Rugby World Cup final 2015: What the All Blacks approach to leadership, identity and teamwork can teach businesses October 30, 2015 On Saturday, New Zealand will look to become the first team in history to win successive Rugby World Cups when they take on Australia in the final at Twickenham. Since winning the last World Cup four years ago, the All Blacks have lost just three times and boast an incredible 92 per cent winning ratio. [...]
Transport for London will stream Rugby World Cup updates live on the Tube September 15, 2015 Rugby fans rejoice. You won't have to miss a second of the Rugby World Cup action, even on your daily commute. Transport for London has announced a deal with ITV to stream live scores, results and text updates throughout Tube and DLR stations. The electronic display boards and station entrances and on the platforms will keep [...]
Australia coach Michael Cheika insists Wallabies are working on weaknesses ahead of Rugby World Cup bout with New Zealand October 29, 2015 Australia coach Michael Cheika admits that his side still have areas of weakness as preparations intensify for their record-equalling fourth World Cup final appearance against New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow. Cheika has made one change from the starting XV which featured against Argentina in Sunday’s semi-final, with loose-head prop Scott Sio replacing James Slipper after recovering [...]
Rugby World Cup: Warren Gatland happy to dole out harsh lessons to stoke Welsh pride October 15, 2015 Wales coach Warren Gatland insists that subjecting his players to a brutal review of their failings against Australia will stoke their desire to overpower South Africa in Saturday’s quarter-final. Two-time world champions South Africa will start as favourites against an injury-ravaged Wales, with a showdown with either New Zealand or France the prize on offer for [...]
Rugby World Cup semi-finals 2015: Australian experience at the business end to prove crucial against Argentina October 22, 2015 Australia and Argentina round off the Southern Hemisphere showcase on Sunday. Much has been made of the Wallabies’ improved scrum courtesy of Argentine forward coach Mario Ledesma, but they creaked against the Scots and weren’t altogether invincible when they took on Wales, either. They’ll be put to the test in the set-piece by Argentina, [...]
Rugby World Cup final 2015 New Zealand v Australia: How much will each player be paid for a win? October 29, 2015 Money is unlikely to be much of a motivating factor for players in a Rugby World Cup final – and that’s just as well for Australians because it’s the New Zealand players who have most to gain in financial terms from their performance at Twickenham. As well as the opportunity to write their names in [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 semi-finals: Is the southern hemisphere increasing its superiority over the northern hemisphere? October 22, 2015 London plays host to the Rugby World Cup semi-finals this weekend but for the first time in the competition’s history no teams from the northern hemisphere are represented in the final four. New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia all registered wins over Six Nations sides by at least 20 points – although Scotland did [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Scotland fired up for quarter-final with Australia in tribute to banned duo October 15, 2015 Scotland forward Josh Strauss insists the suspension of team-mates Ross Ford and Jonny Gray has enraged the remainder of Vern Cotter’s squad ahead of their World Cup quarter final against Australia on Sunday. The Dark Blues duo were dealt the devastating blow on Tuesday evening that their tournament was over after being slapped with a three-week [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England v Australia tickets fetching £4,000 September 29, 2015 Tickets for England's pivotal Rugby World Cup match against Australia on Saturday are fetching a record £4,000 apiece on the re-sale market. The price is a record for seats at any match other than a final, not just in rugby union but across all sports, says re-sale platform Viagogo, where the tickets were sold. England [...]
England Rugby World Cup 2015 review panel to include Sir Ian McGeechan and Ben Kay October 19, 2015 England rugby chiefs have confirmed the five-man panel tasked with reviewing the team’s miserable World Cup and effectively deciding the fate of head coach Stuart Lancaster. Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Ian Ritchie is joined by former British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan, ex-England player Ben Kay, Ian Watmore, the one-time chief [...]