Daniel Carter named World Rugby Player of the Year 2015
Daniel Carter has been named World Rugby Player of the Year 2015 in association with MasterCard during a star-studded World Rugby Awards ceremony at Battersea Evolution in London on Sunday.
Fly-half Carter joins his All Blacks captain Richie McCaw as...
Carter stars in All Blacks historic World Cup triumph
Dan Carter bowed out as the king of rugby Saturday when he kicked the All Blacks to a historic 34-17 World Cup victory over Australia at Twickenham.
Carter scored 19 points in his final match as New Zealand held off...
Springbok veterans bow out with World Cup bronze
Springbok great Bryan Habana was denied a World Cup record as South Africa beat Argentina 24-13 in the third place play-off, with several of their veteran stars bidding farewell to Test rugby.
Habana needed just one try to break the...
Breakdown the key battle for All Blacks, Wallabies
Back in August, New Zealand coach Steve Hansen spoke of not allowing Australia "to have a field day at the breakdown" before their Rugby Championship clash and then watched as Wallaby back-rower David Pocock ran amok.
A 27-19 defeat in...
Rugby World Cup: South Africa recall Matfield & Pienaar
Victor Matfield will bid farewell to international rugby by captaining South Africa in the third-place play-off match against Argentina on Friday.
The 38-year-old, who joins Northampton after the World Cup,replaces Lood de Jager, who drops to the bench.
Matfield takes over...
Webb Ellis Cup set for royal handover
Prince Harry, Honorary President of England Rugby 2015, will join World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset and RFU President Jason Leonard to present the Webb Ellis Cup to the winner of Rugby World Cup 2015 at the final on Saturday, 31...
On faith, friendship and being good men
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will seek out Heyneke Meyer after the semifinal clash tomorrow and the respective coaches will have a beer and reflect on 80 minutes of physical carnage.
The closeness of their relationship has held its place...
Nigel Owens ‘humbled’ to be named Rugby World Cup final referee for New Zealand...
Nigel Owens, the Welsh referee, has said that he is “humbled” by the decision to appoint him as the match official for the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
Owens, 44, a veteran...
The famous Argentinian passion eluded them when they needed it the most
Following the enthralling 1st semi-final of the Rugby World Cup between New Zealand and South Africa, Australia and Argentina battled it out last Sunday in the second to see who would earn the right to face the defending champions...
Cheika says Wallabies need ‘something extra’ in final
Australia will need "something extra just to be competitive" in their World Cup final against defending champions New Zealand, coach Michael Cheika said.
