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France coach Marc Lievremont reacted to his disappointment at his side's opening 47-21 win over Japan by making sweeping changes to the team that will face Canada on Sunday.
The United States have made three changes to their starting XV for the World Cup Pool C match against Russia in New Plymouth on Thursday.
Russian No.8 Vyacheslav Grachev will become the third oldest player ever at the World Cup when he lines up for his country in their opener against the United States at New Plymouth on Thursday.
Nick Easter has promised England will never take a backward step on the field despite Courtney Lawes's physical approach putting his World Cup future in jeopardy.
Samoa will unleash their wrecking-ball wing Alesana Tuilagi against win-less Namibia as they make their bow at the World Cup in Rotorua on Wednesday.
The All Blacks selectors were sweating over the fitness of ace playmaker Dan Carter on Tuesday as they held off finalising their team to play Japan on Friday.
Sharks coach John Plumtree believes that unless his team drastically reduce the number of basic errors they are making at the moment then they can kiss their hopes of retaining the Currie Cup goodbye.
Namibian captain Jacques Burger has a dream of farming full-time when his rugby career is over, but first the all-action flank has his sights set on helping his team secure their first-ever World Cup win.
Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis provides something different to the other two line-out throwers in the squad, head coach Peter de Villiers said on Monday.
Western Province have suffered a major blow with the news that first-choice loosehead prop Wicus Blaauw is set to miss the rest of the Currie Cup season with a wrist injury.
Bernard Laporte, former coach of France and a former secretary for sport in the French government, is the new manager of Toulon rugby club in succession to Philippe Saint-Andre who is to go off to coach France after the World Cup, Laporte's old job. The owner of Toulon, Mourad Boudjellal, announced this on Monday
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key apologised Monday for public transport failures that caused thousands of World Cup fans to miss the tournament's gala opener in Auckland.
South Africa's Under-18 Sevens team won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man on Sunday after losing to England in the final.
Peter de Villiers said Monday his South Africa team would carry on their kicking game as long as poor weather conditions continue and referees struggle to officate the breakdown consistently.
England's come from behind 13-9 victory over Argentina last weekend gave them a winning start to their World Cup campaign but Martin Johnson's men have work to do if they are to reach a third successive final.
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