England finished third at the Rugby World Cup for the first time by stopping waves of late Argentina attacks and prevailing 26-23 in their tense playoff on Friday. The Pumas brought the game...

The Springboks finally broke the English scrum, and once again their hearts, to reach the Rugby World Cup final and have a chance at back-to-back titles. Defending champion South Africa was...

New Zealand started the Rugby World Cup with defeat to host France and a backlash of criticism. Now the All Blacks stand one victory away from a history-making fourth title. The 44-6 rout of...

The lead was 14 points, the Rugby World Cup semifinals were in sight and there was a celebratory feel to England fans’ booming rendition of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” that...

The Springboks were at their most stubborn to wreck France's dream at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The defending champions dug deeper than normal for one of their most resilient performances to...

Wave after wave of Ireland's green jerseys threw themselves at the New Zealand line with the clock ticking down and a Rugby World Cup semifinal at stake. Ireland probed left, right, tried pushing...

Argentina's rugby team doesn't have a totemic figure like Lionel Messi to bind it like the national soccer team did when it was winning the soccer World Cup less than a year ago. What the rugby...

Argentina and Fiji completed the quarterfinal lineup at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Argentina went through the front door, Fiji came through the back. Argentina ended Japan's...

Damian Penaud extended his try-scoring streak to seven matches as Rugby World Cup host France blew apart Italy 60-7 to reach the quarterfinals in style on Friday. France won Pool A ahead of New...

New Zealand overcame a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. But the All Blacks' performance was less than the polished quarterfinal rehearsal...