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UPDATED: Manfredi replaces injured Bigi in Italy squad

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has called up hooker Marco Manfredi for the team's Rugby World Cup squad following Luca Bigi's injury. (changes to original announcement appear in bold)  Forwards   PropPietro...

Jac Morgan captains Wales against Australia

Wales will travel to Lyon this evening (Friday) from their team base in Versailles. Adam Beard is named in the second row to win his 50th cap for Wales. Will Rowlands starts alongside him.   Jac...

Nienaber makes wholesale changes for Rugby World Cup duel with Ireland

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made 13 personnel changes and a positional switch as well naming a seven-one split in favour of the forwards on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s third...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Australia v Fiji

An important match for both sides for different reasons: after five defeats in a row coming into the Rugby World Cup, Eddie Jones’ injury-hit Australia will want to double-up on their clinical win...

Nienaber names four scrumhalves to face Romania

Cobus Reinach will start at scrumhalf, with Jaden Hendrikse providing cover off the replacements’ bench, while Grant Williams shows his versatility by starting on the right wing. Faf de Klerk will...

Allan to play in third World Cup - Italy name team to play Namibia

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has named his match-day 23 to face Namibia in Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday, with Tommaso Allan, who played fly-half in the previous two Rugby...

French Top 14 Round Up

Oyonnax 21 – 27 ToulouseDespite an Oyonnax fight-back, Toulouse held firm to pull off a 21-27 away win and secure their first back-to-back victory of the season. 12 points from the boot of Billy...

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Switching sides: Who's found a new nationality for the World Cup

The Springboks may have voted against the law change, but they have taken advantage by turning their South African-born lock Jean Kleyn from a five-time Irish international who played twice at the last...

Romain Ntamack opens up on 'twist of fate' World Cup-ending injury

Romain Ntamack should have been assembling later this week at Rueil-Malmaison, the Ile-de-France base camp for Fabien Galthie’s French team who are looking to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup. However,...