Mouflons pull off big win in Malta in 50th international fixture
On the occasion of the 50th international for the Cyprus national rugby side, the Mouflons pulled off a superb 18-16 win at group favourites Malta...
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Improving Mouflons confident for Malta clash
Malta, group favourites to win the division, host the Cyprus national rugby team on Saturday afternoon, with the Mouflons travelling to Poala in the south...
Saracens docked 35 points, fined £5m for breaching salary cap rules
English champions Saracens have been given a 35-point deduction and fined 5.36 million pounds ($6.92 million) after they were found guilty of breaching salary cap...
England have learned a big lesson, says Dawson
Defeat by South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final will be a lesson England’s players remember for the rest of their careers, according to...
Mapimpi, Kolbe and Pollard win World Cup for South Africa
South Africa laid the groundwork with traditional Springbok rugby and finished an out-gunned England side off with two late tries to win the World Cup for the...
England and South Africa ready for World Cup final
England will rightly be favourites to win Saturday’s World Cup final after dethroning the All Blacks last weekend but they are likely to have to...
Sprinboks captain in remarkable rags to riches rise
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi did not have a television at home the last time the Springboks played in the Rugby World Cup final but...
New Zealand take third place after thrashing Wales
The All Blacks bid farewell to coach Steve Hansen and captain Kieran Read with a 40-17 victory over Wales at Tokyo Stadium on Friday, claiming...
The Mighty Mouflons supporting Movember
It’s Movember for The Cyprus Rugby Federation, a time for players and members alike to show strength and solidarity for this important cause. Over the...
England unchanged for Rugby World Cup final
England have named an unchanged starting team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa, with the introduction of scrumhalf Ben Spencer on the...
Pollard breaks Welsh hearts as Springboks reach World Cup final
Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked a penalty four minutes from time to send South Africa into their third Rugby World Cup final with a 19-16...
Little to choose from as Wales take on Springboks
With South Africa feeling they are close to perfecting their attritional game-plan and Wales having long ago decided that defence can be the best form...
Brilliant England hammer New Zealand to reach World Cup final
England produced one of their greatest performances to end New Zealand’s bid for a third successive Rugby World Cup as they totally outplayed the defending...
England can stun All Blacks if stars shine, says Dawson
England will beat reigning champions New Zealand in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final if their big players come to the party, according to former England...
Hansen knocks down ‘clever Eddie’ spy psychology
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has laughed off spying claims by England counterpart Eddie Jones and repeated his own assertions that the Australian likes to...
Rugby World Cup semis highlight diminishing north-south divide
At the last Rugby World Cup in 2015, the southern hemisphere nations highlighted a gap with their northern counterparts after none of the Six Nations...
South African power ends Japan’s fairytale run
There was never any shortage of courage, but not even the bravest of blossoms could punch through Springbok brawn on Sunday as South Africa reached...
Dramatic late try sends Wales through against 14-man France
By Mitch Phillips Wales advanced to their third World Cup semi-final when Ross Moriarty’s late try gave then a 20-19 victory over a battling France...
Wales have more strings to their bow these days, says Adams
Wales have developed more variety in their game and France are in for a surprise if they go into Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final expecting a...
All Blacks batter Ireland 46-14 to reach World Cup semis
New Zealand will face England in next Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals after the All Blacks pummelled a flat Ireland 46-14 in Saturday’s last-eight clash...
