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UWE Bristol rugby player waited five hours for ambulance, inquest hears

Maddy Lawrence, 20, was injured in match and died in hospital 16 days later after picking up an infection

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2023

South Africa accused of ‘abusing the bench’ in record All Blacks win

Jacques Nienaber used seven forwards off the bench in the Springboks’ win over New Zealand at Twickenham

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Ex-All Blacks worried about players ‘faking injury’ at Rugby World Cup after Scott Barrett incident

New Zealand lock Barrett has been cleared of further sanction having been sent off for a second yellow card after dropping a shoulder on South Africa’s Malcolm Marx

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

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 · Aug 28, 2023

Maggie Alphonsi: ‘There weren’t many black girls like me who played rugby’

The former England flanker tells Donald McRae how social media trolls motivate her to keep going in her quest to bring diversity to rugby union

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Host France breezes past Australia in warm-up rugby match

Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday, in the final warm-up game before the tournament opens on 8 September.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2023

Wallabies outclassed again as restless fans wait for things to click

Eddie Jones maintains loss to France doesn’t mean anything for Rugby World Cup but noble defeat is becoming a habit for this team

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023

English rugby needs urgent rescuing before being cast away indefinitely

England’s World Cup hopes could hardly feel more washed up after the Fiji defeat with fresh direction and leadership essential to their recovery mission

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

'One of the more frustrating games' - Jack Dempsey on Scotland triumph over Georgia

JACK Dempsey has admitted that Scotland struggled to come to terms with Georgia in the first half of Saturday’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match at…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2023

Townsend hopeful Scotland produce 'something special' at Rugby World Cup

Played four, won three, lost one - and that by a mere three points. Scotland have had a relatively successful Summer Series.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 27, 2023