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Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation\u2019s chances ahead of the tournament<\/h3>\n

18. Namibia<\/strong><\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t too much to choose between Namibia and Uruguay in their warm-up encounter, with the South Americans taking an eight-point victory but their opponents impressing. Namibia\u2019s Pool A foes will have to look out for Tiaan Swanepoel\u2019s massive right boot and the teak-tough Richard Hardwick, but a first-ever World Cup win might have to wait.<\/p>\n

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation\u2019s chances ahead of the tournament<\/h3>\n

19. Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s only World Cup debutants arrive hoping to show their stuff on the biggest stage. <\/p>\n

Fly half Rodrigo Fernandez\u2019s fancy feet will cause problems for opposing defences, and a squad primarily drawn from the Selknam club should have plenty of cohesion. <\/p>\n

A tournament experience should be a huge positive for a squad with room to grow.<\/p>\n

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation\u2019s chances ahead of the tournament<\/h3>\n

20. Romania<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romanian rugby is at something of a low ebb as their men\u2019s national side arrive at a ninth World Cup. <\/p>\n

Former England and Scotland coach Andy Robinson\u2019s resignation came suddenly last December and three defeats from three, including against the USA, represents a poor return from their warm-up fixtures. <\/p>\n

It may be a case of damage limitation for Romania.<\/p>\n

Danny Cipriani: Eddie Jones was \u2018like a horny teenager\u2019 asking about sex life<\/h3>\n

Danny Cipriani has accused former England head coach Eddie Jones of acting like a \u201chorny teenager\u201d in probing into his private life.<\/p>\n

The former fly half endured a sometimes difficult relationship with Jones, with Cipriani earning only a handful of caps under the Australian despite impressive club form.<\/p>\n

In his soon-to-be published autobiography, Who Am I?<\/em>, the 35-year-old opens up on his dealings with Jones, recalling one conversation after he had been picked for an early summer training camp in Bagshot shortly after being left out for the coach\u2019s first Six Nations campaign.<\/p>\n

Cipriani had recently broken up with television presenter Kirsty Gallacher, and claims that Jones immediately quizzed him on the relationship.<\/p>\n

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Danny Cipriani: Eddie Jones was \u2018like a horny teenager\u2019 asking about sex life<\/h3>\n

The former fly half was left \u2018uncomfortable\u2019 after the former England coach probed into his private life <\/p>\n

How Scotland can overcome cruel luck to thrive at Rugby World Cup<\/h3>\n

Pessimism can sometimes seem to come a little too naturally to Scottish rugby fans, a certain fatalism worn almost as a badge of honour after too many days of disappointment and dejection, of squandered opportunities and wondering what might have been.<\/p>\n

It perhaps feels somewhat appropriate, then, for Gregor Townsend to have assembled perhaps the finest side in the nation\u2019s long rugby history and still know a second successive World Cup pool stage effort is on the cards if the tournament goes to form. Plenty has already been written about the lopsided draw but it feels particularly cruel to the Scots, inarguably among the top five sides in the world but drawn together with two of the four top favourites in the pool.<\/p>\n

Townsend\u2019s band of history makers have risen to new heights over these last four years, turning Calcutta Cup hope almost into expectation and building further through these last few months. Top to bottom, the likely 23 that will begin the tournament against South Africa in Marseille contains few clear weaknesses.<\/p>\n

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How Scotland can overcome cruel luck to create World Cup history<\/h3>\n

A tough draw leaves arguably the best-ever Scottish side facing a second successive World Cup exit at the pool stage <\/p>\n

Rugby World Cup 2023: Felipe Contepomi expecting \u2018very difficult\u2019 encounter with England<\/h3>\n

Argentina assistant coach Felipe Contepomi expects England to be ready for their World Cup opener against the Pumas.<\/p>\n

The 2019 runners-up have endured a difficult build up to the tournament, with injury and discipline issues adding to a strign of uneven warm-up performance on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Contepomi, who captained Argentina at the 2011 tournament, nonethless expects England to be at their best come Saturday as the two sides prepare to kick off their campaigns in Marseille.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngland is the \u2018big team\u2019 in the group. They say they are ready for the Rugby World Cup and we expect a very tough match,\u201d Contepomi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can analyse each rival thoroughly, but you also have to take into consideration what you can do. So you have to concentrate on everything you\u2019ve been working on. It\u2019s about us and doing our game in the best way possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are the strongest team in our group, if someone wants to call us favourites, it\u2019s up to them. I don\u2019t read the press much and I don\u2019t use social media, so I don\u2019t know what\u2019s being said. But what I can tell you is that we are focused on what we have to do and that we know the power that England have.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve said they are prepared for the Rugby World Cup, so we expect a very complicated and very difficult match, very physical and strategic, the first match of the Rugby World Cup. But we are very focused on what we know how to do and want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wales squad fit and firing<\/h3>\n

