Stats and facts: England vs Australia
All the stats and facts for England’s World Cup quarter-final clash with the Wallabies in Oita on Saturday.
Jones: Ford has not been dropped
George Ford’s omission from the England starting lineup for Saturday’s crunch quarter-final against Australia comes as a surprise, but coach Eddie Jones says the flyhalf knows his role in the squad.
Bet big on Boks against Japan
The Money Man and Mark Keohane discuss this weekend’s World Cup quarter-finals and predict who will reach the semi-finals.
England opt for Farrell, bench Ford
Owen Farrell will captain England from flyhalf in their World Cup quarter-final against the Wallabies in Oita on Saturday.
ABs legend predicts Boks-France semi-final
Former All Blacks captain Buck Shelford expects the Boks to beat Japan and Wales to be knocked out at the quarter-final stage for the second World Cup running.
‘England’s best yet to come’
Scrumhalf Ben Youngs has warned the Wallabies that England have yet to reveal the full potency of their attack at the World Cup.
Cheika unfazed by England challenge
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika insists that he doesn’t need to do any analysis of England before their quarter-final clash in Oita on Saturday.
Vunipola boost for England
England are likely to have No 8 Billy Vunipola back to full fitness for their World Cup quarter-final against Australia in Oita on Saturday.
World Rugby’s flawed plan revealed
World Rugby’s robust contingency plans in the event of a natural disaster in Yokohama was to move World Cup games just 22km away to Tokyo.
Schmidt: Hagibis gives England and ABs advantage
Joe Schmidt says that England and New Zealand have an advantage ahead of the quarter-finals after their final pool games were cancelled due to Typhhon Hagibis.
