Pumas suffer World Cup blow

Flanker Pablo Matera has been ruled out of Argentina’s World Cup quarter-final against Wales on Saturday with a right hamstring muscle tear, the team announced.

Woodward: France to send Boks home

Clive Woodward predicts that all four World Cup semi-finalists will be Six Nations teams, and expects France to triumph in a close contest with defending champs, South Africa.

SA playmaker on Bok flyhalf poser

Warrick Gelant says Handre Pollard and Manie Libbok are “strong personalities” who see and play the game differently, but are both capable match-winners for the Boks at No 10.

Boks braced for Les Bleus scrum battle

Assistant coach Daan Human and prop Trevor Nyakane are ready for set-piece warfare when the Springboks and France tussle in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

Wiese fired up for French collision

Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese is embracing the challenge of a do-or-die clash with World Cup hosts France in the last of four quarter-finals of the 2023 edition on Sunday.

RECAP: Fiji vs Portugal

Portugal produced one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history when they shocked Fiji in Toulouse on Sunday night.

Cheika: Pumas mindset will change

Coach Michael Cheika said a weight of expectation would force Argentina to change their mentality going into next weekend’s World Cup quarter-final against Wales.

Boks secure Twickenham return

The Springboks will resume their rivalry with England in a blockbuster fixture at Twickenham as part of their European tour at the end of 2024.

World Cup is not what it seems

While many rate the first month of the 2023 World Cup as impressive, MARK KEOHANE highlights a vast disparity between perception and reality at this year’s tournament.

RECAP: Tonga vs Romania

Follow the live action as Tonga face Romania in Lille. #RWC2023 #TGAvROU