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South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus has made 13 changes to his starting line-up for their final pool match against Canada in Kobe on Tuesday.

Mako Vunipola and Jack Nowell have revealed they doubted whether they would be able to play in the 2019 Rugby World Cup after making their first appearances of the tournament on Saturday.

Stephen Owen reports on the Wolfpack gameday experience as Toronto entertained Featherstone with a place in Super League at stake.

It has been another incident-packed week at the Rugby World Cup, where the hosts continue to impress and red cards reached record levels.

Check out the video highlights from France's 23-21 win over Tonga.

Check out the teams ahead of Round Four of the Rugby World Cup.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen had no problems with yellow cards being given to two of his players in their 71-9 victory over Namibia in their match on Sunday, but reminded World Rugby that sometimes "contact was unavoida...

Wales lock Adam Beard is set to join full World Cup training this week as he continues his recovery from appendix surgery.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has dismissed claims of racism in his team after a video posted on social media after Friday's 49-3 Rugby World Cup victory over Italy triggered a storm back home.

France became the second side to reach the World Cup quarter-finals when they sealed a 23-21 victory over Tonga in Kumamoto on Sunday.

France booked their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a narrow 23-21 win over Tonga at Kumamoto Stadium on Sunday. 

Check out the highlights from New Zealand's 71-9 win over Namibia.

It is time for Planet Rugby's Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week's action.

Zander Fagerson says the picture could not be any clearer for Scotland after Japan's last-gasp push sent their World Cup quarter-final race down to the wire.

New Zealand's power and class eventually shone through as they wore down brave Namibia 71-9 in Tokyo.

New Zealand made a statement of intent to their World Cup rivals as they claimed a 71-9 win over Namibia in Sunday's pool clash in Tokyo.

Italy props Andrea Lovotti and Nicola Quaglio have been given three-match suspensions following their lifting tackle against South Africa.

Italy props Andrea Lovotti and Nicola Quaglio have banned for three weeks and both will miss the World Cup clash with New Zealand.

Brian McDermott believes clubs like Toronto Wolfpack are vital to the future of Super League if the competition is to grow and thrive.