NEWS: English club rugby's bleak financial climate appears to have claimed another victim after Jersey Reds announced they have ceased trading as the sport is being showcased at the World Cup in France.
WORLD CUP, ROUND FOUR: Nantes hosts an historic match on Saturday, regardless of the result, as it will be the first-ever meeting of two sides from South America at a World Cup.
WORLD CUP, ROUND FOUR: Fiji and Georgia enter their showdown in Bordeaux on Friday on quite different emotional trajectories.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Wallabies centurion James Slipper will break George Gregan’s record for the most World Cup matches by an Australian when he runs out at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard against Portugal on Sunday.
WORLD CUP, ROUND FOUR: Scotland will be out to build some momentum in their match against Romania ahead of their crucial Pool B encounter against Ireland a week later.
MATCH REPORT: Japan took a big step on the road to the quarterfinal as they shattered Samoan hearts to win a vital Pool D game by 28-22 in Toulouse on Thursday.
NEWS: The news on the recuperation of France captain Antoine Dupont is "reassuring", according to team doctor Bruno Boussagol, who said he hoped for a "quick return" to World Cup action for the talismanic scrumhalf.
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the World Cup Pool D match between Japan and Samoa at Stadium de Toulouse
WATCH as Willie le Roux chats to @king365ed about his roles in the Springbok team - as waterboy, communicator, playmaker and defensive organiser.
WATCH as we bring you scenes from South Africa's open training session at Stade Mayol in Toulon on Thursday - one of only two public sessions at the World Cup in France.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend made 13 changes to his side to face Romania in the World Cup this weekend.
REACTION: Namibia's head coach Allister Coetzee says had they secured their first ever win at a World Cup it could have had the same impact on them as Japan's stunning win over South Africa in 2015 had on the Asian country.