Polarising De Allende the Boks’ go-to man

Damian de Allende’s role in the Springboks’ match strategy is going to become even more important as the Rugby World Cup heads into the playoffs, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Japan vs Scotland clash to go ahead

World Rugby has confirmed the Pool A match between Japan and Scotland in Yokohama on Sunday will go ahead as scheduled.

World Cup Tour Tales: Week 4

JON CARDINELLI reflects on Typhoon Hagibis as well as the more pleasant distractions of Kobe and Kyoto.

World Rugby cancel Namibia vs Canada match

Namibia’s final World Cup pool match against Canada has become the latest game to be cancelled by World Rugby due to safety concerns around typhoon Hagibis.

Highlights: Ireland vs Samoa

Ireland cruised to a 47-5 bonus-point win against Samoa in their final World Cup pool game in Fukuoka on Saturday to book a place in the quarter-finals.

Ulster compound Kings’ misery

The Southern Kings’ winless run in the PRO14 competition continued on Saturday after their 42-17 defeat by Ulster in Port Elizabeth.

Watch: Ireland centre is red-carded

Bundee Aki was shown a red card for this tackle which caused Samoa’s Ulupano Seuteni to go off for an HIA during Ireland’s win on Saturday.

Habana weathers the storm

Check out former Bok wing Bryan Habana stepping out into the conditions as typhoon Hagibis hit Japan on Saturday.

Weather update: Good and bad news

World Cup organisers have alerted Namibia and Canada about the potential of a match cancellation, but there were some encouraging signs in Yokohama on the eve of the Scotland-Japan clash.

Watch: Japan players wade through water

Japan players had to wade through a large pool of water before their captain’s run as typhoon Hagibis reached Japan on Saturday.