Wales boss Warren Gatland has reported a clean bill of health among his World Cup squad heading into their tournament opener against Fiji.<\/p>\n

Co-captain Dewi Lake and No. 8 Taulupe Faletau were among a handful of players who nursed injuries during Wales\u2019 World Cup warm-ups with Faletau playing no part in those fixtures due to a calf muscle problem. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe last couple of weeks we\u2019ve had a few niggles – we had eight or 10 players not taking a full part in training,\u201d Gatland said. \u201cNothing serious, but just a few bumps. They\u2019ve all been rehabbed and everyone is now fit, which is a positive place for us to be in.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe (Faletau) has been taking a full part in training for the past three weeks. There is no doubt in the first week he was blowing pretty hard in terms of some of the set-piece stuff the boys have been doing for a number of weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat has taken a little bit of time, but we\u2019ve kept a close eye on his GPS figures and they have been excellent for him. Even though he hasn\u2019t been running around, he has done a lot of off-feet conditioning. Some of the work on the side of the pitch is harder than being on the pitch, and he is definitely in contention for the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s an honour and a priviledge\u2019 says Wales\u2019 Dillon Lewis<\/h3>\n

There was a press conference earlier this morning for the Wales team and Dillon Lewis spoke about what it is like returning to the World Cup after featuring in the last edition in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always an honour and privilege to be selected.\u201d he said, \u201cIt\u2019s a massive weight off your shoulders but it\u2019s the business end now. I\u2019m excited for the game now. Their set-piece is probably a strength of theirs.<\/p>\n

\u201cJapan was a fantastic World Cup. I\u2019m sure France will be the same. You see the crowds they get out here. The chance to travel across these fantastic places and then the most important bit is the rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Zealand midfielder Jordie Barrett is in doubt for the World Cup opener against France<\/h3>\n

Jordie Barrett, who has proved a revelation at inside centre this season after shifting forward, had not trained this week in the lead up to Friday\u2019s game at Stade de France, All Blacks assistant coach Scott Mcleod said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had the night off and the day off today,\u201d Mcleod told New Zealand media from training in Lyon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have to see how he wakes up tomorrow. He\u2019ll have an assessment before (training) to see where he\u2019s at, and we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three-times world champions suffered their worst ever test defeat with the recent 35-7 drubbing by South Africa at Twickenham, having won all four previous tests in 2023.<\/p>\n

Mcleod said the players were more switched on at camp after the Springboks setback.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir ears have been open a lot more, they\u2019ve searched a lot deeper in terms of their execution and understanding of what they have to do, and they want to build to a level they want to play at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe legacy of the jersey means a great deal to the players, and they don\u2019t want to let that down.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my knowledge of All Blacks teams, when they lose, they hurt a lot,\u201d he added. \u201cThey don\u2019t like losing and want to rectify it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will be our motivation first and foremost, that\u2019s what we\u2019ve been building towards, and France just adds to that motivation in terms of being the host nation, and one of our great opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Reuters, reporting by Ian Ransom)<\/em><\/p>\n

France urged to drop lock convicted of racially motivated assault<\/h3>\n

France are facing calls to drop Bastien Chalureau just days before their home Rugby World Cup begins after the lock\u2019s conviction for a racially motivated assault.<\/p>\n

Chalureau was given a six-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 by a Toulouse court after assaulting two former players.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old, now of Montpellier, is appealing the conviction and denies the incident had any racial element.<\/p>\n

Fabien Galthie had initially left him out of his 33-man squad for the tournament, but called up the second row after Paul Willemse\u2019s injury last week.<\/p>\n

But the France head coach\u2019s decision to add Chalureau, who won his first international cap last November, to his squad has been criticised ahead of the tournament hosts\u2019 opening game against New Zealand on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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France urged to drop lock convicted of racially motivated assault<\/h3>\n

Bastien Chalureau is appealing his conviction after a 2020 incident that he denies was related to racism <\/p>\n

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