Rugby World Cup 2007
Rugby World Cup 2007
Tests reveal World Cup was drug-free
THE World Cup was passed clean yesterday, with its anti-doping programme failing to provide any positive results for the tournament which ended last month.
Ireland begin cup inquest
AN INDEPENDENT consultant has been appointed to investigate Ireland's calamitous World Cup.
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White 'not interested' in Wallabies or Wales
OUTGOING South Africa coach Jake White is not interested in taking charge of either Australia or Wales, according to his agent.
RFU guilty of betraying Ashton, says Woodward
SIR Clive Woodward claims the Rugby Football Union is most guilty of 'betraying' head coach Brian Ashton - not Mike Catt and Lawrence Dallaglio.
Lineen promises Firhill for thrills
THE Rugby World Cup is but a distant memory for Glasgow's leading talents as they prepare to return to the Magners League tonight, equally so for the team's debutants, and according to the head coach the turgid style of many games in France should also be swiftly consigned to history.
Delirious crowd greets victorious Springboks
WORLD Cup winners South Africa were greeted by thousands of supporters of all races at Johannesburg International Airport when they returned home from Paris yesterday.
Rugby missed a chance to wow the masses
THE PASSION, colour and palpable joie de vivre of rugby in France is how we would like to remember the 2007 World Cup, but the numbing quality of on-field fare will instead, for too many, be the sharp memory left etched in the mind.
Smit wary of breaking up the World Cup winners
SPRINGKBOKS captain John Smit wants his World Cup winners to "stay as a family" as they look ahead to the defence of their title in four years.
Double World Cup winner Du Randt ends on high
SOUTH AFRICA prop Os du Randt was happy to call time on his distinguished career just moments after joining a select band of players to have won two World Cups.
IRB chairman pushes law changes to free up game
RUGBY needs new laws to make the game more attractive after a World Cup dominated by defensive tactics, according to International Rugby Board chairman Syd Millar, who has asked the Super 14 competition to experiment.
Springboks coach bows out on top of the world
ENGLAND 6-15 SOUTH AFRICA
Why defence should no longer be accepted as the best form of attack
ALTHOUGH it was a rather predictable final, World Cup 2007 has been a fascinating spectacle from beginning to end. With grounds throughout France being on average over 90 per cent full, unfancied teams playing well above expectations, huge commitment shown by the players and some incredible upsets along the way, there have been so many talking points.
Brave England emerge with their dignity intact
ONCE the disappointment of losing a keenly contested final has faded, England and their supporters will surely remember this World Cup as one which went from impending collapse to substantial if not ultimate success. South Africa were just too strong for them in the Stade de France on Saturday night, matching them in most aspects of the game and, crucially, gaining the upper hand in one - the lineout, dominated by Victor Matfield, who was deservedly named as man of the match.
Thrill-a-minute spectacle, shame about the rugby
IT MAY have been a tale of rather more than two cities but Dickens' adage holds true: this World Cup was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Pretty? No, but beautiful
THIS World Cup stirred the soul. Even on its last night, when the final was a war from the first whistle, when it was dog ugly from beginning to end, when every metre, every inch was gained only after an outrageously hard hit from an outrageously big brute, it was a moving experience. An imperfect denouement and yet in terms of what it meant to those involved, an unfailingly beautiful one.
No excuses, though questions linger over Cueto 'try'
ENGLAND captain Phil Vickery did not look for excuses over the decision to disallow a second-half Martin Cueto try as England's rollercoaster World Cup ride ended with a 15-6 defeat by South Africa at the Stade de France.
Springboks crowned champions of the world
SOUTH AFRICA 15
Ashton believes England can handle 'massive challenge'
BRIAN ASHTON accepts England face "a massive challenge" in their quest to create World Cup history tonight.
Loffreda hails 'incredible' Argentina win
OUTGOING Argentina coach Marcelo Loffreda hailed an "incredible" performance from his team after they claimed the World Cup bronze medal with a 34-10 victory over France.
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