On the very first re-viewing of John Quill's 70th-minute shoulder charge on Owen Farrell on Thursday in Kobe, referee Nic Berry probably had his mind made up, and for everybody watching there was ...

Ireland trounced Canada 50–7 at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday and the clip below makes it pretty clear why. Watch carefully as Irish fullback Rob Kearney (No. 15 in green) makes three tackles ...

The two biggest takeaways from the first block of games at the Rugby World Cup reinforced a couple of pre-tournament predictions. France and Ireland both appear to be the real deal and ready to ...

Players on the U.S. National Rugby Team traveled the globe this year in search of championship glory and wound up finding camaraderie and concussions beneath the palm trees and the rolling green ...

PA Sport looks at the most crunching tackles, most scintillating tries and the stars of the future following the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2007. TACKLES: DANIE ROSSOUW, SOUTH AFRICA 15 ENGLAND ...

South Africa's Makazole Mapimpi leaves the field after a head clash during the Rugby World Cup Pool B match between South Africa and Tonga at the Marseille's Stade Velodrome, in Marseille, France ...

Rugby World Cup organisers have backed referees to up their game after a rash of post-match suspensions for high tackles, most of which were not fully punished on the pitch.

ENGLAND legend Matt Dawson has questioned the “confusing” decisions around high tackles at the Rugby World Cup, and called for more consistency from officials. The former World Cup winn… ...

Transferable skills often go a long way in sport and Francesca McGhie certainly sees the benefit of them. Seven years ago, her main pursuit was as a dancer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, but ...

PA Sport looks at the most crunching tackles, most scintillating tries and the stars of the future following the conclusion of Rugby World Cup 2007.