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Uruguay face France with one eye fixed on Italy and World Cup target

Uruguay have an ambitious goal to qualify automatically for the 2027 Rugby World Cup by finishing third in their pool in France but they will need to beat Italy

The Guardian - UK

Hosts France rest key players for Uruguay clash after victory over All Blacks

France’s head coach Fabien Galthié made wholesale changes to his side for the hosts' second Rugby World Cup game against Uruguay on Thursday, though he cautioned against taking the South American squad lightly.

France 24

Louis Rees-Zammit says Wales have ‘a lot to improve’ when they face Portugal

Wales aiming to back up Fiji success with victory over Portugal.

The Independent UK

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Warren Gatland makes 13 changes to Wales team for Portugal match

The hooker Dewi Lake is one of 13 players given their chance after the Fiji win while Ireland are hopeful Jack Conan will be fit to play South Africa

The Guardian - UK

France seeks to break taboo with first national campaign against incest

The French government this week launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence against children. The stark messaging is the first to refer specifically to incest, which has long been a taboo subject in public debate.

Radio France Internationale

Dafydd Jenkins continues to make strides as he prepares for World Cup start

The Exeter forward, 20, was in the thick of it during his 22 minutes off the bench in Wales’ gripping 32-26 victory over Fiji.

The Independent UK

South Africa’s ‘X-factor’ will make them tough to beat at Rugby World Cup claims Gareth Thomas

The former Wales captain also believes France can reach the final at their home tournament

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Woman dies in Bordeaux botulism outbreak linked to sardines

A woman has died and at least 10 people have been hospitalised after cases of foodborne botulism poisoning were reported in the French city of Bordeaux, which is hosting Rugby World Cup matches.

Radio France Internationale

Rugby World Cup 2023: England carried to win over Argentina by fervent support, says Ollie Lawrence

Red Rose roared back from difficult summer with big win against Pumas

Evening Standard

Rugby World Cup organisers bow to pressure and re-record ‘disturbing’ anthems

Rugby World Cup organisers have announced plans to re-record the pre-match national anthems after they faced widespread criticism

The Guardian - UK

Franco Smith agrees new three-year contract at Glasgow Warriors

The 51-year-old South African previously worked as Italian rugby’s head of high performance.

The National (Scotland)

Rugby World Cup: Red card rules explained

Head collisions and player safety dominated the early headlines at the Rugby World Cup

The Independent UK

Inside England’s crash course to prepare for Rugby World Cup knockout stage

Fitness guru Aled Walters has vowed to take the players to ‘dark places’ so they can reach the peak of their powers

Evening Standard

Danny Cipriani: ‘I wasn’t a maverick. I was a decision maker’

Former England international talks to Donald McRae about conservatism stifling rugby union, grappling with grief and rediscovering his sense of self

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Evening Standard

Tom Curry: Damage limitation pays off for England over Rugby World Cup ban

England adopted a damage limitation approach to Tom Curry's disciplinary hearing in a bid to have the Sale flanker available for a possible Rugby World Cup quarter-final.

The Independent UK

National anthems are ruining the Rugby World Cup – they must be changed now

Pre-recorded versions of the anthems sung by children’s choirs have been a disaster, writes Luke Baker, but it’s not too late for World Rugby to stop the fiasco

The National (Scotland)

Rugby laws and refereeing already being shown up at World Cup

Just one round of matches gone and already the bungling blazerati of World Rugby are looking like complete and utter prats.

The Independent UK

South Africa explain use of traffic light signals during Scotland win

Springbok coaches held up different coloured lights to send messages during the Rugby World Cup fixture in Marseille

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The Independent UK

Andrew Porter says Ireland squad ‘all have the belief’ to win World Cup

Ireland have never won a knockout match at the tournament.

The Independent UK

Scotland handed lesson on ‘enormous gap’ to England, admits Graeme Souness

The Three Lions won 3-1 in the 150th anniversary friendly between the sides

The Guardian - UK

No pain, no gain: how ‘Smart Aled’ made sure England were shipshape for the World Cup

Sluggish warm-up matches were all part of the plan for the World Cup-winning strength and conditioning coach

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's Darge on 'weird' prospect of facing Glasgow Warriors team-mate Vailanu

Rory Darge – who made his Scotland debut against Wales during the 2022 Six Nations and earned only his 12th cap in Sunday’s defeat to South…

The National (Scotland)

Harsh lessons for Scotland to heed as England’s men outclass our brave boys

ACH, you knew it was coming at some point, didn’t you? But did it have to be against England?

The Guardian - UK

Rugby World Cup has no plans to change ‘awful’ national anthem arrangements

The renditions of the national anthems have attracted widespread criticism, but the Guardian understands that organisers have no plans to change the arrangements sung by children’s choirs

Evening Standard

Wales vs Portugal: Rugby World Cup kick-off time, TV channel, team news, lineups, venue, odds today

Much-changed Wales take on Portugal at the Rugby World Cup today in their second Pool C assignment.

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