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Wednesday 2 December 2020
Ireland get their first chance to right a few World Cup wrongs this weekend.
The union’s CEO, Mark Dodson, threatened legal action during the World Cup.
The SRU chief executive questioned the integrity of tournament organisers and claimed unfair treatment before Scotland lost to the hosts.
The Ireland number 10 is hungry for competition again after parting ways with Joe Schmidt.
Makazole Mapimpi, who used to walk 10km to school, has had a stunning rise with the Springboks.
Irishman Felix Jones is a World Cup winner.
The Brave Blossoms’ stunning exploits were a real highlight over the past seven weeks.
Rassie Erasmus was named Coach of the Year, while South Africa earned Team of the Year.
Rassie Erasmus wants the Boks to become a consistent force between now and then.
The Brave Blossoms shocked Ireland at their home World Cup.
The 47-year-old told his players they could lift the trophy 18 months ago.
The England head coach was at a loss to explain how his side failed to back up their win against the All Blacks.
The Springboks pack was ruthless in going after the English set-piece in the World Cup final.
Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus explains how his team embraced any pressure at the World Cup.
There’s still room for smaller, highly-skilled players in our tournament XV.
Superb tries from wings Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe capped a complete display.
No scrum no win.
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi delivered a memorable speech after the Springboks beat England in the Rugby World Cup final.
South Africa are World Cup champions for the third time.
England are one game away from their second World Cup, South Africa are pushing for a third. Join us to see who gets their hands on the Webb Ellis.
Eddie Jones may not have been top of the RFU’s list to succeed Stuart Lancaster in 2015, but the efforts made to secure his services have paid off.
Some big names in the All Blacks set-up bid farewell in Tokyo this evening.
The outgoing head coach hopes to see the Welsh winning Six Nations titles in years to come.
Eddie Jones’ side had an interesting visitor to training in Tokyo.
The veteran was left out of the semi-final line-up, but sparkled in a six-try win for the deposed champions.
New Zealand were pummeled by England last weekend, but they’re back up and running.
The last three teams to beat New Zealand in the knock-out stages of the Rugby World Cup have lost their next game.
Ardie Savea, Alun Wyn Jones, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Cheslin Kolbe, and Joe Taufete’e are also up for the award.
The Australian head coach says his team have pride in their style of play.
Felix Jones has put himself in the best position to soak up a wealth of coaching knowledge.
The ‘Boks defence coach has built up degree of familiarity with the English threat between Tests and clashes with Saracens.
The former Munster boss will concentrate on his director of rugby role.
Tomorrow’s World Cup bronze final will see several people bidding farewell.
Eddie Jones, Rassie Erasmus, Warren Gatland, and Steve Hansen are also on the shortlist.
A nightclub claims the South American squad caused over $30,000 worth of damage.
Both Eddie Jones and Rassie Erasmus have stressed the importance of their benches.
Ben Spencer has replaced Willi Heinz on the bench in the only change to the matchday 23.
The South Africans have gone for a 6/2 split once again on their bench.
The 28-year-old Saracens man is the heartbeat of Eddie Jones’ team.
Eoin Toolan takes a look at what Eddie Jones’ 10/12 combination provides for England.
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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