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Rugby World Cup tables 2023: Final pool standings and group results

The Rugby World Cup pool stage is over after Fiji squeezed into the knockouts with a bonus-point defeat to Portugal.

Evening Standard

Rugby World Cup 2023 fixtures: Full schedule, match dates and kick-off times

Every game of the Rugby World Cup as hosts France kick-off the tournament against favourites New Zealand in Paris

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup 2023 TV schedule: Channels, times and how to watch every fixture online

ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK

The Independent UK

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Toothless England look to leaders in search of unlikely Rugby World Cup triumph

Beaten finalists four years ago would appear to have limited hope of a deep tournament run

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation’s chances ahead of the tournament

Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?

The Independent UK

Sports quiz of the week: Rugby World Cup, Ryder Cup and Evan Ferguson

Have you been following the big stories in football, rugby union, golf, tennis, athletics and the NFL?

The Guardian - UK

Rugby World Cup brings timely boost to under-fire sport – and why France is the ideal host

The tournament can serve to balm the sport’s soul, writes Harry Latham-Coyle, with the action on the pitch distracting from testing times off it

The Independent UK

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Why this Rugby World Cup feels different for the vulnerable All Blacks

New Zealand have rowed back from the brink of complete catastrophe, writes Luke Baker, but they’re far from the juggernaut of old

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup kick-off: Paris gears up for Olympic dress rehearsal

World rugby’s showpiece tournament is one of the biggest sporting events of 2023 but also starts the countdown to the 2024 Games

The Guardian - UK

France await All Blacks test as Rugby World Cup fever reaches boiling point

An opening clash against old foes New Zealand gives Fabien Galthié’s side the chance to prove they really can go all the way

The Guardian - UK

Will Jordan: The All Blacks try-scoring machine set for World Cup debut

The electric outside back has endured a tough year with injuries heading into the Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK

Ardie Savea: All Blacks star looking to guide New Zealand back to the summit

The 29-year-old made his All Blacks debut in 2016 and has been one of the world’s best players since

The Independent UK

Gregory Alldritt: The forward who can power France to Rugby World Cup glory

The commanding number eight will be a big weapon for France as they look to win the Rugby World Cup on home soil

The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont: French captain looking to inspire host nation to Rugby World Cup triumph

The posterboy of French rugby will hope to inspire his nation to a famous win on home soil

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Bastien Chalureau: France’s controversial lock to watch at the Rugby World Cup

The 31-year-old Montpellier forward was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 after a racially-motivated assault

The Independent UK

Is France vs New Zealand on TV? Channel, start time and how to watch Rugby World Cup

Everything you need to know ahead of the Rugby World Cup fixture

France 24

‘Dynamite’ Dupont leads France’s quest for Rugby World Cup glory

Widely regarded as the world’s most gifted rugby player, France captain Antoine Dupont will be carrying the hopes of a nation as he leads Les Bleus into a World Cup at home on Friday, bidding to end the hosts’ long wait for a Webb Ellis Cup.

France 24

'Greatest rivalry in World Cup history': New Zealand to meet France in opener

France and New Zealand will run out before a sold-out Stade de France in the much-anticipated opening match of the Rugby World Cup in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis on September 8. The match is the eighth instalment in one of World Cup rugby’s fiercest rivalries.

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Evening Standard

Rugby World Cup will inspire more people take up sport, says new report

The Rugby World Cup is set to fuel a big rise in people taking up the sport, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

Andy Farrell expects Ireland to step up quality in World Cup opener

The world’s top-ranked team failed to fully convince against Italy, England and Samoa last month.

Evening Standard

Steve Borthwick insists England have been written off too early ahead of Rugby World Cup opener

Red Rose at a very low ebb but all that would change with a strong showing in France

The Independent UK

Corey Domachowski hopes ‘absolutely savage’ training camps will benefit Wales

The Cardiff prop has made his mark both on and off the pitch.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Cheika focuses on forwards as Argentina adapt for England test

Head coach selects six forwards among eight replacements for Saturday’s World Cup match against England, while Juan Cruz Mallía returns at full-back

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Jones has a gift for building his own reality and making us all believe

The Wallabies head coach is a master of public bluff and bluster but it is all part of a plan to get players buying into his vision

Newsroom.co.nz

Fisher hoping to boot Auckland back to the top

As many as 18 past and present Black Ferns could be on display in the women's rugby national final this weekend. Adam Julian talks to Auckland's goalkicking prop who's undaunted by the challenge.

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