New front row, Youngs and Arundell start - England name team to play Argentina
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Steve Borthwick has selected a new front row comprising Ellis Genge, Theo Dan and Will Stuart in his starting XV for the bronze final match against Argentina in Saint-Denis on Friday....
England v South Africa - Three key contests
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIn Saturday’s second semi-final at Stade de France, England and South Africa both feature at this stage for a sixth time, the Red Rose having won four of their five previous semi-finals and the...
Three changes to starting XV for semi-final - England name team to play South Africa
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Steve Borthwick has announced his squad to play South Africa at Stade de France on Saturday, 21 October. England head coach Steve Borthwick has named his match-day 23 to face...
Attack coach Wigglesworth (ENG) - 'We are not there to just turn up against South Africa'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth after beating Fiji 30-24 in the quarter-final on Sunday, 15 October. Richard Wigglesworth, attack coach On being in the semi-finals: "Delighted,...
Quarter-Final Preview: England v Fiji
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji return to the quarter-final stage for the first time since 2007, and the same ground where – 16 years ago – they gave eventual champions South Africa an almighty scare in their last-eight...
Smith starts at full-back - England name team to play Fiji in RWC quarter-final
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Fiji in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2023 at Stade de Marseille. Owen Farrell will captain a starting XV with...
England rewatch Fiji Twickenham defeat to ‘fuel the fire’ for World Cup showdown
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland have been watching footage of their calamitous defeat by Fiji in August as a reminder of what not to do in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final. Fiji stormed Twickenham 30-22 to claim their...
'We ran out of beer pretty quickly' - Quotes of the Day
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyOur pick of the quotes from Tuesday 10 and Wednesday, 11 October at Rugby World Cup 2023. "I was in grade seven. I was in my pyjamas in the TV room of the boarding house."South Africa centre Jesse Kriel...
Jamie George urges England to use their big-game experience against Fiji
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFiji are appearing in the knockout phase for only the third time and their first since 2007. Jamie George says England will call upon all their big-game experience to overcome Fiji in Sunday’s World...
Scrum coach Harrison, George, Daly - 'We had open and honest review after poor performance against Samoa'
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyComments from England scrum coach Tom Harrison, hooker Jamie George and winger Elliot Daly at a media briefing on Wednesday, 11 October. Tom Harrison, assistant coach On Owen Farrell being seen...