World news about “2011 Rugby World Cup” published by euronews.
Hansen named All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has been named the new head coach of World Cup champions New Zealand on a two year deal. The former All Blacks assistant coach has big shoes to… 16/12/2011
Martin Johnson resigns England rugby team manager Martin Johnson has stepped down after three and a half years in the job following the country’s failure to progress beyond the… 17/11/2011
Graham Henry steps down Just nine days after guiding the All Blacks to their second World Cup victory on home soil, Graham Henry has officially announced he is to step down as coach… 01/11/2011
All Blacks and Dusautoir take top awards Only a few days after defeating France 8-7 at Eden Park, the All Blacks, led by captain Richie McCaw, were named Team of the Year at the International Rugby… 25/10/2011
World Cup glory Thousands of rugby fans gathered in central Auckland on Monday to celebrate New Zealand’s World Cup victory over France. The All Blacks, who had been under… 24/10/2011
Praise for All Blacks in Toulouse French rugby fans in the Gallic home of the sport, Toulouse, have been lamenting the so-near-yet-so- far final defeat of Les Bleus by the All Blacks. Just… 23/10/2011
Rugby World Cup fans out in force – nocomment All Blacks & French fans gathered ready for the World Cup final 23/10/2011
All Blacks win Rugby World CupNew Zealand All Blacks’ players celebrate with the Webb Ellis Cup after beating France to win the Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park in Auckland. Mike… 23/10/2011
All Blacks and Les Bleus square up for world rugby glory The New Zealand and France rugby squads have been putting in their final training sessions before the world cup final clash in Auckland. The French might… 22/10/2011
Underdogs with teeth After two pool play defeats and an indifferent semi final victory over Wales, France have been tagged as overwhelming underdogs for the rugby world cup final… 21/10/2011
Wallabies beat Wales to third place Australia beat Wales 21-18 in a scrappy encounter at Eden Park on Friday morning to win third place at the Rugby World Cup. In an error-ridden contest short… 21/10/2011
May the rugby Gods favour France. That’s what parishioners of this church in the South west of the country will be praying for ahead of Sunday’s rugby world cup final against New Zealand. In… 20/10/2011
All Blacks and Bleus The countdown is on for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup which pits hosts New Zealand against the unpredictable French at Eden Park in Auckland – a repeat of the… 19/10/2011
All Blacks coach says same again for final, please The Rugby Union World Cup semi-final started with the traditional Haka dance from New Zealand at Auckland’s Eden Park. Within six minutes after an awesome… 16/10/2011
Rugby World Cup : fair play, ref?Australia Wallabies’ Rocky Elsom (top) forces New Zealand All Blacks’ Conrad Smith to the ground during their Rugby World Cup semi-final match at Eden Park in… 16/10/2011
Rugby Union’s greatest rivals prepare for another instalment New Zealand are preparing for another instalment in the long-standing All Blacks-Wallabies rivalry and a place in the World Cup final. The team has three… 16/10/2011
Quade Cooper the man to haunt his All Black roots As Auckland prepares for the Southern Hemisphere clash in Rugby’s World Cup semi-final, is Quade Cooper the man who could haunt the hosts and deny his country… 15/10/2011
France scrape through to rugby World Cup Final France are into the Rugby World Cup final after the narrowest of victories over Wales in Auckland. The French scraped through 9-8 despite being dominated by… 15/10/2011
France look to get angry for semi-final clash The French Rugby Union squad are on familiar terrain preparing for their semi-final clash with Wales. It is their fifth consecutive time in the last four of… 14/10/2011
Excitement builds ahead of World Cup semis Australia continue their preparations ahead of facing old rivals New Zealand in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The Wallabies have beaten… 12/10/2011
Battle of the northern hemisphere France have been training hard ahead of their Rugby World Cup semi-final clash with Wales on Saturday in Auckland. Coach Marc Lievremont has stuck with the… 11/10/2011
Clash of the southern hemisphere titans Australia arrived at their hotel in Auckland on Monday ahead of their rugby world cup semi-final with old foe New Zealand this weekend. The Wallabies, who… 10/10/2011
