# rwc 15

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# Interview

'He said: listen, I know how you feel... Just have a beer with me'

South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer gives an insight into his special relationship with All Blacks boss Steve Hansen.

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Oct 21st 2015, 9:00 PM

# getting better

Ireland's review must be thorough as they move on from RWC failure

Joe Schmidt will look to learn from any mistakes he made in this failed campaign.

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Oct 21st 2015, 3:30 PM

# Charm Offensive

Current All Blacks 'probably the best team to ever play the game' -- Springbok boss Meyer

‘To beat the number one side in the world you have to be better than your best,’ says Bryan Habana.

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Oct 21st 2015, 1:36 PM

# Scrum Analysis

Analysis: Ireland lost momentum at crucial times in the scrum battle with Argentina

Sunday’s scrum battle was incredibly even.

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Oct 21st 2015, 11:29 AM

# Same Again

Same again for Springboks as they name side to face New Zealand

Ruan Pienaar must settle for a place on the bench yet again.

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Oct 21st 2015, 10:50 AM

# High hopes

Argentina are not underestimating Australia - De La Fuente

Australia were not at their best in the Rugby World quarter-finals but Argentina remain wary ahead of Sunday.

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Oct 21st 2015, 10:47 AM

# El Mago

'He's a beautiful man. I always told him that when he was at Toulon'

Matt Giteau racked up his 100th Test cap last weekend against Scotland.

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Oct 21st 2015, 9:53 AM

# centre collision

Veteran Kiwis Smith and Nonu set for tussle with Boks' midfield upstarts

Saturday’s World Cup semi-final in Twickenham sees youth pitted against experience in the midfield.

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Oct 21st 2015, 6:45 AM

# Injuries

Payne set for up to two months out as Ulster wait on Tommy Bowe injury

The Ireland internationals were both injured at the World Cup.

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Oct 21st 2015, 6:40 AM

# changed man

Leinster in the past as Douglas looks towards Wallabies' World Cup semi-final

The 26-year-old lock has a strong relationship with Michael Cheika.

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Oct 21st 2015, 6:00 AM

# rwc 15

Sunday no flash in the pan for Argentina - something special has been brewing for some time

Rory Keane reports from the Pumas’ base in Bagshot.

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Oct 21st 2015, 12:15 AM

# Psychology

Boks clash with the All Blacks is all mental, says 'machine' Vermeulen

‘We’re going to bash each other for 80 minutes.’

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Oct 21st 2015, 12:09 AM

# column

Peter Stringer: Ireland veered away from game plan under Argentinian pressure

Our World Cup columnist looks back on a desperately disappointing day for Irish rugby.

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Oct 20th 2015, 8:31 PM

# Billo

We'll leave it there so: The Open returns to Portrush, and all the rest of Tuesday's sport

Plus the Billy Walsh fallout continues.

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Oct 20th 2015, 8:02 PM

# Ref Justice

Two Irish officials on the line as Joubert dropped from World Cup semi-final ref roster

There’s no place for Nigel Owens either (but probably for the opposite reasons).

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Oct 20th 2015, 6:05 PM

# hardie bucks

Edinburgh's excellent start to the season made even better with signing of Hardie

Edinburgh, now with added Highlanders.

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Oct 20th 2015, 12:45 PM

# New Challenge

‘I would have felt like a fraud if I'd done another year at Munster’ -- Donncha O'Callaghan

The Corkman explains why he hasn’t called Paul O’Connell since his injury and why he thinks the Toulon lock can still tour New Zealand.

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Oct 20th 2015, 12:09 PM

# perspective

Springboks want to 'unite a nation' after brutal murders in Johannesburg

Bryan Habana paid tribute to school teacher Zukisa Kela in a poignant statement.

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Oct 20th 2015, 10:27 AM

# defender of refs

Cheika springs to defence of Craig Joubert after World Rugby sell him out

The Wallabies coach has also hit out at pundits targeting the South African referee.

