Rugby World Cup

When All Black prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi took to the field on Saturday night, his brother and cousin were in the stands brimming with pride, and with the knowledge of all the hard work and sacrifice it…

Steve Hansen has welcomed World Rugby's modification of Head Injury Assessment rules following the evaluation of flanker Sam Cane in Saturday's victory over South Africa.

Wallabies winger Reece Hodge faces an uncertain future at the Rugby World Cup after being cited for a dangerous tackle during their opening win over Fiji in Sapporo.

Spark Sport says changes it has made will improve streaming quality but today's three games will screen live on TVNZ to provide confidence.

Tonga is embracing the challenge of playing three consecutive Rugby World Cup pool games against tier one nations, starting tonight against England in Sapporo.

Fiji were left lamenting ill discipline and untimely injuries as they were denied an upset win over the Wallabies in their Rugby World Cup opener.

Rugby's greatest rivalry is well and truly back, according to Springboks halfback Faf de Klerk, as they prepare for their World Cup showdown with the All Blacks.

Spark Sport says almost 60,000 customers watched the live stream of the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony and the first match, despite users complaining of images freezing or glitches to their stream.

Dairy farmer and rugby coach Blair Mirfin chats to Cosmo Kentish-Barnes about club rugby on the Coast and who'll do well in Japan.

The All Blacks are focusing all their energy on the World Cup opener against South Africa with coaches happy to have their most challenging pool match first up.

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves - but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.

The World Cup will be treated to plenty of their flair, but the Fiji coach says this time it will be allied with a firm focus on the basics of the game.

The leaders of the game have lined up all week proclaiming the ninth Rugby World Cup as "historic" and for once the hyperbole was not misplaced as the sport prepared to take a bold leap out of its…

We haven't been this twitchy about tech since Y2K. Spark took a gamble by buying the World Cup broadcast rights and offering live streaming coverage to subscribers. It's sparked a flood of sceptical -…