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It was a tale of two halves as Scotland used a huge second half surge to overcome a 13-6 halftime deficit to defeat the USA in Leeds. Scotland scored five second half tries to secure a bonus point and a 39-16 victory. The USA put forth a strong first half …

Los Pumas second-rower Mariano Galarza has lost his appeal and will play no further part in the Rugby World Cup. The Gloucester forward’s claim was refused this afternoon by an Appeal Committee chaired by Prof Lorne Crerar (Scotland), sitting with Justice Graeme Mew (Canada) and Robbie Deans (New Zealand). The …

The world’s number two, Australia, faced Uruguay in Birmingham and sealed a bonus point victory to enter next weekend’s crunch match against England in a strong position. Uruguay did not manage to score but delivered a meritable performance in losing by a margin which could have expected to have been significantly larger …

South African captain Jean de Villiers will play no further part in the Rugby World Cup it was confirmed this morning. The midfielder suffered a fractured jaw in captaining his team to a 46-6 victory over Samoa in Birmingham yesterday. He has been replaced by Jan Serfontein who will join the …

Tongan Head Coach Mana Otai has confirmed his lineup for Tuesday’s must-win Pool C match against Namibia at Sandy Park in Exeter. The Pacific Islanders are in search of their first win of the tournament after having lost against Georgia on day two of the World Cup in Gloucester. With …

A vital fixture to the Quarter Finals picture saw the two host nations battling it out at London’s Twickenham Stadium with Wales completing a remarkable win after having suffered further injury set-backs with Hallam Amos, Liam Williams and Scott Williams all forced from the field. The availability of all three …

A second straight upset defeat wasn’t in the cards for South Africa as they post a convincing 46-6 victory over Samoa. In a position where they could not afford another loss, South Africa got a hat trick from JP Pietersen and 14 points from the boot of Handre Pollard. “Last week still hurts,” said Springbok …

Canada suffered a heartbreaking 23-18 defeat at the hands of Italy at Elland Road on Saturday. The North Americans played the more expansive rugby, but ultimately it was the power of the pack – and some questionable officiating – that saved the game for the Azzurri. The Canucks got off …

Predictions take 2… b! The second part of this week’s predictions, this time covering the half-dozen games ahead on Saturday on Sunday. There are a couple doozies up ahead, so read below to hear from the pros! The midweek action went pretty much entirely as predicted, though once again Bryan’s dissension …

Whisper it softly, but Canada have an enormous opportunity on Saturday. Yes, against Italy – fully professional Six Nations participants, clear favorites by the bookies, haven’t lost to the Canucks since 2000. And yet, if there was ever a time for them to be beaten, it’s now. Much has been …