Russia
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Scotland breeze to bonus point win over Russia and set up Japan showdown
- International
- October 9, 2019, 10:13
Scotland 61 Russia 0 That’s the easy part done, the hard bit is still to come. Scotland beat Russia 61-0, their biggest win in 15 years, and earned t(...)

Gregor Townsend makes 14 changes to Scotland XV for Russia
- International
- October 7, 2019, 11:46
Gregor Townsend’s eyes turned to a likely quarter-final decider against Japan on Sunday with the selection of his Scotland team to play Russia in thei(...)

All still to play for in Pool A as Scotland bid to spoil Japan’s party
- International
- October 7, 2019, 06:00
If nothing else, at least Pool A is by some distance the most interesting of the four at this World Cup. Whereas the other three are pretty much do(...)

Matt Williams: Ireland’s Japan defeat a victory for rugby
- International
- October 5, 2019, 08:30
Ireland’s devastating defeat at the hands of Japan was a long time coming, for both teams. In awarding the Rugby World Cup to Japan, World Rugby had (...)

Rory Best admits Ireland are not at the level they expected
- International
- October 5, 2019, 05:00
By far the best news to emerge from Ireland’s campaign after their scratchy 35-0 win over Russia and yet more bleak post-match injury bulletins was th(...)

Change in the weather could be the boost Ireland need
- International
- October 4, 2019, 06:00
As it transpired, Ireland were probably grateful to be sheltered from the rain in the Kobe Stadium on Thursday, and the exuberant Irish supporters ass(...)

Niall Scannell dismisses criticism of sub-par Irish performance
- International
- October 3, 2019, 21:30
At least Ireland are showing a united front. The party line is being trotted out by both players and coaches. Almost to a man, the plan is to pay resp(...)

Joe Schmidt looks on the bright side despite errors in Russia win
- International
- October 3, 2019, 17:49
Joe Schmidt had sensed an anxiety and hesitancy in Ireland’s defeat by Japan and this appeared to resurface in a scoreless half-hour in the middle of (...)

Rugby World Cup: What we learned from Ireland’s win over Russia
- International
- October 3, 2019, 17:00
A five-try, bonus-point win against a Russian team that played 20 minutes with 14 players will feel underwhelming, especially given the nature of the (...)

Rugby World Cup: Ireland backrow faces further blow with Jordi Murphy injury
- International
- October 3, 2019, 15:52
Jordi Murphy and the Irish management will have an anxious wait before ascertaining the extent of the damage he suffered in Ireland’s 35-0 win Pool A (...)