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‘Scots undervalued and tired but eye England upset’published at 15:36 BST 15:36 BST England v Scotland (16:00 BST) Tom EnglishBBC Scotland chief sports writer To the world outside their bubble, it’s not just mission improbable, it’s mission impossible. The Scots have not beaten the English, overwhelming favourites to lift the trophy, since 1999 and the average score in their last …

‘I will treasure memories forever’published at 18:08 BST 18:08 BST FT: Canada 46-5 Australia Australia head coach Jo Yapp, speaking to BBC Sport: “We are incredibly disappointed. “We knew Canada, if we gave them opportunities with the ball, what they are capable of. We saw that in the first half. “In the second half we tried to throw more punches …

Canada head coach Kevin Rouet: “I told them at half-time we are too Canadian – we are nice people. “Where we do 80m and when we have to finish the last 10cm, we forget to do the job. “We could have scored more in the first half to put the game away and we let Australia potentially believe in the …

Kate Middleton embraced an office-ready look while showing off her new blonde hair during a solo appearance on Saturday, September 6. Sitting in the stands during the England versus Australia Women’s Rugby World Cup game, the Princess of Wales styled her lightened locks in a half-up style. Prince William, who is expected to attend a rugby game between Wales and …

Goodbye from Salfordpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 17:30 BST FT: Scotland 38-8 Wales Image source, Getty Images What a start for Scotland, who blew apart the pre-match predictions of this being a tense and tight tussle. The Scots were better in all departments of the game and started rapidly for Francesca McGhie to cross for the first of her …

Thanks all!published at 22:07 British Summer Time 22 August 22:07 BST 22 August FT: England 69-7 USA Join us on Saturday for more World Cup action. Make sure you also read Mike Henson’s report from Sunderland. What’s to come: Saturday 23 August Pool A: Australia v Samoa (12:00), Salford Community Stadium – iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app …

The boss of World Rugby has rejected Australia coach Joe Schmidt’s claim that the decision at the end of the second Test against the British and Irish Lions contravened the sport’s player welfare drive. The officials decided not to overturn Hugo Keenan’s series-winning try after reviewing a clearout in the build-up from flanker Jac Morgan as the Lions snatched a …

Following the Springboks’ 45-0 victory over Italy at Nelson Mandela Stadium, here are our five takeaways. Top Line A smart, accurate, and aggressive Springboks outfit put their Loftus low behind them to notch up a comprehensive seven-try victory inspired by innovation and sheer brutality. The inexperienced Azzurri outscored the world champions in the second half in Pretoria last week, but …