Rugby World Cup 2015: Hosts England down spirited Fiji

The American Eagles won't win the Rugby World Cup, but they could do better than any American team ever. (Also, they have a psychologist with an eyepatch, so you know they're extreme.)

OPINION: Steve Hansen didn't have to think too hard before he penning his side to play Argentina. From Ben Smith at fullback to Tony Woodcock at loose head prop the All Blacks lineup he said picking his first match day squad of the World Cup had been a 

ITV commentator Nick Mullins' Rugby World Cup hasn't got off to the best start with on-air comments about Fiji branded disrespectful and patronising. During the call of England's 35-11 victory against Fiji in the World Cup opener, Mullins said: "They

Seventeen MPs, led by 15 from the SNP, have signed an early day motion attacking the Rugby World Cup's ban on bagpipes, which David Sole has called 'absolutely ridiculous'

Uruguay, with a squad made up largely of amateur players, have barely been mentioned in the buildup to the Rugby World Cup. Photograph: Huw Evans/Rex Shutterstock. Paul Rees. Thursday 17 September 2015 06.28 EDT