Samoa

RWC2023: These FOUR teams have been eliminated

With Rugby World Cup 2023 in full swing, a look at the latest pool standings shows that FOUR teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs.   In Pool A, Namibia finished bottom of the group,...

Ireland confirm Cian Healy is on World Cup standby

Ireland are in contact with experienced loosehead prop Cian Healy who has declared himself fit to travel to France if required. Healy was initially told he would be included in Andy Farrell’s...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Japan v Samoa

Maro Itoje keen to reach ‘another level’ after England secure quarter-final spot

Maro Itoje has emerged from a difficult period of his career confident that he can reach new levels of performance as England progress deeper into the World Cup. Itoje revealed during this year’s...

Jamie Joseph relishing Japan’s all-or-nothing ‘grand final’ against Argentina

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph will ready his side for a “Grand Final” showdown against Argentina as they kept alive hopes of reaching the World Cup knock-out stages with a 28-22 win over 14-man...

I’m never happy – Kevin Sinfield not getting carried away with England’s defence

England’s defence may have turned a corner since arriving at the World Cup but Kevin Sinfield is still refusing to smile. Steve Borthwick’s team are expected to win Pool D at a canter, in...

Manu Tuilagi warned special treatment may await him when England tackle Samoa

Billy Vunipola insists England will rally around Manu Tuilagi in expectation of the Samoan onslaught he will face when the rivals meet in their Rugby World Cup clash. Vunipola, the Saracens number eight...

'It's do-or-die for us against England' - Coach Coventry (Samoa)

Tom Coventry, forwards coach On Samoa's final Pool D game against England being a must-win: "It is a do-or-die. We came here with aspirations to possibly be a quarter-finalist. We need to think about...

Japan reaction (head coach Joseph, captain Himeno, Lemeki, Leitch, Cornelsen, Naoto, Fukuda)

MIXED ZONE Michael Leitch, back rowOn how Japan are progressing:“Building up to the World Cup, we lost five games, against some quality opposition. But as the World Cup has gone on, we have grown...

Carrasco returns to front row - Chile name team to play Argentina

Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has named his match-day 23 for the team's Pool D game against Argentina on Saturday, 30 September and has made eight changes to his starting 15, including the return of Javier...