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NEW ZEALAND 96-17 ITALY: Dark night for Italy as Men in Black shred their paper-thin defence in impressive return to form

Wallabies boss defiant ahead of final match against Portugal, claiming he remains committed to coaching Australia

Japan 28-22 Samoa: Steve Borthwick's team assured of top spot in Pool D and a likely last-eight clash against Fiji

“Sometimes when you issue warnings and they get ignored and then the reality hits you, the pressure for change becomes very strong" - Simon Halliday

England romped to a mammoth 71-0 victory over Chile in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday with winger Henry Arundell grabbing a record-breaking five tries on his debut in the process

England beat Chile 71-0 to continue their unbeaten start at the Rugby World Cup, with wing Henry Arundell scoring five tries to equal a record jointly held by Josh Lewsey, Rory Underwood and Douglas Lambert

Harlequins fly-half starts a game of rugby at fullback for the first time ever today when England play Chile at the World Cup. Alex Goode tells him what to expect

Wales can confirm their place in the World Cup quarter-finals and almost certainly eliminate Australia with victory in Lyon on Sunday

England captain returns to line-up after four-game ban with his predecessor as World Cup skipper insisting his presence now gives team a huge boost

George Ford will make way for the returning Owen Farrell following the fly-half's four-match ban when England take on Chile in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday

"You find a way to win in the World Cup. We will continue to work to improve and make sure we’ve got a better chance of winning those games”

ENGLAND 34-12 JAPAN: The Red Rose eventually ran out comfortable winners in their second Rugby World Cup clash against a determined Japan thanks to tries from Lewis Ludlam, Courtney Lawes, Freddie Steward and Joe Marchant

Wales 28-8 Portugal: Taulupe Faletau's last-gasp score snatches precious four-try bonus point for Warren Gatland's men

Wales and Ireland were in action on Saturday, facing Portugal and Tonga respectively, while Steven Borthwick and his England squad prepared to face Japan in their second match of the Rugby World Cup

Northampton captain Lewis Ludlam made 11 tackles in just 14 minutes off bench to protect England's opening Rugby World Cup win over Argentina and ensure they go into Sunday’s clash in Pool D box seat

England head coach "notes" that World Rugby had much to say when Owen Farrell was in dock but precious little at this tournament after a number of dubious decisions already during the World Cup

England take on Brave Blossoms in Nice on Sunday with memory of 2018 Twickenham clash, which ended some Test careers, fresh in memory

Fans who had paid big money to be in the south of France arrived at the Argentina game intent on giving the team a leg-up rather than waiting to be entertained

France 27-12 Uruguay: South Americans threaten almighty shock after France dodge red card bullet in Lille

Harlequins prop takes thinly veiled swipe at previous Red Rose regimes of Eddie Jones and Martin Johnson as he admits to finally finding happiness in current set-up

Steve Borthwick's side arrived in France off the back of a terrible string of pre-tournament results, only to spring a surprise to beat Argentina in their World Cup opener

England bare teeth after losing Tom Curry to third minute red card at Stade Velodrome

England 27-10 Argentina: Sale fly-half puts boot into Pumas and lights fuse on England's campaign by bringing drop goal back into fashion

South Africa 18, Scotland 3: Gregor Townsend's men left with it all to do after coming up short against world champions in controversial opener

Maro Itoje and pals launch their Rugby World Cup bid tonight at Stade Velodrome in France’s second city. They do so wishing the nation would rejoin them on their journey