Rugby

Rugby World Cup: Scotland have beaten the USA at Elland Road. Follow LIVE commentary of the game here.

Rugby World Cup: Ireland have beaten Romania at Wembley. Read our commentary on the game here.

Springboks captain Jean de Villiers has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a jaw fracture, an injury coach Heyneke Meyer described as a massive blow.

Rugby World Cup: Australia have beaten on Uruguay at Villa Park in Birmingham. Follow LIVE commentary of the game here.

OPINION: Imagine throwing the party of the year, only to find yourself too excited by the occasion and falling asleep at 9pm.

Provincial rugby champions Taranaki have all but sealed the final playoffs place in the top-tier Premiership, with a 24-21 away win over Canterbury.

Hawkes Bay have retained the Ranfurly Shield, successfully repelling Auckland's challenge 17-12 in their provincial rugby clash in Napier.

Fiji winger Nemani Nadolo have been cited for foul play during their Rugby World Cup defeat by Australia.

Wales beat England 28-25 in a thrilling pool of death clash at Twickenham to take a giant step towards qualifying for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

Rugby World Cup: Wales beat England 28-25 in thriller at Twickenham in London. Look back at our LIVE commentary of the game here.

Rugby World Cup: The Springboks crushed Samoa 46-6 at Villa Park. Look back at our LIVE commentary of the game here.

Rugby World Cup: Italy edge Canada 23-18 at Elland Road in Leeds. Look back at our LIVE commentary of the game here.

Tasman have been upset by Counties Manukau while Southland have been thumped by Otago in provincial rugby.

New Zealand will field its strongest possible team throughout the rest of the Rugby World Cup, All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster says.

OPINION: The All Blacks avoided a shock in their opening game of the Rugby World Cup and in the end that's all that matters.

Wales will not single out centre Sam Burgess, but will try to "smash" him along with the other England players in Sunday's Rugby World Cup showdown.

South Africa and Manu Samoa square off on Sundy morning in a blockbuster Rugby World Cup clash that will have a big bearing on both team's playoff hopes.