England’s Stuart Lancaster: Cup exit ‘will sit with us all forever’
1 decade ago by The GuardianCoach says England’s Rugby World Cup elimination left raw emotions and ‘I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with it’A devastated Stuart Lancaster has admitted, amid increasing speculation over...
Match Reaction: Ireland 16 Italy 9
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyIreland are into the last eight of the Rugby World Cup but head coach Joe Schmidt admits his side must improve if they want to top Pool D.
Wales’s Warren Gatland lambasts timing of ‘ridiculous’ World Cup pool draw
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Coach expresses sympathy for England’s beleaguered Stuart Lancaster• Gatland criticises decision to draw pools three years before tournamentWales’s coach, Warren Gatland, has condemned the “ridiculous”...
What we learned about the Wallabies during their annihilation of England | John Davidson
1 decade ago by The GuardianWith Bernard Foley and Matt Giteau in scintillating form, and the Australian scrum no longer a joke, the Wallabies are genuine World Cup title contendersAustralia came into this World Cup unsure of who...
Ireland secure World Cup progess with laboured win over Italy
1 decade ago by The GuardianThis was not as grim and attritional as some of us had feared. It was worse. It was a match from the old school: attritional, largely risk-free and, particularly in Ireland’s case, too disjointed for...
Ireland 16 Italy 9
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyIreland booked their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals by overcoming a spirited Italy side in London.
The five key reasons that England left their own World Cup early
1 decade ago by The GuardianAustralia’s control of the scrum and breakdown and English indiscipline are among the reasons England exited earlySouthern hemisphere teams have, over the years, had the knack of confronting opponents...
Argentina see off Tonga to head for Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe Hand of God is alive and well and was spotted at Leicester on Sunday waving Argentina through to a World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff, most likely against Ireland.High in the West stand of Leicester...
Gwyn Jones accuses England of underachievement after World Cup exit
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Former Wales captain critical of hosts’ failure to escape their pool• Wales will hope to defeat Australia to avoid South Africa in the quarter-finalThe former Wales captain Gwyn Jones accused England...
Match Reaction: England 13 Australia 33
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyHead coach Stuart Lancaster has backed this group of England players to shine in the future despite their early exit from the Rugby World Cup.
