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  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Statistics - World Cup, Round 1

    We give some statistics of virtue and vice during the first round of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. You can see which sides were most and least penalised, who scored most and fewest tries, which match had most or fewest stoppages and which match had the ball in play longest. The most penalised player was penalised five times.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Manu happy to discover Fijian roots

    Kiwi-born Fiji captain Deacon Manu is a veteran of the New Zealand rugby scene who went on to qualify for Wales through residency.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    All Blacks fans must keep the faith

    The All Blacks coaching staff have appealed to an anxious public to "trust us", and to have faith in their plan to end 24 years of World Cup misery.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Ioane loss spells danger for Wallabies

    Losing injured wing Digby Ioane was a massive blow to the Wallabies and created a few knock on effects for the team's World Cup campaign, outside back Adam Ashley-Cooper said on Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011
    Warriors recruit Muagututia

    Warriors recruit Muagututia

    Worcester have added to their back row resources with the signing of Samoa international Richard Muagututia.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Thompson: Georgians tackle hard

    Steve Thompson is one player who needs no reminding of the physical threat posed by Georgia, having received one of the biggest hits of his career when England last met the eastern Europeans at a World Cup.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Fiji call on scrum doctor

    Former Wallabies hooker and new Waratahs coach Michael Foley will help prepare Fiji's forwards for their crucial World Cup clash with world champions South Africa in Wellington on Saturday.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011
    Johnson dismisses bungee critics

    Johnson dismisses bungee critics

    Martin Johnson brushed off criticism for allowing his players to bungee jump on their day off at the Rugby World Cup.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Bismarck wants better line-outs

    Springbok hooker Bismarck du Plessis says South Africa need to improve their line-out play ahead of Saturday's World Cup match against Fiji in Wellington.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Wallabies honoured to face O'Driscoll

    The prospect of matching up against Irish superstar centre Brian O'Driscoll this weekend in the World Cup has the Wallaby contenders drooling over winning the nod for the coveted No.13 jersey.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Vickerman owns up

    Wallaby line-out general Dan Vickerman on Tuesday accepted full blame for his ill-discipline in conceding a penalty for backchatting the referee in last weekend's opening World Cup win over Italy.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Kirwan eyes All Blacks job

    Japan's New Zealand-born coach John Kirwan has declared his interest in becoming the All Blacks' mentor, describing the role currently held by Graham Henry as "the best job in the world".

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    RWC teams at a glance - Part Three

    With the World Cup team news coming thick and fast, we will continue with grouping our team announcements - along with our regular team announcement stories - to ensure that nothing slips through the net during RWC 2011.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Elsom goes home to Sydney

    Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom has signed a two-year deal with the NSW Waratahs, a team he played with for five years before moving to Europe.

  • Tuesday, 13. September, 2011

    Pool B preview: Scotland v Georgia

    Scotland coach Andy Robinson hopes their narrow escape against Romania is the ideal wake-up call ahead of the tricky Pool B clash against Georgia on Wednesday.