Giteau too hot to handle

Matt Giteau was scintillating as the Wallabies let fly with a 55-12 hiding of Fiji.

Life's a beach when you get priorities right

VIRTUALLY everywhere you go in France, you're reminded this is World Cup territory. Tournament paraphernalia dominates the skyline.

Henry shrugs off indifferent performance

Graham Henry shrugs off high error count as All Blacks demolish Scotland.

Midfield duo light the way again

The Wallabies keep talking about building momentum during the World Cup. It is their buzz phrase.

Wallabies may call for reinforcements

The Wallabies fear they may have to call for a second World Cup replacement in a fortnight after Scott Staniforth was a serious casualty in today's 55-12 win over Fiji.

Larkham may return on Saturday

Stephen Larkham could make a shock reappearance in the Wallabies final pool match against Canada on Saturday.

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Overseas clubs will pursue Latham, says Gregan

George Gregan says it's inevitable big-paying clubs will try to lure Wallabies full-back Chris Latham overseas next year.

Ball shape points towards running game

JUST about every aspect of this World Cup has been analysed and commented on over the first three weekends of play - except the way the pointy, plum-shaped Gilbert balls used in the tournament are affecting the way games are being played.

Keep Argentina out: Mauger

All Black pleads with Sanzar's bosses to keep Argentina out of the Tri Nations.

Jones to quit Samoa post

Michael Jones will step down as coach of Manu Samoa next week.

'Chiropractor' cited for Wilkinson hit

Samoa captain Brian Lima, whose nickname is the Chiropractor, was cited today for a dangerous tackle on Jonny Wilkinson during Saturday's 44-22 Pool A defeat by England in Nantes, adding further woe to the beleaguered islanders.

Springboks spooked but first into finals

South Africa emerged unscathed after being given a real fright by Tonga to become the first team into the World Cup quarter-finals.

Samoa running on empty

Had anyone cared to thumb their way to the second to last page in yesterday's match programme in Nantes, there was a snap shot of Samoa's glory days at the Rugby World Cup.

England face fight to the death

England coach Brian Ashton said the reigning champions faced "a fight to the death" for a place in the quarter-finals.

Laporte unconcerned about lack of tries

France's lack of tries compared with the other favourites for the World Cup does not concern their coach Bernard Laporte.

O'Gara slams French media

Irish fly-half Ronan O'Gara has hit back at a French sports daily for making what he called despicable allegations about his private life in the lead-up to the crunch World Cup match with France last week.

Argentina hammer Namibia

Argentina win a vital bonus point in the race to the quarter-finals.

Rams on verge of minor premiership

The Western Sydney Rams moved closer to the Australian Rugby Championship minor premiership after a penultimate round in which the three NSW based teams blitzed their opposition.

Japan makes two changes for Canada

Japan's New Zealand coach John Kirwan has made two changes to his side for their final World Cup Pool B clash against Canada here on Tuesday.

Portugal make four changes for Romania

Portugal coach Tomaz Morais had made four changes for his team's last World Cup clash against Romania in Toulouse on Tuesday.

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