Distance no object as farmers get behind All Blacks For one farmer who lives and works on the rolling hills of Gisborne on New Zealand’s north island, the Rugby World Cup could not be happening at a worse time… 10/10/2011
Rugby World Cup lines up for semi-final clashes Australia has dumped reigning champions South Africa out of Rugby Union’s World Cup. A decisive penalty in the 72nd minute for the Wallabies gave them an… 09/10/2011
France and Wales reach semi-finals Wales produced a stunning display to outclass Ireland 22-10 at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday. Shane Williams, Mike Phillips and Jonathan… 08/10/2011
Wallabies ready for Boks Australia and South Africa resume a long-standing rivalry when both sides meet in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Wellington’s Regional Stadium… 08/10/2011
Teams prepare for, “Le Crunch” in Rugby World Cup Can there be any other match in rugby union that so quickens the pulse, France against England? Will it be Gallic flair and fortitude from a side that has yet… 07/10/2011
World Cup set for quarter-finals Zac Guildford scored four tries to help tournament hosts New Zealand thrash Canada 79-15 in their final Pool A game in Wellington. Graham Henry’s men… 02/10/2011
Tonga stun France while England reach last eight Tonga produced a superb display to stun France 19-14 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history in Wellington on Saturday. Despite a poor… 01/10/2011
Rugby World Cup: Saffies resist Samoan slam South Africa survived a Samoan storm to reach the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, winning 13-5 but seeing their line breached for only the second time in the… 30/09/2011
Rugby World Cup: Georgia 25-9 Romania Georgia produced a stunning performance to outclass rivals Romania 25-9 in Palmerston North on Wednesday. After a relatively slow start, Richard Dixon’s… 28/09/2011
World cup latest In a thrilling game Argentina and Scotland proved a good match, with each struggling to break the others defence. After trading penalties and drop goals… 25/09/2011
Battle of the Pacific Fiji and Samoa will meet for a thrilling pool D clash in Auckland on Sunday. The two Pacific Islanders which have each lost one game so far, will know that… 24/09/2011
Injuries plague Australia For Australia the 67 – 5 win over the United States proved expensive, as the team left the match with injuries to some of its key players, two of them… 24/09/2011
Blacks and Whites victorious With France beating New Zealand in the quarter finals of the 1999 and 2007 world cups, this is always a match that the All Blacks approach with caution. But… 24/09/2011
All Blacks wary of France threat Hosts New Zealand will be looking to make it three wins from three games when they face France in their crucial World Cup Pool A clash at Eden Park in… 23/09/2011
Australia bounce back Australia rebounded from their shock defeat against Ireland last week, to beat the United States 67 – 5. The Wallabies got 11 tries including a magnificent… 23/09/2011
South Africa outclass Namibia Defending champions South Africa produced a stunning performance to thump Namibia 87-0 at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Thursday. Winger Bryan… 22/09/2011
Morath kicks Japan out of World Cup. Tonga chalked up their first win of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday. The Pacific islanders beat the brave blossoms of Japan 31-18 in a… 21/09/2011
France prepare for stern Kiwi test France play hosts New Zealand on Saturday in a game which should decide the winner of Pool A. Captain Thierry Dusautoir returns to the side after missing… 20/09/2011
Italy dominate Russia in Nelson Italy notched up their first win at this year’s Rugby World Cup after a emphatic 53-17 triumph over debutants Russia. Captain Sergio Parisse was in… 20/09/2011
France and England maintain winning World Cup starts France turned on the style in the second half to beat a gutsy Canada 46-19 in their second Pool A match of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. Vincent Clerc… 18/09/2011
Rugby World Cup: Ireland stun Australia The World Cup had its first big upset on Saturday when Ireland secured a famous 15-6 victory over Australia in their Pool C clash at Eden Park. Fly half’s… 17/09/2011
