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Ben Youngs is set to equal Jonny Wilkinson's record as England's most-capped back when he is named in the squad for Thursday's World Cup clash with the USA in Kobe.

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Eddie Jones says he is expecting the USA to be "brash" and "aggressive" when they take on England in their Rugby World Cup pool match on Thursday.

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This week we will mostly be concerning ourselves with some early thoughts from the World Cup in no particular order of preference...

Eddie Jones' quip that the United States will play like "15 Donald Trumps" when the teams meet at the Rugby World Cup in Japan on Thursday has intensified the build-up to what should prove a routine win for England.

Check out the video highlights from Samoa's 34-9 victory over Russia.

London Broncos head coach Danny Ward has reiterated his commitment to the club following their relegation from Super League by signing a new two-year contract.

Jeremy Guscott pinpoints the kicking game as an area where Steve Hansen outsmarted Rassie Erasmus The post Guscott column: Smart All Blacks kick the Springboks into disarray appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Samoa got their Rugby World Cup campaign off to a winning start as they beat Russia 34-9 with a bonus-point at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium.

Plenty of controversy in the Russia v Samoa game this morning, with three yellow cards handed out.

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Samoa survived being reduced to 13 men for almost 10 minutes in the first half and struggled to overcome a limited and exhausted Russia team to open their Pool A World Cup campaign with a bonus-point 34-9 victory on Tues...

In an unusual statement released on Tuesday, World Rugby has publicly admitted to refereeing mistakes and inconsistencies at the World Cup.

England head coach Eddie Jones says the beef in Kobe is a bigger risk to Billy Vunipola than a possible injury against the USA. 

World Rugby has taken the highly unusual step of publicly admitting to refereeing mistakes and inconsistencies during the first weekend of Rugby World Cup 2019.

Johnny Sexton did not train fully on Tuesday, but Ireland still expect him to be fit to face Japan on Saturday in Shizuoka.

England head coach Eddie Jones has made wholesale changes to his team to play USA on Thursday, with George Ford captaining the side.

Here's the England team for Thursday's game against Tonga. Farrell rested, but Billy is playing again!

Eddie Jones has shuffled his side for England's second match of the World Cup against USA on Thursday, making 10 changes from the win over Tonga.

Wales have been struck by an injury blow as second-row Cory Hill was ruled out for the rest of the Rugby World Cup due to a stress fracture.

Far too many unforced errors, but no tries conceded, while tougher tests await; Henry Ker picks three talking points from England's 35-3 win over Tonga.