Wallabies suffer World Cup blow

Australia have lost a promising playmaker in the backline to injury for the remainder of the World Cup.

Ireland to take the fight to Boks

Scrum coach John Fogarty and flyhalf Jack Crowley said Ireland will front up to the formidable pack and innovation of the Springboks when the teams clash on Saturday.

Kolbe switched on for scrumhalf role

Cheslin Kolbe has defended South Africa’s 7-1 split on the bench to face Ireland on Saturday, which could leave the Springbok flyer popping up anywhere in the backline.

Libbok all good for Johnny showdown

Manie Libbok is relishing the challenge of facing Johnny Sexton on Saturday, when the Springboks and Ireland clash in one of the biggest match-ups in the World Cup thus far.