‘We turn up, or we are going home’ – Billy Vunipola spells it out for England | Robert Kitson
7 years ago by The GuardianThe No 8 recalls England’s failings in 2015 and knows what is at stake in the World Cup quarter-final against AustraliaAt training on Wednesday Billy Vunipola gathered his England teammates around him...
No quarter given: World Cup comes to life as the knockout stage begins | Andy Bull
7 years ago by The GuardianThe tournament has won millions of new fans in Japan and the onus is on the sport to keep them interested by providing a worthy spectacle in the quarter-finalsA storm blew into the sleepy little city of...
Australia undaunted by scoreboard pressure and ready for a full 80 minutes | Gerard Meagher
7 years ago by The GuardianMichael Hooper admits to nerves but says Australia have prepared to play until the final gong strikes and afterThe war of words never materialised this week. Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika have been on...
Australia's Matt To'omua ribs some of his former Leicester teammates – video
7 years ago by The GuardianThe Australia fly-half Matt To'omua aimed a few light-hearted barbs at some of his former Leicester teammates as he prepares to face them when the Wallabies take on England in the Rugby World Cup...
When England flopped in the quarter-finals of the first Rugby World Cup
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland went into the tournament in 1987 believing they could ‘beat anyone’. Wales dispelled that notion in the quarter-finalsBy Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports BlogEngland’s preparations for the...
Omar Mouneimne previews England vs Australia
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyStrategy, Defence and Kicking Coach Omar Mouneimne previews England vs Australia and dives into how they set up their attacking play and smothering the opposition with great defensive work. England...
Rugby World Cup 2019: where the quarter-finals will be won and lost | Ugo Monye
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland sticking to strengths against Australia; Ireland need to find old form to beat New Zealand; Wales must stop France momentum; South Africa could end Japan’s adventureEddie Jones has picked a team...
Sports quiz of the week: winners, losers, movers and history makers
7 years ago by The GuardianWho is in Sydney? Who is in Leicester? And who is at home?Liverpool have started the season with eight wins in a row. Which club once began a top-flight campaign with 11 straight victories?Manchester United...
Ben Youngs says England are capable of achieving something in World Cup quarter-final – video
7 years ago by The GuardianBen Youngs spoke as England made their final preparations to face Australia in their first World Cup knockout game since 2011. Youngs played in that campaign in New Zealand, in which England lost to France...
England v Australia: Battle of the back rows
7 years ago by Rugby WorldIt will be youth versus experience at the breakdown for the first World Cup quarter-final in OitaDouble act: England flankers Tom Curry and Sam Underhill (Getty Images)It will be youth versus experience...
