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  Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africans white and black celebrated wildly on Saturday and expressed hopes that the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup win, inspired by black captain Siya Kolisi, would bring the nation together. The significance of Kolisi lifting the trophy after a 32-12 victory over England …

Yokohama, Japan | AFP |  Eddie Jones insisted his England side’s focus would remain intact after they booked their place in next week’s World Cup final by dethroning champions and “gods of rugby” New Zealand in superb style. England were physically and tactically superior in a 19-7 semi-final win in …

✳ 11am – England vs New Zealand  Yokohama, Japan | AFP |  Reigning champions New Zealand and England clash in a heavyweight Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday after a build-up marked by spying claims and a game of tactical cat-and-mouse. The All Blacks are defending a record 18-match World Cup …

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | From describing his flankers as “kamikaze kids” to feeling uneasy near Russia, outspoken England coach Eddie Jones hasn’t held back at the Rugby World Cup. Here are 10 of his more memorable quotes from the tournament: – Russia with love – “The stadium was fantastic, …

Oita, Japan | AFP | England scrum-half Ben Youngs described back-row marauders Tom Curry and Sam Underhill as “phenomenal” after they crushed Australian spirits in Saturday’s 40-16 World Cup quarter-final rout. Curry and Underhill, who England coach Eddie Jones calls his “kamikaze kids” because of their appetite for destruction, made …

Tokyo, Japan | AFP |  USA coach Gary Gold said he was mystified by a comment from England’s Eddie Jones that the Eagles would play like “15 Donald Trumps” when they meet at the Rugby World Cup. “I’ve absolutely no idea what he means by that,” Gold said, ahead of …

Some players have endured extraordinary conditions in far-flung outposts of the rugby world — Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda. “They played on a pitch one day with electric cables running straight down the middle. The ref said if it hits the cable, we’ll put down a scrum.” Tokyo, Japan | AFP | …

South Africa 🇿🇦 vs  🇳🇿 New Zealand Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Two-time defending champions New Zealand face the toughest of starts to their Rugby World Cup campaign when they play South Africa on a heavyweight day two at the tournament on Saturday. After hosts Japan kicked off Asia’s first Rugby World Cup …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | England’s women football team will hold a winter training camp in World Cup 2022 host Qatar this month, officials in the Gulf and the English Football Association confirmed on Monday. The team will train at Doha’s Aspire Zone from January 14-22, said officials in Qatar, …

Lusail, Qatar | AFP | Qatar on Saturday revealed the design for the stadium that will in four years’ time host the first ever World Cup finals game to be played in the Middle East. The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium — also the venue for the 2022 World Cup final — …