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On your marks!

Player ratings as Ireland steady themselves to beat Wales in RWC warm-up

7 Sep 2019

32.4k

ENCOURAGING

Ireland head to Japan on top of the world after convincing win over Wales

7 Sep 2019

61.4k

107

As it happened

Ireland v Wales, World Cup warm-up

7 Sep 2019

87.4k

Wallabies

Second-string Australia overcome Samoa with unconvincing final World Cup warm-up win

7 Sep 2019

7.7k

warning

'A professional player will die during a game' - Warburton calls for rule changes in rugby

7 Sep 2019

17.8k

best man

'The entire row flipped and broke, but no one gave a shit because Gordon Hamilton scored'

7 Sep 2019

35.6k

Injury List

Blow for England as Vunipola and Nowell look set to miss at least two World Cup games

7 Sep 2019

12.7k

Absolute Annihilation

All Blacks crush Tonga by 85 points in final Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal

7 Sep 2019

10.1k

Memories

'It’s been a privilege' - Schmidt set to bid farewell in final home game

7 Sep 2019

31.8k

scathed

Scotland sweat on Toolis after World Cup warm-up win against Georgia

6 Sep 2019

11.4k

RIP

South Africa rugby legend Chester Williams dies aged 49

6 Sep 2019

57.1k

higher and higher

A win over Wales will send Ireland to Japan as the world's number 1 team

6 Sep 2019

32.5k

RWC2019

Music soothes the savage World Cup workload

6 Sep 2019

11.7k

Man at Work

Wallabies flanker Pocock to retire from Tests after Rugby World Cup

6 Sep 2019

8.8k

proper test match

Farrell keen to see Ireland harness emotion of Schmidt and Best send-offs

6 Sep 2019

7.9k

parking the dream

Lowe prepared to give his all for Ireland but conflicted by 'stupid' and 'weird' residency rule

5 Sep 2019

55.2k

physchological

'A success would be getting into a semi-final... But that quarter-final is the big hurdle'

5 Sep 2019

5.7k

Good to go

No concern over Earls' knee as winger hits top speed in training

5 Sep 2019

8.3k

JAPAN 2019

'I keep trying to tell myself to enjoy it': Kearney's third and final World Cup

5 Sep 2019

5.6k

final farewell

'One woman was in tears saying it was the last time I would walk off the pitch'

5 Sep 2019

7.0k

Talking Points

Heavy artillery in place and room for error diminishing fast

5 Sep 2019

8.1k

starting XV

Healy back from injury as Schmidt names strong team for final World Cup warm-up

5 Sep 2019

34.0k

Test

Gatland names strong Wales team to face Ireland in Dublin

5 Sep 2019

16.1k

quality

Big guns set to return as Schmidt plays strong hand for visit of Wales

5 Sep 2019

20.6k

feedback

'A lot of the criticism quite annoyed me because I felt a lot of it was unfair'

5 Sep 2019

14.2k

RWC2019

Jonny Gray returns as Townsend rings changes for final warm-up

4 Sep 2019

6.6k

RWC2019

'It gave me a head start': Conor Murray's World Cup memories

4 Sep 2019

10.7k

Centre of attention

Marchant handed first England start despite exclusion from World Cup squad

4 Sep 2019

9.6k

Sympathy

O'Driscoll: 'If I was Toner I'd be feeling very sorry for myself and wondering whether it was justified'

4 Sep 2019

34.9k

balanced

Schmidt's squad 'utterly committed' to getting beyond World Cup quarter-finals

4 Sep 2019

10.0k

back up

Addison and Murphy in 'pole position' among Ireland's standby list

4 Sep 2019

10.3k

just like home

'Before I knew it, I was over there meeting everyone' - Rowntree sheds light on Munster move

3 Sep 2019

19.9k

Sexton relieved and raring to go after 'unfortunate' thumb injury

3 Sep 2019

10.3k

RWC2019

Irish duo O'Leary and Nelson named in Canada's World Cup squad

3 Sep 2019

9.1k

Commitment

'They reacted unbelievably': Schmidt praises trio for staying with squad

3 Sep 2019

38.6k

RWC2019

'He has a number of big opinions': Schmidt hits back at Pichot

3 Sep 2019

33.8k

108

The Final Countdown

Sexton fit and ready to start Ireland's final World Cup warm-up against Wales

3 Sep 2019

8.2k

CONFIRMED

Huw Jones and Rory Hutchinson miss out as Scotland name squad for Japan

3 Sep 2019

6.9k

Captain's run

Former Blackrock winger Artemyev to captain Russia at Rugby World Cup

3 Sep 2019

10.3k

Back three

Calf niggle derails Addison's late push for World Cup selection

3 Sep 2019

18.1k

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