All news by author: Alex Spink

France 27-13 New Zealand: Hosts hand All Blacks first ever World Cup pool defeat and deliver a statement of intent

“Every now and then a player comes along and elevates an entire sport through their genius. Rugby now has that player in Dupont and I see him taking them all the way" - World Cup winner Paul Grayson

Head coach defends his team ahead of crunch opener with Argentina as captain Courtney Lawes warns England are "going out all guns blazing to give it everything we've got"

Steve Borthwick able to pick injury-hit Sale Sharks star for first time since taking charge as England open up against Argentina in Marseille

England get their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign under way on Saturday with a clash against Argentina at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille with Steve Borthwick's starting XV now confirmed

Scotland star Finn Russell has been branded the best attacking stand-off in world rugby on his day and will be crucial as they bid to upset the odds and qualify from Pool B

The 36-year-old was dropped for three years after England lost the 2019 World Cup final but he looks set to start alongside Alex Mitchell against Argentina

Former rugby star Danny Cipriani made the claims in his new autobiography suggesting that ex-England boss Jones was acting like a 'horny teenager'

Stephen Maguire says the door is open “for everyone” going forward but warned that for all concerned the message is “we need to win in Paris”

Matt Hudson-Smith, silver medallist in individual 400m, missed men's 4 x 400m relay but in his absence Rio Mitcham anchored GB quartet to bronze

“I wanted to come here to get gold. Three silvers now surely means that one point I’m going to get gold - that it’s a matter of when not how"

British star out to avenge narrowest of defeats in Olympic, World and Commonwealth finals over past two years

Britain had not won a medal in the men's 800 metres at the World Championships since Peter Elliott in Rome 36 years ago before big Ben struck

Dejection for British star as Noah Lyles and Shericka Jackson claim world titles over 200 metres in stunning fashion

“I don't really care where the World Championships go but we can’t afford to have empty stadiums, it makes you look marginal"

Jamaican champion Andrew Hudson was left with shards of glass in his eye following collision and failed to qualify but was handed a discretionary place in vacant ninth lane

A heroic performance from Britain’s 400m star saw him lead until until the last few metres when Jamaican starlet Antonio Watson finally reeled him in to take the win in 44.22 seconds

Scottish star enjoys night on tiles with Jake Wightman then opens up on emotional journey to succeed him as 1500 metres gold medallist

Scottish star stuns Norway's Olympic champion in exactly SAME way Jake Wightman landed SAME 1500m title in Eugene a year ago

A month after leaving his last track appearance in a wheelchair, Britain’s 400 metres star returned with a bang to take down the 36-year-old mark set by East Germany's Thomas Schönlebe

“For female athletes now to know it is possible to have a baby and return to sport; to see it is a realistic option and feel empowered to have children as part of their career, I think is amazing”

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"I didn't think I could run that 800m time. I'm not gonna lie. But I hate the feeling of not being ready to fight. We were ready for that battle"

Britain's fastest man takes bronze in the men's 100 metres and admits: “My heart’s full of emotions"

Great Britain star Katarina Johnson-Thompson triumphantly won gold in Budapest to reclaim the world heptathlon title she first won four years ago before injury hell