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Oct 20th 2015, 9:49 AM

# column

Champions League vs Rugby World Cup - There's no comparison

Our Champions League columnist Tommy Martin is fed up of the rugby and football comparisons.

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Oct 20th 2015, 8:05 AM

# Looking Back

Brian O'Driscoll on what went wrong and Ireland's 'two biggest injury losses'

The Ireland legend was not impressed by what he saw on Sunday afternoon.

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Oct 20th 2015, 12:06 AM

# Disappointment

In pics: Irish team return to low-key homecoming

Joe Schmidt’s side are back in the country following yesterday’s disappointing result.

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Oct 19th 2015, 11:09 PM

# horror show

Analysis: Ireland crash out of RWC with worst defensive display of Schmidt era

Argentina’s brilliant attack tore Ireland to shreds in Cardiff.

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Oct 19th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Kiss goodbye

Paulie's is not the only era ending for Ireland

The man who built Ireland’s (ordinarily) miserly defence is moving on after seven years and three Championship wins.

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Oct 19th 2015, 9:36 PM

# clarification

World Rugby say official made wrong call at Australia-Scotland climax

A statement from the organisation released this evening confirmed the mistake.

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Oct 19th 2015, 8:10 PM

# always bet on black

'We can lift it up a few notches': All Blacks promise to get even better next week

Scary, eh?

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Oct 19th 2015, 5:59 PM

# millennium meltdown

'I looked up at the clock and couldn't believe there was only 12 minutes gone'

Keith Earls stopped to talk about the ‘bizarre’ opening period that ended up deciding yesterday’s World Cup quarter-final.

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Oct 19th 2015, 3:11 PM

# Criticism

'Understudies not quite up to the task' - the international media reaction to Ireland's loss

The Irish team were criticised following their comprehensive loss to Argentina.

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Oct 19th 2015, 3:10 PM

# knockout kings

One Ireland player made our Team of the RWC quarter-finals

Scotland are well represented after their heartbreaking exit.

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Oct 19th 2015, 1:13 PM

# bounce of a ball

'We could have filled a bath with all the tears' - Scottish players devastated by late defeat

Josh Strauss says he thought the game was won.

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Oct 19th 2015, 11:19 AM

# goodbye rala

The IRFU have paid tribute to retiring kitman 'Rala' with this great video

Paddy “Rala” O’Reilly retires after 21 years with the team.

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Oct 19th 2015, 10:31 AM

# Vamos Pumas

Ireland left 'devastated' after the better team wins World Cup quarter-final

‘It’s a tough day but that’s sport,’ said flanker Chris Henry.

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Oct 19th 2015, 8:25 AM

# Ref Justice

'If I see referee Craig Joubert again, I am going to tell him how disgusted I am'

The South African referee is in the firing line following his penalty call that went against Scotland.

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Oct 18th 2015, 10:26 PM

# incredible drama

Watch the highlights from Australia and Scotland's incredible quarter-final

It was an incredible game in Twickenham.

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Oct 18th 2015, 7:36 PM

# Drama

Agony for Scotland as Australia snatch Twickenham thriller

Scotland were seconds from a World Cup shock.

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Oct 18th 2015, 6:57 PM

# You're the Ref

Were Argentina lucky not to get a red card this afternoon?

Ramiro Herrera came close to a second yellow card.

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Oct 18th 2015, 6:22 PM

# Vamos!

Hard to begrudge the brilliant Pumas their World Cup semi-final spot

Argentina swatted Ireland aside to move into the last four.

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Oct 18th 2015, 6:15 PM

# down and out

Anguished Ireland players left to wonder why they were unable to walk the walk

All the messages were right before kick-off, but they didn’t translate into a first half performance.

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Oct 18th 2015, 6:10 PM

# outrageous

Two of Argentina's tries made for an absolute masterclass in finishing

Juan Imhoff and Joaquin Tuculet served up two fantastic tries.

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Oct 18th 2015, 5:10 PM

# No Excuses

'We let ourselves down' - Madigan making no excuses after Ireland bow out

“We still had full belief that we could come back”

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Oct 18th 2015, 4:58 PM