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Wales 16-19 South Africa: Springboks to play England in Rugby World Cup final

Some time soon, Welsh rugby will realise what it has had and what it has lost. South Africa are through to the Rugby World Cup final after narrowly beating Wales in their semi-final on Sunday The Springboks players embrace at the full-time whistle after coming through a ferocious test against the Welsh Handre Pollard kicks the winning penalty as South …

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Prince William has praised the Wales rugby team after they crashed out of the World Cup with a narrow 16-19 loss to South Africa. He wrote in a tweet through the Kensington Palace page: 'A Heroic performance, unfortunately this time it wasn't meant to be' South African players walk to the edge of the stadium to celebrate with their fans …

Tokyo CNN — Typhoon Hagibis weakened to a tropical depression as it continued to move across central Japan on Sunday,leaving at least 31 people dead and 186 others injured in its wake, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Dan Mullan/Getty Images New Zealand's wing Ben Smith celebrates with scrumhalf Aaron Smith after scoring a try during the Japan 2019 Rugby World …

Dan Biggar will miss Wales' final World Cup Pool match against Uruguay on Sunday having suffered a second successive concussion versus Fiji. Dan Biggar suffered a concussion against Fiji and has now been ruled out of Uruguay clash His absence on Sunday against Los Teros means that Wales will go into the game without an established back-up to fly-half Rhys …

Dan Biggar will be fit for Wales' World Cup clash with Fiji

Dan Biggar will be fit to face Fiji in Wales' next World Cup match after he was knocked out in the win over Australia. Fly-half Dan Biggar will return for Wales' next World Cup fixture with Fiji after concussion Biggar suffered the injury tackling Australia centre Samu Kerevi during their win on Sunday 'He is symptom-free at the minute, and …

Wales escaped to victory in semi-darkness here in the Japanese capital after Australia threatened to stage the biggest comeback in World Cup history. Warren Gatland’s national team led by 18 points just after half-time of this absorbing encounter and appeared to be hurtling to a victory which would have left them on course to finish top of Pool D. Instead, …