New Zealand thrash Uruguay to seal Rugby World Cup quarter-final spot
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Three-time winners New Zealand hammered Uruguay in their final Pool A match of the men's Rugby World Cup in Lyon to become the third team to seal a place in the quarter-finals.
Three-time winners New Zealand hammered Uruguay in their final Pool A match of the men's Rugby World Cup in Lyon to become the third team to seal a place in the quarter-finals.
Defending champions South Africa all-but sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the men's Rugby World Cup in France with a bonus-point victory against Tonga, and Australia kept their slim hopes alive with a win against Portugal.
Fiji came from behind to earn a tense victory against Georgia at the men's Rugby World Cup in France, a result which puts Australia on the brink of a first-ever pool-stage exit, and there were big wins for Argentina and Scotland.
An Aaron Smith hat-trick helped three-time winners New Zealand to thrash Italy 96-17 at the men's Rugby World Cup in Lyon.
Japan beat 14-player Samoa in Toulouse to boost their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the men's Rugby World Cup.
Namibia skipper Johan Deysel has been banned for six matches for his head-on-head tackle which fractured the cheekbone of French captain Antoine Dupont at the Rugby World Cup.
Uruguay came from behind to beat Namibia 36-26 and record their first victory of the Rugby World Cup in France.
Wales and Scotland both ran out big winners as the third week of matches concluded at the Rugby World Cup in France.
English winger Henry Arundell is set to represent the nation at next year's Six Nations Championship, after uncertainty over his future with the national team, due to a move to France following the men's Rugby World Cup.
World number one side Ireland overpowered holders South Africa to win one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches of the pool phase of Rugby World Cup 2023.
Participating teams at the men's Rugby World Cup have been encouraged to support World Rugby's "Keep Rugby Clean" anti-doping programme.
Argentina survived a late push by Samoa to claim their first win of this year's men's Rugby World Cup in Saint-Étienne.
The Asian rugby sevens qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympics are due to be held in Osaka City.
Hosts France produced their biggest ever win at the Rugby World Cup by crushing Namibia 96-0 in Marseille.
Italy overturned a half-time deficit against Uruguay to collect a bonus-point victory in Pool A of the men's Rugby World Cup in Nice.