Ever wanted to face the haka? Now you can!
IT’S the most feared challenge in sport and thanks to a new smartphone app, fans can now be part of New Zealand’s haka at the Rugby World Cup.
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Top 10 Rugby World Cup villains
EVERY tournament needs a bad guy (or guys). But who makes our list of the biggest Rugby World Cup villains from each edition of the event to date?
Super sub or will Sam be a dud?
SAM Burgess is set to be the grand gamble of opening night at the Rugby World Cup but may be an irrelevance by the time England size up the Wallabies.
Wales still reeling from ‘cruellest of blows’
JAMIE Roberts has underlined the collective pain felt by Wales’ World Cup squad after Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb suffered tournament-ending injuries.
Meteoric rise of Minto boys
TWO childhood friends from the backblocks of Minto will soon step on sport’s grandest stages in front of worldwide audiences of millions.
Legendary Kiwi coach tips Wallabies
NEW Zealand’s Rugby World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry has tipped the Wallabies to reach the RWC final, and shared some selection advice too.
Cup cousins bring rivalry to biggest stage
RUGBY is the glue that kept Tevita Kuridrani and Nemani Nadolo inseparable. And it now brings them together on the biggest stage in just 13 days time.
Ultimate Rugby World Cup stadium quiz
THINK you know rugby union? Can you tell Twickenham from Eden Park? Take our ultimate Rugby World Cup stadium quiz and put yourself to the test.
Horwill ready to answer Wallabies’ SOS
JAMES Horwill has no animosity over his dumping from the Wallabies’ World Cup plans and will be only 3km from Twickenham should Michael Cheika need his services.
Wallabies wary of Fiji’s Waratahs discard
A STYLISH playmaker brushed by Michael Cheika at the Waratahs is poised to give the Wallabies coach a sharp reminder of his talent in their World Cup clash against Fiji.
Wallabies’ World Cup master plan revealed
WALLABIES champion turned assistant coach Stephen Larkham has revealed an unprecedented tactic that will be used by Australia at the World Cup.
Why England hype video is a giant joke
AUSTRALIA play England in a crucial Rugby World Cup match on October fourth, and if this video is anything to go by they’d best prepare to face the BFG.
How Wallabies have avoided injury curse
A COMBINATION of science and old-school instinct has helped Wallabies keep their players healthy and free of injury heading into the Rugby World Cup.
Gatland defends Halfpenny decision
WARREN Gatland has defended his decision to play Leigh Halfpenny in Wales’ final Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Italy.
‘I am genuinely gutted for Halfpenny’
THE cold reality is that the absence of Leigh Halfpenny is good news for the Wallabies, but two Aussies find no joy in seeing their Toulon teammate sidelined for the Cup.
All Blacks will handle pressure, says Cane
ALL Blacks flanker Sam Cane says the New Zealanders are not daunted by the massive expectations they will carry at the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
Huge blow for Aussie World Cup rival
AUSTRALIA’S Rugby World Cup pool rival Wales has suffered a massive blow, with star fullback and goalkicker Leigh Halfpenny to miss the tournament.
All Black’s World Cup miracle
THIS All Blacks star broke his leg and was given no chance of playing in the Rugby World Cup. His recovery is inexplicable.
Five big questions facing the Wallabies
AS THE countdown to the Wallabies’ World Cup opener against Fiji draws shorter, these are the most important questions facing the Aussies.
Toulon makes Sevens offer to Cooper
TOULON owner Mourad Boudjellal threatened to send Quade Cooper broke if he didn’t honour his two-year deal with the French club, but now there is an offer of compromise for the Wallabies star.
Beale has ‘learned from mistakes’
KURTLEY Beale says he is the same person he was 12 months ago, but you only have to look at him to know he is not.
USA v Wallabies: five things we learnt
AFTER the Wallabies indifferent performance against the Eagles at Soldier Field, we run the rule over Australia’s last Test before the Rugby World Cup.
Has USA cameo put Genia in World Cup box-seat?
WILL Genia knows his time with the Wallabies is running out, and given his performance against the USA, he looks intent on making the most of every moment of it.
Eagles a big hit ahead of ‘massive challenge’
IT wasn’t always pretty but Wallaby coach Michael Cheika believes his team’s win over the USA was the perfect preparation for their first Rugby World Cup match against Fiji.