All Blacks crush Japan World Cup hosts New Zealand produced a stunning display to thump Japan 83-7 in their Pool A clash in Hamilton on Friday. The All Blacks dominated from the… 16/09/2011
US Eagles hold off Russia The United States produced a solid display to edge out Russia and get their World Cup campaign back on track in New Plymouth on Thursday. Scrum half Mike… 15/09/2011
New Zealand vs Japan Preview New Zealand will be looking to make it two wins from two games in group A when they lock horns with Japan in Hamilton on Friday. Team captain Richie McCaw… 15/09/2011
Rugby World Cup: Wins for Canada, Scotland and Samoa Canada needed a late try from winger Phil Mackenzie to secure a thrilling World Cup win over Tonga at the Northland Events Centre on Wednesday. In group … 14/09/2011
World Cup Debut After the longest wait of any team in the tournament, the Russians will finally be making their highly anticipated World Cup debut against the United States… 14/09/2011
Tonga ring the changes for Canada test Tonga are to make a record 11 changes to the side that lost their Pool A opener against New Zealand last Friday when the Pacific Islanders take on Canada in… 13/09/2011
Boks’ bruising injury blues at rugby world cup The bruising world cup rugby encounter between South Africa and Wales has left the world champions with more than their fair share of injury worries. They… 12/09/2011
Boks pushed all the way by impressive Wales Defending champions South Africa survived a scare at this year’s rugby world cup in New Zealand when they were pushed all the way by an unlucky Wales side… 11/09/2011
Ka mate, ka mate It’s the most famous haka of them all. It has become familiar the world over thanks to New Zealand’s rugby team the All Blacks who perform it before… 10/09/2011
Laboured wins for England, France and Scotland Ben Youngs came off the bench to score the only try as England battled to a 13-9 victory over Argentina in an error-riddled World Cup Pool B opener in… 10/09/2011
All Blacks triumph in World Cup opener New Zealand kick-started their Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note courtesy of a 41-10 victory over Tonga in the curtain raiser for the 7th edition of… 09/09/2011
France prepare for Brave Blossoms New Zealand’s Pool A rivals France are in action Saturday when they take on Japan in Auckland. Although Les Bleus should not face too many difficulties in… 09/09/2011
Russian rugby team The Russian rugby team continued their preparations for the upcoming World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday, but said they were doing so with pain in their… 08/09/2011
A Maori welcome for Webb Ellis trophy Another principle actor of this year’s Rugby World Cup arrived in Auckland ready for the show to begin. The Webb Ellis trophy was given a traditional Maori… 02/09/2011
Rugby teams arrive to haka welcome in Auckland The England, France and Japan squads were welcomed by cheering fans and a haka as they arrived in Auckland on Wednesday ahead of September’s Rugby World Cup… 31/08/2011
Huget to miss Rugby World Cup Yoann Huget has been dropped from France’s World Cup squad for failing to meet doping control obligations. The country’s Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) had… 04/08/2011
All Blacks defeat Les Bleus in Rugby World CupNew Zealand have beat France in the Rugby World Cup. The final score was 8-7. Hosts New Zealand were the favourites to win. The All Blacks had already… 23/10/2011
All Blacks reach Rugby World Cup final New Zealand have beaten Australia by 20 points to 6 to reach the Rugby World Cup final on home turf. The All Blacks were rarely troubled by the Wallabies in… 16/10/2011
Boks and Welwitschias ring the changes ahead of Pool D clashDefending champions South Africa aim to maintain their perfect win record so far in Pool D of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Thursday when the Boks… 21/09/2011
Tonga in cheek: mystic sheep predicts All Black winThere is no pulling the wool over one New Zealand sheep’s eyes when it comes to psychic activity. The sheep — called Sonny Wool — follows on from the late… 09/09/2011
Scrum down: Rugby World Cup lights up NZThe Rugby World Cup has kicked off in New Zealand, with the opening match between the host country and Tonga in Auckland’s Eden Park. Downtown streets in… 09/09/2011
Webmachine: New Zealand goes Haka-madRugby-mad New Zealanders have had to wait 24 years to host the sport’s flagship event, the World Cup. So they can perhaps be forgiven for getting a little… 08/09/2011
