Australia edged England, and Ireland were dealt a body blow by New Zealand. Week 2 saw the southern hemisphere leave their mark on their European counterparts.

A busy weekend of international rugby brought multiple changes to the top 10 in the rankings, with the Springboks returning to the summit.

South Africa’s return to the summit of the World Rugby rankings on the back of a convincing win against Scotland marks a ...

Andy Farrell and his Ireland players are fully focused on their upcoming Autumn Nations Series Test against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Friday.

The past weekend of Autumn Nations Series action has been dominated by teams from the Southern Hemisphere, with them ...

How Steve Borthwick's England react to another defeat will be critical with world champions South Africa up next, says rugby union correspondent Chris Jones.

Rassie Erasmus pinpoints a period of the win over Scotland that really frustrated him.

Though the Springboks beat Scotland 32-15 at Murrayfield on Sunday, it was perhaps not the convincing performance the world champions would have envisaged.

Argentina smashed Italy in Italy ... game Ireland have played since they beat South Africa with a last gasp drop-goal in ...

For a long time, Victor Matfield was the most capped Springboks player of all-time playing his 127th and final game for South ...

Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries as world champions South Africa returned to the top of the world rankings with a 32-15 win ...

Having beaten South Africa in Durban last July to claim first place, Ireland regained the number one ranking after the ...