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Former England coach will leave post next month

South Africa is still relishing its victory after Saturday's big win at the Rugby World Cup. President Ramaphosa has declared December 15 a public holiday and said that sports could unite a country. We speak to Will Mbiakop, head of the African Sports and Creative Institute about the economic returns…

From that monumental quarter-final weekend to Kurt-Lee Arendse’s wonder try and the emergence of Portugal, the Guardian’s rugby experts hand out their awards

Seven weeks of incredible rugby came down to one point in Paris and now Nick Purewal crowns his winners

Iconic captain hopes second successive Rugby World Cup win can prove an inspiration to people from similar backgrounds and have unifying impact in troubled nation

Dan McKellar and Stephen Larkham head the contenders but patience is needed if hearts and minds are to be won back

The official statement included the line 'the Webb Ellis is in South Africa’s kant'

An epic final between the Springboks and All Blacks saw Siya Kolisi lead his team to a fourth men’s crown, Luke Baker and Harry Latham-Coyle reflect on a wonderful festival of rugby in France

Binder qualified fifth in Buriram and scored second in the sprint, before going on to fight hard for victory with Pramac’s Jorge Martin and Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia in Sunday’s race.