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Scotland

Tonga

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend hailed his team for bagging a bonus-point 45-17 victory over Tonga on Sunday that kept up their hopes 

Scots pass Tonga hurdle but Ritchie to miss Romania

Scotland keep World Cup hopes alive with win over Tonga

Springboks

There will be no panic in the South Africa camp in the wake of their 13-8 loss to Ireland in a bruising Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Paris on Saturday, but there is a tough choice to be made around the flyhalf berth for the rest of the tournament.

Springbok flyhalf Pollard set to play against Tonga

The Springbok coaches will weigh the team’s goalkicking options in the wake of the narrow defeat by Ireland (13-8) after returning from Paris to their Toulon training base on Sunday.

Springbok coaches weigh goalkicking options

France

With Antoine Dupont injured for at least France's final pool A World Cup game against Italy, head coach Fabien Galthie could opt to switch between Maxime Lucu or Baptiste Couilloud at scrumhalf depending on the opponent instead of naming just one of them.

France could switch Dupont replacement depending on opponents

Italy

Italy have drafted Marco Manfredi into their Rugby World Cup squad to replace the injured hooker Luca Bigi, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) said on Sunday.

Italy call up Manfredi for injured Bigi

England

England v Chile

Steve Borthwick is not generally a man to make radical decisions but England fans excited by what they saw against Chile on Saturday will probably be praying that he sticks with the experiment of playing Marcus Smith at fullback.

England's Smith making irresistible case for inclusion

Women

South Africa Women

Here For Her

The Springbok Women showed good progress over the last five weeks, learned valuable lessons on their way and will enter next month's WXV 2 tournament well prepared and as ready as can be.

Springbok Women make steady progress towards WXV

Ireland

South Africa v Ireland

The Springboks put their fans through an intense exercise in frustration as they went down 13-8 to Ireland in their key pool B Rugby World Cup clash with Ireland at Stade de France on Saturday night but the result hasn’t impacted their belief that they can retain the trophy.

Boks still have belief despite frustrating loss

Ireland v Scotland

Ireland may have won the battle but coach Andy Farrell knows the war rages on at the Rugby World Cup and has called for his side to keep improving in the wake of their magnificent 13-8 victory over South Africa in Paris on Saturday.

Farrell calls for Irish improvement after epic win

South Africa v Tonga

There will be no panic in the South Africa camp in the wake of their 13-8 loss to Ireland in a bruising Rugby World Cup pool B clash in Paris on Saturday, but there is a tough choice to be made around the flyhalf berth.

Defeat by Ireland leaves South Africa with Pollard poser

Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi rued the missed opportunities as they suffered a disappointing 13-8 defeat against the top-ranked team in the world, Ireland, in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday.

Boks rue missed chances against Ireland but keep heads high

Wales

Australia

Wales became the first side to advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a one-sided 40-6 demolition of Australia on Sunday

Wales book quarterfinal spot as Australia face elimination

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