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Smith had never played in the position before the summer but will start in Lille on Saturday

Test rugby’s top-ranked nation face reigning champions South Africa on Saturday.

England captain Owen Farrell is eligible to play again after his ban as Steve Borthwick’s men aim to build on opening two wins

The Englishman is one of the referees for this year’s championship

Having played for France in four Rugby World Cups, and lost a final, Fabien Galthié is now focused on coaching the home nation to its maiden Webb Ellis Cup. In his three years at the helm, the former scrum-half and captain has turned Les Bleus into a ruthless winning machine,…

Carter Gordon is set to be replaced at five-eighth by Ben Donaldson in the Wallabies team to face Wales in a do-or-die Rugby World Cup match in Lyon.

Watch live as King Charles and Queen Camilla meet young people at the World Cup Rugby village as they continue their French visit.

Charles became the only British monarch ever to speak from the French senate chamber.

France rugby coach Fabien Galthié described as Darwinian the recall of star players such as skipper Antoine Dupont and fly-half Matthieu Jalibert to the starting line-up for Thursday's match against Namibia in the World Cup.

Brad Fittler is unlikely to be told at September's NSW Rugby League board meeting whether he has retained his job as Blues State of Origin coach.

Everything you need to know ahead of the Pool A fixture