Wales rocked by RWC injury blows
WALES have suffered a major double injury blow two weeks before the World Cup as Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb were both carried off on stretchers.
The biggest challenge facing the Wallabies
WALLABIES playmaker Bernard Foley has identified the biggest hurdle Australia must overcome if they are any chance at World Cup glory.
Wallaby ‘foreign service’ ready to divulge secrets
THEY are the new Wallabies’ foreign intelligence service and they’re willing to divulge all secrets to help secure World Cup glory.
France down England in World Cup warm-up
FRANCE have defeated England 25-20 in a World Cup warm-up match at the Stade de France overnight.
The man who saved Pocock’s Cup dream
DAVID Pocock’s road to the 2015 World Cup is one of personal triumph, but the Wallabies flanker credits one man for getting him there.
Poms throw wobbly over Wallabies hooking punt
ENGLAND has questioned the legitimacy of Michael Cheika’s World Cup squad, after the Wallabies coach picked just two specialist hookers.
Scary reality facing Wallabies’ Cup hopes
LOSE once, and you lose the World Cup. Will Genia has warned the Wallabies that one slip up in the ‘pool of death’ could cost them the Rugby World Cup.
Called to duty by greats of ‘99
DREW Mitchell thought it was an odd coincidence when he looked at his phone and saw former Wallaby teammate Chris Latham ringing on Thursday night.
Wallabies you never expected to make World Cup
MICHAEL Cheika has taken a major risk with the announcement of the Wallabies squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
World Cup the pinnacle for Folau
HE has played on the biggest stages in three footy codes. But Israel Folau says the 2015 Rugby World Cup will top them all.
Giteau set to be key man for Wallabies
MATT Giteau didn’t make the 2011 World Cup, but he is shaping as a key man for the Wallabies in the 2015 edition.
Folau suspects nerves in Wallabies ranks
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika is leaving his large band of hopefuls sweating ahead of the Rugby World Cup squad announcement on Friday.
Smith keeping World Cup dream alive
GEORGE Smith has refused to give up hope of reaching his first World Cup in eight years with Australia, some five years on from his Test retirement.
The winner of the World Cup will be …
THE geniuses at America’s MIT have taken a break from counting cards in Las Vegas to determine the winner of the RWC. It’s all revealed here:
World Cup Files: A matter of life and death
ALL the news, views and nonsense ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Big Sam still learning the rules, Fiji’s fate worse than death and are the Wallabies favourites?
Burgess World Cup dream in danger
SAM Burgess’s hopes of being named in England’s Rugby World Cup squad have received a blow after he was left out of the latest squad.
The one thing that scares Richie McCaw
ALL Blacks captain Richie McCaw has revealed what aspect of rugby union scares him “a little bit” — hint it does not involve facing Quade Cooper at Eden Park.
Big-name Wallabies face World Cup exclusion
MICHAEL Cheika is agonising over which big names to omit as he prepares to unveil Australia’s 31-man Rugby World Cup squad on Friday.
Super Rugby gameplan won’t work in Tests
AUSTRALIA’S first World Cup opponents, Fiji, expect the Wallabies to revert to starting both opensides David Pocock and Michael Hooper, and jumping locks, to reach the tournament’s playoffs.
Wallabies World Cup squad almost set
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika says he has around half a dozen big decisions to make before settling on his 31-man World Cup squad.
Sin-binned Sam baffled by rugby’s rules
ONE month out from the Rugby World Cup, rugby league convert Sam Burgess insists not knowing some finer points of the game won’t hold him back.
Burgess hits hard but Cup may be beyond him
SAM Burgess showed enough in his Test rugby debut against France at Twickenham to prove he wouldn’t be totally out of place in next month’s Rugby World Cup.
Bledisloe Cup: Five things we learned
DAN Carter’s still got it, David Pocock and Michael Hooper must start and three more things we learned from the Wallabies crushing defeat in Auckland.
Cheika vows to stick to his guns
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika says he could will stick with the same controversial line-up he used in humiliating defeat to the All Blacks at the World Cup.
How the Wallabies last won at Eden Park
THE Wallabies last victory at Eden Park was in 1986, following a shrewd ploy by coach Alan Jones to embark on a ‘short four match tour’ of New Zealand.
Quade guaranteed a World Cup spot
IF you thought Quade Cooper was playing for a World Cup spot then think again.
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